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Hello, My name is Oni. I was a victim of a dirty bad housing fraud back in 2003. This woman who I will not name on my website was pretending to be me, and take over my identity she lived in the city of Palmdale California Not only did this person purchase a home in Palmdale California under my credit profile' but she also took out credit cards in my name, and also took out many loans on the home she bought with my credit information Then she did the worst thing to my credit profile she went to Bankruptcy court-filed documents in my name and credit profile. I only found out when trying to use a credit card I had not used in many years. I called this cardholder to find out my limit so I could make a purchase for my husband's Christmas gift. But to my surprise, this cardholder told me I had no credit limit on this card because I filed for bankruptcy last month in September of 2003. I stated to the company cardholder there must be some mistake I do not own a home at this time and lived in a townhouse over 100 miles away from where this bankruptcy took place. He stated to me yes we have updates on the cardholders monthly, and we took away all of the credit limits from this card and closed my account down. Now was I very pissed off, angry to find out that not only did someone use my name but they purchase a home in my name, and also filed Bankruptcy on credit profiles. I then went to the net to find out if I really own a house in my name. I got myself an updated credit history report. I found out this guy was right I did own a home in Palmdale, and I filed Bankruptcy by their records this was correct. I was so upset since I was in the process of building a home out in the high desert, was in the process of getting a loan with my credit score being 750 with 3 open accounts in good credit standings. My next move was to prove who I was, and where I lived for over 10 years. A police report was filed in the city where I live at this time in 2003. I gave the police my fingerprints at the Long Beach police department, and my handwriting so that I would have this on file for my court case. Someone was going to pay for what was done to me. I contacted the loan people and told them who I was and that I wanted them to remove this from my credit profile since have not filled out any type of paperwork with them on any loans. They laugh at me and said I should have paid my payment on this home that this low-down dirty woman bought in my name, and credit profile. I then called the Bankruptcy court where the case took place. Nice men there asked me, for the social security number I gave him my number he did a deep search, could not find any kind of files with my SSI, Are Bankruptcy filed in my name at all. I then gave him the credit reports I purchased online. He said this was not my Bankruptcy at all there were 3 numbers turned around but it was a close match but The name was very different spelled among other things. He said I am going to send you out a report of the Bankruptcy that was in your name but not SSN. I contacted a law firm on this matter. I had tried many times to over, and over to work things out with the bank over this huge mix-up. They lied to me after I went out, and paid for services to help them get their funds back from this house that did not belong to me at all since this was in my name, social. I got sick, and tired of the banks after they sold this home while I was on vacation out of the states. A call was left on my home phone that they lied to the people I paid to help them get their money back from this fraud identity case done in my name. After all this big mess with my credit profile, I had to get help from a law firm who I told my story and handed him the proof I could have never done this bankruptcy in court I was taking class finals over a 100 mile plus away, and the handwriting did not match my writing at all. We went to court I took everyone to court on this matter. I wanted my credit fixed, and I was not taking any more crap from anyone over this home a loan that someone did in my name. I won my case in court, and that was easy to do since I went back to the court where the Bankruptcy had been done in the first place. The Judge who did the Bankruptcy remembers the case and the women that came on the day of the Bankruptcy hearing, and Guess what I was not the woman that came into her court at all, she told them, creditors, that this is not the woman that came into this court, and filed bankruptcy. She told them to clean up my credit reports, and that she needed to see these reports for the next couple of months if they should show back up my attorney would contact her again on this matter. The judge said any fool can see the handwriting does not match the police handwriting files, and the fingerprints did not match sure do not match this on other fraud documents that this woman had done in my name. I am proof the judge said this woman in my court today. I have never seen before in my court room until today, and she is not the person who did this Bankruptcy in this case? The judge made them pay me, and also fix all my credit back like it was before all this happen, and they had 2 weeks to do it, and the judge wanted all my credit reports in 2 weeks show they took all these loans and negative stuff off my reports. My reports were back to normal but I had to stay up on it every few months. The loans were sold again, and again. I got many collectors trying to collect on a court case that had been settled because they sold the loans over, and over again in my name. I wrote everyone who put things on my profile that they had a week to get it off or I would have them in court for trying to collect on loans done in my identity being stolen, and that was not mine, the court has cleared up this matter. I had no problems at all the stuff was taken off right away. But I still keep up with all the credit cards I do own and monitor my credit profiles every. few months, taking time to write these people back was a big every few months task for me. This is the reason I made a website to share my store of how my credit report was destroyed by fraud. Dirtybadcreditreport.com I hope my credit story can help those who have been going through fraud among other types of credit problems, remember this fraud is everywhere, no one is safe out in this world today.

Credit Laws 2011

There are many federal laws that are in place to protect consumers and to likewise protect creditors. Beyond federal laws, each and every state has its own individual credit laws.

For more specific laws, acts and rules you will want to search out your individual states specific laws. However, the laws, acts and rules presented herein are general in nature and most likely are contained and upheld in all states.

The Federal Consumer Credit Protection Act – Credit Laws protects individuals from being released from employment when an employee has their wages garnished due to debt. Many individuals have been forced to have their wages garnished due to their outstanding debts. In the past companies were permitted to release employees from their business if their wages were being garnished. However, this act makes it impossible for employers to terminate an employee for this reason.

This act, the Federal Consumer Credit Protection Act also limit’s the amount of money that can be garnished from an individuals wages. This protects individuals from losing all their money as part of garnishment.

