Topic: Gail Hillebrand
If you're shopping for a secured card, chances are you're anything but secure about your credit.. . Secured cards, which hold a deposit equal to...
Two Discover credit card offers for enticingly low 10.99 percent interest rates are drawing fire from consumer advocates who question whether...
Websites like Facebook have become fertile ground for scam artists who hijack members' accounts to spread viruses and spam. Although lots of legitimate companies send customers special offers by e-mail and use Facebook to market promotions, these deals rarely involve opening an ...
Higher fees, and more of them, are coming soon to a financial institution near you.. Instead, industry leaders like Bank of America Corp., Wells Fargo & Co., HSBC Holdings PLC's HSBC North America, Fifth Third Bancorp and others are experimenting with new ...
Federal lawmakers are again considering legislation that would create nationwide rules for notifying potential victims of identify theft when organizations improperly expose their sensitive information.. In the absence of federal requirements, most states have promulgated their own laws, creating a complicated legal ...
Got a son or daughter in college or heading there soon?. The first question to ask is whether your youngster is ready for plastic credit, says Gail Hillebrand, senior attorney for Consumers Union.. "If he or she has not demonstrated that he ...
Struggling homeowners appeared to receive an early holiday present Tuesday in the form of a sweeping loan modification program from Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE). After all, Fannie and Freddie collectively own or guarantee nearly 60% of single-family mortgages nationwide ...
KEEPING A CLEAN credit record is imperative these days. "Credit monitoring is grossly overpriced," says Gail Hillebrand, senior attorney for Consumers Union, which publishes Consumer Reports. "It's a good tool for managing credit, and that's what's missed in a ...
KEEPING A CLEAN credit record is imperative these days. "Credit monitoring is grossly overpriced," says Gail Hillebrand, senior attorney for Consumers Union, which publishes Consumer Reports. "It's a good tool for managing credit, and that's what's missed in a ...
A new Federal Trade Commission (FTC) report estimating that 8.3 million Americans are the victims of identity theft reveals a need for more government involvement in protecting credit information, according to a liberal group that advocates for consumers.. The FTC report ...
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Gail Hillebrand, Financial Services Campaign Manager for Consumers Union explains ...2009-06-19
