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Free credit reports are just the start (MSN Money)
Insurers, job screeners, medical bureaus and the like also keep files on you -- and now they owe you a yearly look at them. Here's how to exercise your rights.
Credit card debt worst in West (San Francisco Business Times)
Even with Americans awash in plastic, the average credit card debt declined this year by 11.4 percent, according to the annual credit card survey from Myvesta, a nonprofit consumer education group.
Security breaches remind consumers to keep an eye on credit reports (ABC 7 Chicago)
December 28, 2005 - Marriott's Vacation Club International says computer tapes are missing that contain Social Security and credit card numbers for more than 200,000 customers.
DEALING WITH HOLIDAY CREDIT CARD DEBT (KROD News 13)
The New Year is ringing in new rules for those who prefer to pay with plastic. Filing Bankruptcy will no longer automatically wipe out all credit card debt. The "Bankruptcy and Abuse Prevention and Consumer Act" was passed in October.
Midwesterners have lowest credit card debt (St. Louis Business Journal)
Midwesterners are carrying the smallest amount of credit card debt among cardholders nationwide, according to the annual credit card survey from Myvesta, a nonprofit consumer education group.
Credit Card Debt Catches Up With Britons (E-Commerce Times)
This Christmas season, the hottest-selling gifts in Europe have been pricey American products such as iPods, the Xbox 360 and celebrity-inspired fashions. That kind of shopping has led to a very American problem: credit card debt. Nationwide, 34 percent of Britons say they will use credit cards or store cards to pay for their holiday purchases this year.
Only one Web site sanctioned for mandated free credit reports (Florida Today)
Dear Help!: I have tried to get "free" credit reports, but all try to sell me a program of monthly reports at a cost. How do I circumvent these hucksters and get the free report as advertised?
Credit reports should be easier now (Seattle Times)
Washington consumers should expect fewer technical glitches but more product pitches and scams to dodge this year when they request copies...
Getting a free look at credit reports (Austin American-Statesman)
Effort to inform consumers and thwart ID theft wins praise. SANTA ANA, Calif. ? This time last year, the country's three major credit reporting agencies were getting ready to launch their biggest project ever: the rollout of free annual credit reports for the nation's millions of consumers.
More Americans trimming credit card debt (Nashville Business Journal)
Americans are carrying less debt on their credit cards, down 11.4 percent from 2004, according to a study by Myvesta, a nonprofit consumer education organization.

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