Tag Archives: Life Lock protection

With LifeLock, financial security protected; heartbreak … not so much

I’ve known a lot of women who’ve said they’re unlucky in love. When all else failed several of them tried to improve their odds of meeting Mr. Right by enlisting the help of the matchmaking professionals at Match.com. With 15 million users and 20,000 new people signing up each day, their chances of finding a [...]

Medical ID theft: the crime that can leave you dead-broke

It’s ironic that the most dangerous identity theft is also the one people know the least about. Mention identity theft, and what usually comes to mind is someone having opened a credit card account in someone else’s name. And, though financial identity theft is more common than medical identity theft, the biggest difference is that [...]

After 5-year delay, FTC allows 6 months more before enforcement of Red Flag Rule

The Federal Trade Commission has suspended enforcement of the Red Flag Rule until May 1, 2009, to give financial institutions and creditors more time to develop their identity theft protection plans. The Red Flag Rule was established as part of the 2003 Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions (FACT) Act.
The Rule was intended to protect consumers [...]