Question: To put it most simply, I am 23 years old. Never once had a credit card – always debit. Never did anything wrong. Unfortunately, my father had my social security number, and completely destroyed my credit. It’s f**ked up, I know, but that’s the current situation. My credit score, I just found out, is …
Question: Dear Steve, About 10 yrs ago, my son stole my credit cards and maxed them out..I could not pay them, but was able to pay what I could..sometimes min amt due and sometimes not.. Anyway, I got papers to go to court because I was being sued..My son said he would go to court …
Question: Dear Steve, I am now a sophomore in college, during my first semester in college my mother took $1,000 from my financial aid refund because my bank account was connected with hers since I was not 18 at the time I opened my bank account. My mother has a bad history of taking money …
“Dear Steve, I am 56 years old and i had perfect credit in 2008 and then a nephew moved in with me. I thought the kid was working when in reality he was stealing and opening credit cards in my name. I was working 70 hr workweeks and he had full access to everything in …
“Dear Steve, A TRUCK DRIVING SCHOOL I NEVER ATTENDED HAS PUT A JUDGEMENT WITH EQUIFAX. THIS SUBMISSION WAS WITHOUT INFORMING ME OF ANY OF THE RELEVENT NFORMATION. EQUIFAX REFUSES TO REMOVE THIS ITEM. I LIVE IN S.C NEAR THE GA. BOARDER AND CAN GET TO ATLANTA. IN TWO HOURS. CAN I SUE EQUIFAX IN SMALL …
“Dear Steve, My son co-signed my name on his student loans for law school. I did not know that he signed my name on the student loans. In March of 2013, I started receiving calls from a collection agency asking if I could make a payment on these loans. I was never notified before this …
“Dear Steve, For the past 6 months I have been dealing with a debt collection agency. First National Collection Bureau. They placed a debt on my credit report. The debt did not belong to me. My name was used fraudenlty. I disputed the debt, and came back verified. I sent 2 certified letters, for validation. …
“Dear Steve, My husband and I recently divorced, and I was able to keep the house. While we were married, we got a joint credit card, and also shared a bank account. I was eager to build good credit since I had filed bankruptcy just a couple years before. Unfortunately, my ex-husband had severe substance …
“Dear Steve, When I was in college my mother took a credit card in my name. Apparently I signed up for a free Bank of America credit card when I also signed up for a bank account. They sent the card to my mom’s house (my official place of residence at the time even though …
“Dear Steve, I attended college directly after graduating from high school in 2005. Having a full scholarship, I did not have to take out any loans for my undergraduate degree. However, my mother took out a private student loan in the amount of $27,000 with me unknowingly as the cosigner. I learned of this loan …