January 14, 2006

Credit reports become hard-to-get

There are times when credit reporting agencies refuse to provide credit reports or investigate credit disputes, claiming that they can not identify the consumers. They ask consumers to mail them copies of ID and utility bills or any other important documentation. Emediawire.com reports:

For the men and women in the military it is even more difficult to get their own credit reports and sometimes it is impossible when serving overseas. How can a CRA demand that a soldier in Iraq mail utility bills or rent receipts? The CRAs’ toll-free numbers do not work outside the US and the military postal service is extremely unreliable.

Read more: Fraud Alerts on Credit Reports Cause Hardship for Many Consumers and Military Personnel Overseas

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