Stories

Ron was a defendant in a divorce. On the Asset and Debt Statement filed with the court, the opposing attorney listed his Social Security number, all of his bank account and credit card numbers, and other financial information. All of these were made public record. Read More

John had been regularly denied employment due to poor credit stemming from a stroke. During a recent job interview, he spoke very candidly about his financial position—making them aware that he suffered a stroke and lost his job as a result. Read More

Bill started a temp-to-permanent job and was asked to perform a fingerprint check. Two weeks later, he was let go because of an arrest in 1990 for theft. He called the courthouse to check out for the criminal record, but there was no information on file.

Ted, behind in paying the interest on his loan, was called by a supervisor of the company while he was out. A friend answered and was told many details about the loan (loan amount, amount behind in payment, intentions to take legal action, etc.). Read More

James moved apartments and put in his change-of-address card with the U.S. Post Office. Unfortunately, they didn't forward his mail to his new apartment. When his mail was dropped at the previous apartment, the new tenants left it out in a common area. Read More

Rex retired from the Army in 1999. In July of last year, someone was able to get a military ID from Fort Bragg with his name and Social Security number. Using that ID and Rex's good credit history, that person was able to buy cars, motorcycles and open credit card and checking accounts. Read More