42 Quotes by Beth Givens

I think it's probably going to be as big of an issue as identity theft has been for the past decade. We hear from people almost daily who are having problems with their background checks.

Sure, if you want your credit to be absolutely convenient, you would not select a credit freeze. But if you are a victim of identity theft, you would be happy to have that available to you. Ultimately, it is the only thing that will really stop identity theft.

We really don?t have anything to compare it to. Victims are protected by federal law from having to pay fraudulent charges, so the loss is primarily of time.

With so many uses made of credit report these days, it's vitally important that consumers regularly check them.

Yes, you'll probably get that money back once they've done the investigation, but if the investigation takes two weeks or two months, here you are without money in your checking account.

Ultimately, you cannot prevent identity theft from happening to you, ... You can only reduce your chances.

This type of data should not have been on someone's laptop.

There's not anything being done here that a consumer can't do themselves, ... We encourage consumers to check their credit reports themselves.

A privacy policy is more than an empty promise. Companies must be held to their word.