There are many other laws, acts, and rules in place that protect your rights in a manner which allows you to live your life and pay your up to date bills, without putting you further behind. (See also our free credit repair tutorial)
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New chip-enabled credit cards

  $33 billion upgrade to the American credit card system is underway, and it’s supposed to help protect us all against fraud.

If you go to Target anytime soon, no doubt you’ll see new machines in place to process your new credit card equipped now with a microchip.  The technology is an important upgrade, given the major data breaches that have occurred at several retailers over the past few years.

So what does this mean when you go shopping?  Basically, you won’t swipe the magnetic strip on the back of your card anymore.  Instead, you insert your card and wait a moment for it to process.  A beep will indicate the transaction is complete

Your card will have a chip embedded on the front of it, which generates a unique verification code for each transaction to protect you.

“I don’t have to worry quite so much about what’s going on in my bank account,” Target customer Elan Pavlinich said.  “So that always makes me happy.”

Stores in Europe have used the technology for years, but the United States was slow to make the change because of the big conversion cost: more than $2,000 per terminal.

“It was expensive, but it’s worth it for the guests who shop in our stores and feel comfortable,” Target manager Mike Richards said.

Most retailers are now trying to meet an Oct. 1 deadline. That’s when liability for fraud will increase for stores that don’t get the machines.  

If you haven’t gotten your new chip-enabled credit card yet, it should come in the mail soon.  For now, the new cards still have the magnetic strip because many retailers are running behind in making the upgrade. So, you can still swipe if necessary.

It’s important to note, while retailers are trying to meet the deadline, some won’t be ready in time.  In fact, it could be well into 2016 before we see a complete change-over to the new technology.

The new technology is actually designed to incorporate using a PIN number along with the new chip design, but for now, the credit card companies are not requiring PIN numbers, even though it would make your transaction more secure.  The concern is it will slow down checkout too much. For now, all that is required with the new chip card is a signature.

2011 Conforming Mortgage Loan Limits By County, Including “Normal” and “High-Cost” Areas

Author’s Note: Click here for a 2011 county-by-county loan limit list.

Conforming mortgages are appropriately named; they “conform” to the mortgage underwriting guidelines of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. Mortgages meeting these criteria are securitized on Wall Street as mortgage-backed bonds.

Since 2007, though, as mortgage performance weakened, Fannie and Freddie’s lending standards tightened. Today’s would-be borrowers must document more income, hold deeper reserves, and show higher credit scores as compared to recent years.

One underwriting area that hasn’t toughened, however, is the maximum loan size.
Conforming Loan Limits Vary By Property Type

In 2011, for the 6th consecutive year, the 1-unit conforming mortgage loan limit is $417,000. The classification “1-unit home” stands for a single-family residence — either detached, condo, rowhome, or townhome.

As authorized by Congress and signed into law by the White House, the official 2011 conforming mortgage loan size limits are, by property type:

* 1-unit properties : $417,000
* 2-unit properties : $533,850
* 3-unit properties : $645,300
* 4-unit properties : $801,950

Anything over 4-units is considered a commercial property and cannot be originated through Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac.

Note, though, that these maximum conforming loan limits are just a starting point. The actual loan limit varies by market.
Conforming Loan Limits Vary By ZIP Code

Not every home is subject to the $417,000 Fannie Mae loan limit. Some homes — specifically those in “high-cost areas” — are granted loan limit exceptions that range all the way up to $729,750.

“High-cost” is defined by the median sales price of a region.

The expanded loan limits help homeowners in places like Loudoun County and Alexandria, Virginia, for example. Homeowners don’t have to take “jumbo” loans because their respective mortgages exceed $417,000. Instead, they get the same low mortgage rates as the rest of the country.

The same is true for homeowners in Bethesda, Potomac, and the rest of Montgomery County, Maryland.

Click here to check your local conforming loan limit.

But, just because a city is “expensive”, that doesn’t make it “high-cost”. Take Chicago.

From Waukegan (north) to Calumet (south), and Joliet (west) to Lake Michigan (east), Chicagoland’s prevailing loan limit is $417,000. This is because the government lumps the entire region into a single metropolitan statistical area and — across that area — the median home price is just “average”.

For places like Lake Forest, Gold Coast, Lincoln Park, and Hinsdale, therefore, the conforming loan limit is stuck at $417,000.
What To Do When Your Mortgage Is “Jumbo”

There are 197 designated high-cost areas in the U.S., representing just 6% of the country. Mortgages that exceed the local loan limit are often called “jumbo” or “super jumbo” mortgages.

The good news is that jumbo and super jumbo mortgages are plentiful right now and the pricing is excellent — you just have to know where to look.

(Hint: It’s not to Fannie, Freddie, or the FHA.)

The best places to find jumbo and super jumbo mortgages right now are niche banks and portfolio lenders. They’re giving low rates with loose LTVs. The key to eligibility is to have documented income and better-than-average credit scores. Jumbo mortgage rates are as low — or lower! — than their conforming mortgage cousins. It’s because of how jumbo mortgage rates are made.

The window probably won’t last long, however. As the economy expands, the forces that make jumbo mortgage rates low will disappear and rates will rise.

If your mortgage too big for local conforming limits and is jumbo or super jumbo, start by sending me an email. I lend in most states and can send you rates today.