Employment

You have the right to dispute incomplete or inaccurate information in any consumer report prepared about you by a consumer reporting agency (CRA) including credit reporting agencies (credit bureaus) and specialty agencies (check writing history, medical records, rental history).

A specialty consumer report (compiled by a specialty consumer reporting agency) may include

Yes, but all verifiable sources of income must be considered the same. For example, disability income may not be treated differently from office job income.

There are a few situations in which you must provide your Social Security (SSN) number to a business, including

A Social Security number can be used to steal your identity (commonly called identity theft) to commit fraud, open new credit and bank accounts, get medical care/other benefits and obtain employment.

It’s always important to protect your Social Security number (SSN), but it’s extra important to do so around tax time. Read More