Archives for the ‘Consumer Advocacy’ Category
Monday, 21 July 2008
Credit Karma pays for its credit reporting through advertiser supported deals, some of which might actually appeal to the consumer who is pulling his or her scores.
Unlike Freecreditreport.com and other similar services, there are no trial periods and hidden fees that you’ll have to pay down the road. Credit Karma is completely free. You can [...]
Tags: advertiser, banking accounts, consumer empowerment, credit cards, credit karma, credit profile, credit report, credit score, economic downturn, free credit report, free credit score, free credit scores, high yield checking account, interest rates, kenneth lin, no credit scam, similar services, smart consumers, trial periods, zip code
Posted in Best of Show, Consumer Advocacy, Technology | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, 13 May 2008
One of the most popular posts I’ve written was called freecreditreport.com - complete scam, complete rip-off.
Experian, the dishonest credit reporting agency behind freecreditreport.com, is a company I have taken pains to avoid giving any of my hard earned money to for several years now. You can be sure nothing about the site is free, and [...]
Tags: credit report, credit score, equifax, experian, fair isaac, fico, freecreditreport.com ripoff, myfico, transunion
Posted in Consumer Advocacy, Product Reviews | 1 Comment »
Friday, 28 March 2008
Those dirty bastards behind freecreditreport.com, whoever they are, are slick. I’ll give them that. When I hear that guy singing about his posse’s legs sticking to the vinyl in his cheap car I can’t get the stupid song out of my head.
The truth though, is that freecreditreport.com is a scam. The irony is that freecreditreport.com [...]
Tags: credit report, credit report fraud, credit score, equifax, experian, fair isaac, fico, freecreditreport.com ripoff, freecreditreport.com scam, myfico, transunion
Posted in Consumer Advocacy, World of the Wacky, Worst of Show | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, 16 January 2007
Just before I left Iraq, I wanted to check my credit score for free on-line. And that’s when I made a mistake. I was dumb enough to use freecreditreport.com to check my credit score. The site is owned by Experian, one of the big three credit reporting agencies, so I figured it was safe to [...]
Tags: advertising techniques, big three credit reporting agencies, credit report, credit score, customer service representatives, equifax, experian, fair isaac, federal legislation, fico, free yearly credit report, freecreditreport.com ripoff, misleading advertising, myfico, three credit reporting agencies, transunion
Posted in Consumer Advocacy, Privacy Issues, Security, Worst of Show | 47 Comments »