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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.
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.
10 debt consolidation myths (Bankrate.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Debt consolidation has become big business, but the growth has not come without its share of charlatans.
Fraud Alerts on Credit Reports Cause Hardship for Many Consumers and Military Personnel Overseas (PR Web)
Credit bureaus often refuse to provide credit reports and they decline to investigate credit disputes, claiming that they can not identify the consumers. Usually they demand that consumers mail copies of ID and utility bills or other documentation without offering any alternatives to establish their identity by phone, fax or e-mail. Credit bureaus do not offer toll-free numbers or any special
Survey: Midwesterners have least credit card debt (The Business Journal of Kansas City)
Midwesterners carry the smallest amount of credit card debt among cardholders nationwide, according to an annual credit card survey from nonprofit consumer education group Myvesta.
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?
The only 3 ways you can get free credit reports (Kansas City Star)
OK, let?s run over this one more time. From the volume of calls and e-mails I got, it?s clear some folks are still having trouble figuring out how to get a free credit report. It?s not hard, but some readers took a wrong turn somewhere.
Raiding 401(k) to repay credit card debt (Bankrate.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Despite your best intentions, you place yourself one pink slip away from making things worse, says the Debt Adviser.
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.
Survey: Credit card debt down 11.4% (Triangle Business Journal)
The average credit-card debt in the United States declined this year by 11.4 percent, according to an annual credit-card survey by Myvesta, a nonprofit consumer education group.

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