gnetconsulting “Synthetic Identity Theft” now makes up 80% of all ID thefts in the country at this time. Never heard of it? A lot of people haven’t. What is it? A thief takes one piece of your true identity (usually a social security number) and then combines it with false information such as a different name, … Read more
Advantage Credit Receives SOC 2 Report on Controls Related to Security at Advantage Credit, Inc. Issued by Linford & Company LLP Evergreen, Colo., April 4, 2017 – Advantage Credit, Inc. today announced that the company has undergone a Type I Service Organization Control 2 examination resulting in a CPA’s report stating that management of Advantage … Read more
You’re going to buy a home and you’ve gone to one of the many resources to pull a copy of your personal credit report, but is it the same as the credit report your lender will see? As far as the content, it probably is; as far as your credit scores, probably not. The scores … Read more
Approximately one-third of the population doesn’t check their credit reports every year. Almost one-fourth have never checked them at all. Not checking your credit report on a periodic basis puts you at a lot of risk. The good news is that checking your credit reports is a very simple thing to do. A government study … Read more
As the result of discussions between a group of state Attorney Generals and the three major credit reporting agencies (Experian, Trans Union, Equifax) the National Consumer Assistance Plan (NCAP) was announced in 2015. The plan is designed to provide more transparency and accuracy in consumer credit reports. The major focus of this change will be … Read more
Christmas is over…the decorations have been taken down and presents have been opened. New accounts have also been opened, credit cards have been maxed out, savings accounts have been drained and probably so has your credit score. And now, here come the bills. Now is the time to look ahead and start doing some damage … Read more
Evergreen, Colo., January 5, 2017 – Advantage Credit, Inc. is pleased to announce the introduction of FACTCheck™. This solution allows lenders to calculate and validate the income used to determine and prove ability-to-repay (ATR) decisions. FACTCheck uses advanced analytics to review and compare income data residing in a variety of different documents, including tax returns, … Read more
There is always a lot of talk about everything that IS included in credit scores, like how to make them better and what hurts them. But there is a lot of information that is not part of a credit score that some people have always thought were factored in. Here is what is NOT included … Read more
It is that time once again, the time for hot cocoa, tinsel, trees, gifts and Santa! The Most Wonderful Time of the Year as the song goes. The holidays are the designated time to slow down and spend carefree time with family and friends. Unfortunately, there are some families that are unable to do that … Read more
Advantage Credit, Inc. is pleased to announce services that support the new Desktop Underwriter® (DU®) validation services for Day 1 Certainty™. Advantage Credit, Inc. provides Equifax The Work Number® Verification Services for verification of employment and income services and Verification of Deposit and Assets with AccountChek™, an award-winning solution for verifying a borrower’s assets to … Read more