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Credit report errors are surging due to coronavirus — is your credit score safe?

Record numbers of complaints about credit report errors are pouring in against the credit monitoring bureaus, according to a consumer group, and the pandemic is to blame.

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Free weekly credit reports extended for one year, giving you opportunity to...

For an extra year, it’s going to be easier than ever to monitor your credit report — and check for errors.

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More credit report errors are cropping up during COVID-19: Here's how to fix...

Equifax, TransUnion and Experian – the big three of credit reporting agencies – announced this week that they're going to continue allowing consumers to receive free weekly credit reports for one more...

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Your credit report may be wrong; here’s what to do about it

Consumers filed complaints with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in record numbers in 2020, according to a report released Monday by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group, a nonprofit...

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They Set Aside Money for Their Commutes. Now They Can’t Get It Back.

Any bit of savings helped when Eileen Damore was spending more than $400 a month to travel by train and subway from her Long Island home to her job at a printing company in Manhattan.

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Frontier Group at 25: Defending consumers in the financial marketplace

Gideon Weissman Gideon Weissman Policy Analyst617-747-4384Contact person by emailRecent blog posts by Gideon Weissman #section-content .view > .item-list .pagination.pager > li.pager-current.first {...

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Protecting Your Digital Privacy: Tips for How to Safeguard Your Information

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Unhealthy Debt

The high cost of health care, expensive monthly insurance premiums, high deductibles, and expenses not covered by insurance all add to health care’s strain on Oregonians’ finances. One indication of...

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New study highlights the trouble with auto loans

R.J. Cross R.J. Cross Policy Analyst(617) 747-4373Contact person by emailR.J. Cross is a policy associate in Frontier Group’s Boston office.Recent blog posts by R.J. Cross #section-content .view >...

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New Fed data reveal auto debt at historic highs

R.J. Cross R.J. Cross Policy Analyst(617) 747-4373Contact person by emailR.J. Cross is a policy associate in Frontier Group’s Boston office.Recent blog posts by R.J. Cross #section-content .view >...

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Many Americans Are Overpaying for Their Car Loans

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What's wrong with buy now, pay later? The risks of the newest tool to pull...

R.J. Cross R.J. Cross Policy Analyst(617) 747-4373Contact person by emailR.J. Cross is a policy associate in Frontier Group’s Boston office.Recent blog posts by R.J. Cross #section-content .view >...

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Crypto has gone mainstream. But where are the watchdogs?

Adrian Pforzheimer Adrian Pforzheimer Policy Analyst617-747-4367Contact person by emailRecent blog posts by Adrian Pforzheimer #section-content .view > .item-list .pagination.pager >...

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The Auto Lemon Index

For 40 years, California’s landmark auto Lemon Law has offered protection and legal recourse to consumers who purchase seriously defective vehicles. While only a small share of defective vehicles ever...

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Buying a car should be less confusing. The FTC can help.

R.J. Cross R.J. Cross Policy Analyst(617) 747-4373Contact person by emailR.J. Cross is a policy associate in Frontier Group’s Boston office.Recent blog posts by R.J. Cross #section-content .view >...

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