I have been turned down for a loan due to the fact that Equifax has me as "deceased".

When credit bureaus report someone as deceased, that person's credit profile goes offline. This means that it is no longer available. While this...

Is it legal for an merchant to keep resubmitting on your credit report something that was chanrge off?

If you properly and timely sent back items that were not as contracted for, or within any cancellation period granted by the merchant in the...

Someone I know stole my identity and went to a bunch of hospitals and ran up huge bills. I have filed a police report...

You could sue the identity thief, but collecting on that judgment could be very difficult - merely getting the judgment does not magically make the...

My ex-landlord ran my credit report for retaliatory purposes!

From the facts you have given, I can not say whether they had a permissible purpose. Was any money owed under your lease at the time they ran the...

Is there anything we can do about my husband's ex wife using our personal information?

I agree with Ms. Wells. Your beef is only partially with the ex wife. It appears that the credit bureaus are allowing her to continue accessing...

Identity protection

I agree with Ms. Wells that you should routinely monitor your credit, and safeguard your identifying information. Since you can get your credit...

In general, you would need to make a written dispute to the credit bureaus before you can bring a lawsuit for a Fair Credit Reporting Act...

Can you sue for identity theft when your the one who lost your ID?

I also agree that there are not enough facts. Did your friend (the one threatened with a lawsuit) use the ID to charge something or open credit? ...

I disagree with my colleagues. They had no authority to run your credit. By pulling your credit with no permissible purpose, they have violated...

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What happens after I file identity fraud report with police?

For the criminal aspect of this, you can just report the offense and hope the police investigate and charge her - you have no real control over a...