Legal problems? Yep. Desire to fight back? Yep. Cash to pay a lawyer? Nope. Free legal help isn’t a fever dream, it’s real- and available right now. Picture this- bills are piling up, your boss suddenly thinks discrimination is a team-building exercise, or your credit report looks like a crime scene. Just when you realize […]
When big business and bad business practices collide, consumers pay the price. Deciding to sue Equifax is sometimes the only way to reclaim credit accuracy. Most consumers know that Equifax is in the business of collecting data, but what exactly does Equifax do with all your information? At its most basic, Equifax uses your social […]
Once upon a midnight dreary, errors made my credit weary. Imagine a shadowy figure in a data-filled cloak, lurking in the background of your financial life. Suprise! It’s a consumer reporting agency – a.k.a., an entity that collects, stores, and sells your personal data to anyone from mortgage lenders to employers. And, unfortunately, it’s a […]
Sometimes your tenant screening background check tells a story that isn’t yours. Thankfully, there’s a fix for this. Tenant screening background check reports are supposed to help landlords make fair, informed decisions, but when they get it wrong, the consequences can follow you for years. From mistaken criminal records to outdated evictions, one bad data entry […]
While corporations may shrug off their mistakes, you’re the one paying the price. Knowing how to fix background check errors for good is self-protection 101. You finally land that dream job, find an apartment that doesn’t resemble a shoebox, or maybe you’re just renewing insurance. But then a background check slides in like an unwanted […]
Medical identity theft is the sneaky cousin of regular identity theft – quieter, scarier, and a whole lot messier. Welcome to the land of the free… and the home of the perpetually hacked. Imagine someone getting surgery in your name, leaving you with the bill, the debt, and a credit score that looks like it […]
It is not an exaggeration to state that when it comes to navigating life after an encounter with the criminal legal system, consumer justice is criminal justice. For criminal defense lawyers, it may not be immediately apparent, but ensuring justice for criminal defendants also requires truth, accuracy and accountability in the criminal history reports that […]
Your Accurint report can quietly shape your financial and professional future without you ever seeing it. In fact, most people don’t even know they have an Accurint report until something goes wrong – like being denied a job, housing, or insurance because of a mysterious “background report.” And Accurint reports, like all background check reports, […]
An Experian lawsuit isn’t about being litigious, it’s about leveling the playing field. Experian and the other credit bureaus hold massive power over ordinary people’s lives, yet their systems are deeply flawed. When they fail, you pay the price. Imagine finally getting pre-approved for a mortgage, you’ve picked out the house, maybe even walked through […]