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How to Freeze Your Credit

Savings Corner

To go the extra mile, you can also freeze your credit report at two lesser-known credit bureaus that may have information about you: National Consumer Telecom & Utilities Exchange: Call 866-349-5355 or go online. That inconvenience pales in comparison to having to unwind fraud or identity theft, though.

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #231

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Anisha Sekar presents Data Breaches and Identity Theft: How Much You Could Lose posted at NerdWallet , saying, “Thankfully, in the case of a data breach like Global Payments, your bank or credit union will shoulder most of the burden of keeping you safe, letting you know if your account is compromised and issuing a new card if necessary.

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