Identity theft is as pervasive as ever. The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Fraud and ID Theft Maps shows 748,555 reports of ...

When you lock your Social Security number, a company looking to verify your SSN won't be able to verify your identity, stopping criminals from committing fraud. This option is also handy if you don't ...

LITTLE ROCK — Identity theft affects 2,000 Arkansans every year. Now, insurance companies are offering policies to cover individuals in case of identity theft. Because March 3-9 is Consumer Protection ...

With over a dozen credit cards and millions of credit card points racked up, Nancy Jiang condenses the complex world of card-churning for maximum rewards with minimum effort. Her work has been ...

Focus on what you can do to make yourself less of a target. Start by freezing your credit reports at the three major bureaus.

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When a stolen laptop resurfaced online, it seemed like a typical case of cyber theft — until the seller turned out to be a ...