Archive for February 8, 2010

What would you do If your dad used your name to get a credit card and didn’t tell you?

Maggie P asked: My father took out a credit card in my name with an $800 credit limit. It is maxed out and over about 160dollars! I found out about it tonight only after having investigated my credit report online. He didnt’ tell me at all about the credit card. I live with him and [...]

Question about credit at 18 years old?

destructfashion asked: I just turned 18 about 10 days ago, and I tried opening a checking account with bank of America, but received the following notification a few days later: “We are unable to open your account(s) at this time. Our decision was based in whole or in part on information obtained in a report [...]