The big news right now is the current US financial crisis. It all started when lenders loosened the requirements and incentives for mortgages. New mortgages featured cash up front and minimal required qualifications. Sure enough, when payments came due a large number of borrowers couldn’t afford them, but by this time institutions had combined them with legitimate investments, shopped them around and presented them as safe to buy – and now, we’re all paying the price.
Posted by: Collin Eli in lifelock on
May 13, 2008
LifeLock was started by Todd Davis, who made it famous by constantly displaying his own social security number in the company’s advertising. The message is clear: The company’s CEO trusts his product enough to risk his own credit record.
If you want to guard against identity theft, read the articles in our info center or consider Lifelock. If it’s already happened to you, though -- it’s not your fault! Nevertheless, after an ID theft incident, you need to respond quickly and thoroughly. In most cases, you need to prove you were the victim. A fast, thorough response is the key to identity theft survival.
Picture this, you have just had a long day of shopping and decide to take a break for a relaxing lunch. On your way to go pay you look inside your purse, or feel in your back pocket, and your wallet is not there. Immediately, your heart rate sky rockets and you begin to panic. Your thoughts race to all the places you have been that day and rush to backtrack the trail hoping that some
