Debt Consolidation – How to Protect Your Credit Accounts from Theft

Written by Charles Essmeier


Last week, a security exploit at CardSystems Solutions, Inc, a credit card processor, may have allowed thieves to obtain as many as 40 million credit card numbers from unsuspecting victims. The theft was brought about though a virus introduced intorepparttar CardSystems that allowed external hackers to obtain access torepparttar 144168 account information. Adding torepparttar 144169 problem wasrepparttar 144170 fact that CardSystems wasn’t supposed to haverepparttar 144171 account information at all. It appears that CardSystems “inappropriately” held ontorepparttar 144172 information after clearingrepparttar 144173 credit card transactions. At that point,repparttar 144174 account information should have been deleted. CardSystems held ontorepparttar 144175 account information for supposed “research purposes.” Fortunately for those involved,repparttar 144176 compromised information only included account numbers and not Social Security numbers, which would have assistedrepparttar 144177 thieves in identity theft scams. This latest security breach at a credit card processor outlines how anyone can be vulnerable to account or even identity theft. Is there anything that can be done about it?

The credit card companies largely dictaterepparttar 144178 relationships betweenrepparttar 144179 credit card companies andrepparttar 144180 credit card processors. They are supposed to keep tabs onrepparttar 144181 processors and make sure thatrepparttar 144182 processors use secure measures to protectrepparttar 144183 data of customers. These issues are not governed by law, butrepparttar 144184 processors

Why Choose a Homeowner Loan?

Written by John Mussi


Outlined below are some ofrepparttar reasons for choosing a Homeowner Loan. A Homeowner Loan is a loan secured against your home. They are also known as secured loans.

A Homeowner Loan is any loan which requiresrepparttar 144140 borrower to providerepparttar 144141 lender with some form of security, inrepparttar 144142 case of Homeowner Loansrepparttar 144143 'security' will be a mortgage overrepparttar 144144 borrower's home. This is usually secured on a property, althoughrepparttar 144145 property can be mortgaged through another lender such as a bank or building society, assuming that there is some equity inrepparttar 144146 house.

A Homeowner Loan will allow you to borrow money against your house, what this does is it enables you to not only get a quicker decision or borrow a larger amount but also lets you get a lower APR?

Homeowner loans can help you unlock capital tied up in your home. They offer solutions that many other loans do not offer, like long repayment terms.

Homeowner loans (where your home is used as security againstrepparttar 144147 loan) are suitable for when you are trying to raise a large amount; are having difficulty getting an unsecured loan; or, have a poor credit history. Lenders are more flexible with their underwriting, making a secured homeowner loan possible when you may have been turned down for an unsecured loan.

Applying for a bad credit loan if you are a homeowner with equity increases your chances of being successful, becauserepparttar 144148 lender is offering a loan against your property which is security in itself. If your homeowner loan application is successful it is possible, however, thatrepparttar 144149 interest rate may be higher depending onrepparttar 144150 severity of your bad credit history.

Homeowner loans are worth considering if you need extra money to spend on a new car, home improvements, or that holiday of a lifetime.

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