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credit bureau

Organization that provides information to merchants or other businesses concerning the creditworthiness of their customers. Credit bureaus may be private enterprises or may be operated on a cooperative basis by the merchants in one locality. Users of the service pay a fee and receive information from various sources, including businesses that have granted the customer credit in the past, public records, newspapers, the customer's employment record, and direct investigation.
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Personal advocates will assist affected customers with filing police reports, placing fraud alerts with the three major credit bureaus, creating fraud-victim affidavits, notifying governmental agencies, preparing all documents and phone calls to notify creditors, and several other tasks.
MetLife adds ID theft service by Panko, Ron / Best's Review
Make sure you have documentation and alert credit bureaus if you don't get a resolution.
Credit checkup: five things you need to know now by Sykes, Tanisha A. / Black Enterprise
Order a copy of your credit report each year from one of the national credit bureaus and review it closely for any questionable entries.
Identity theft: now society's fastest growing crime by Green, Gary / Real Estate Weekly
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