Danny Lewis
speaker
268 appearances
9 recordings
1 series
first heard Dec 2022
last heard Nov 2023
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If you've ever been the victim of identity theft, you know how hard it can be to file a claim and to try and fix any damage that's been done to your credit score.
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In recent years, the U.S.
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government has tried to make that easier, but there's a catch.
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Our reporter, Anna Maria Andriotis, has been looking into a practice known as credit washing.
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On today's show, she'll break down how it works and what it means for you and your credit.
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That's after the break.
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The consumer credit scoring system can be confusing, especially when your score has been dinged by identity theft.
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A few years ago, the U.S.
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Federal Trade Commission set up a website, identitytheft.gov, to make it easier for people to remove fraudulent accounts and charges from their credit reports.
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But the credit reporting industry says that's led to some companies filing false identity theft claims to temporarily boost a customer's credit score, a practice they call credit washing.
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So if you're having trouble with your credit, what do you need to know?
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The Wall Street Journal's Ana Maria Andriotis has been looking into credit washing, and she joins us now.
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Hey, Ana Maria, thanks for being here.
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So walk me through how this happens.
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How might a typical consumer get wrapped up in one of these credit washing schemes?
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Okay.
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So what do these credit repair companies actually do then?
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You've reported that American consumers are filing more claims of identity theft now than before.
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But is this all fraud?
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