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The Oregon consumer protection lawyers of the Consumer Litigation Group represent individuals in cases with false credit reports, identity theft cases, unlawful debt collection cases, and consumer fraud cases. The Portland Oregon bankruptcy attorneys, Hillsboro, Oregon bankruptcy attorneys, Oregon City bankruptcy attorneys, and Vancouver Washington bankruptcy lawyers of the Bankruptcy Practice Group represent individuals in Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy. Our mission of committed and zealous consumer advocacy is unrivaled, and our track record of excellence and professionalism is recognized nationwide.
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Ordering Your Free Annual Credit Report
Posted Tue, 11/01/2005 – 01:00 by jbaxter
Under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA), you are entitled to a free copy of your credit report each year. If you have been denied credit, you are also entitled to a free copy of your credit report.
While it is possible to access your credit report online, some credit reporting companies require consumers to give up important rights in order to access their credit report through their website. Also, it can be confusing navigating the many links to purchase services that you do not necessarily need. A better way is to request it by mail.
Consumers can request their free annual credit report by writing to Annual Credit Report Request Service, P.O. Box 105281, Atlanta, GA 30348-5281. The request form is available at the annualcreditreport.com website.
Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich sought both to settle old scores and unfurl new attacks Thursday night in the final high-stakes debate before Florida's pivotal primary.
Gingrich is outpacing Romney among GOP voters, but he also is showing evidence of vulnerabilities that could hurt him in a general election, according to a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll.
Email disclaimers, those wordy notices at the end of emails from lawyers, bankers, analysts and others, have become ubiquitous—so much so that many recipients, and even senders, are questioning their purpose.
The fastest-growing population in federal and state prisons are those 55 and older, a trend that is forcing cash-strapped local governments to wrestle with the growing cost of caring for the aging inmates.
As Indiana moves closer to adopting a right-to-work law, both sides in the debate are zeroing in on the experience of Oklahoma, the last state to ease union-dues requirements under a similar law.
While Rick Santorum is in Florida seeking to revive his presidential campaign, a man in Wyoming might hold the key to extending his candidacy, and the entire fight for the Republican nomination.
American businesses stepped up their spending going into the new year, propelled by an economic upswing that has yet to lift much of the housing market.
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said the defense budget would enable the U.S. to simultaneously fight a land war with North Korea and prevent Iran from closing the Strait of Hormuz, despite cuts.
