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Your Early Warning Report: How to Get It, Fix It or Remove It

If you’ve recently been denied a bank account or flagged for suspicious banking activity, it may be because of your Early Warning Report. Most people are familiar with the credit bureaus- TransUnion, Equifax, and Experian. But there’s another lesser-known player in the financial world that can cause major roadblocks for consumers – Early Warning Services. […]

Background Check September 16, 2025
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LGBTQ employment discrimination: Legal Rights and Strategies

Everyone deserves to step into the workplace with confidence, knowing their skills, talents, and dedication are valued. For LGBTQ employees, this promise of being valued for the work you do, the knowledge you have, or the experience you’ve acquired is often broken. LGBTQ employment discrimination still appears in countless ways, sometimes in blatant acts like […]

Employment Discrimination September 15, 2025
A delivery driver hands over an order after clearing errors from his DoorDash background check.

DoorDash Background Check Disqualification: Is it Errors?

DoorDash background check errors are so common because accuracy doesn’t make money, speed does. #Truth. So, you signed up to become a Dasher – visions of flexible hours, extra income, and the sweet satisfaction of handing someone their 2 a.m. tacos. Then suddenly, bam – you’re hit with a failed DoorDash background check notice. Cue […]

Background Check September 12, 2025
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When Twins Have a Mixed Credit Report, It’s a Double Fail!

The credit bureaus might be sooo close to getting it right. But when it comes to your financial future, “close enough” is never good enough. Imagine waking up to discover your credit score dropped fifty points overnight because of a loan you never took out. You call the bank, ready to argue, and they swear […]

Credit Reporting Errors September 10, 2025
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F*** the Credit Bureaus! They Don’t Care About Your Errors

We’re done being polite. Because when they screw up, which they do a lot, you pay the price. Let’s cut the crap: If you’ve ever tried to fix a credit report error, you already know how this goes. You submit documents, fill out forms, maybe even write a heartfelt explanation. Then what?  Crickets. Or worse,  […]

Credit Reporting Errors September 08, 2025
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Expunged Records on Criminal Background Checks Are Unlawful

An expunged record is supposed to mean a new beginning, not a new fight. The big question for everyone is this: Can an expunged record be found in a background check? The answer, of course is a mixed bag. Legally, an expunged record should not appear, but in reality, they get reported in background checks […]

Background Check September 05, 2025
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Get Identity Theft Help Early to Optimize Credit Recovery

Good news- you don’t have to slay identity theft dragons alone. Identity theft help awaits, suited up in legal armor and ready to charge! Meet April, a hardworking, single mom in Oregon. April logged onto her bank account only to discover charges for things she never bought – like $1,200 worth of electronics in Miami, […]

Identity Theft Recovery September 03, 2025
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Consumer Attorneys Near Me: How to Find, Assess, and Hire One Today

Welcome to the ultimate guide to finding the right legal ally for your common consumer reporting problems. Finding good consumer attorneys shouldn’t be like shopping for an avocado – digging through a pile, wondering if it’s the right one, if it’s ready to go now, or if it’s rotten on the inside. But if you’ve […]

Credit Reporting Errors September 02, 2025
A stamp shows an applicant was rejected after a false Walmart background check.

Walmart Background Check Disqualifications: Real vs. Fake

Walmart says you failed the background check. You know there’s no way that’s right. Now what? What did they find? Did I miss a parking ticket? Forget to return a library book in 2009? Or worse  – is there something in my background check that isn’t even true? Here’s where it gets messy – failing […]

Background Check August 29, 2025