U.S. Govt. Stipulates Free Annual Credit Reports 404
alue writes "Under the terms of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions (FACT) Act, passed last year, and amid growing concerns over privacy and disclosure of sensitive financial data, the three leading credit reporting agencies must provide consumers with a free summary once a year of all credit information on file for that person. Consumers in 13 Western states will be able to grab free online copies of their credit reports starting Wednesday."
Re:Question: (Score:3, Funny)
A better question: (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Now my question is.. (Score:5, Funny)
surprise! (Score:2, Funny)
Heh... In my case, that should constitute proof that they _don't_ have access to my credit records. :-P
Re:presumably because (Score:5, Funny)
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888-FAT-GIRL
yea, right. I'm not falling for that one. again
Re:personal copyleft (Score:2, Funny)
Now I am a strong believer in the GPL, so I would use copyleft. That way if there is (for example) an error in my SSN, anyone can go in and just fix it and the world will be a better place...
Re:A better question: (Score:2, Funny)
You have a debt account that you opened in 1790. Which of the following represents your annual payment on this account:
a) $275,000,000,000.00 - $299,999,999,999.99
b) $300,000,000,000.00 - $324,999,999,999.99
c) $325,000,000,000.00 - $349,999,999,999.99
d) $350,000,000,000.00 - $374,999,999,999.99
e) None of the above
Re:presumably because (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Now my question is.. (Score:3, Funny)