Important Tips from the Mortgage World this week.
by Angela Simmons Important Tips from the Mortgage World this week.
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The Equifax data breach has affected at least 143M customers and has the potential to be the largest cybercrime in history.
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Here are two good websites to visit for more information: www.equifaxsecurity2017.com/consumer-notice
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2017/09/free-credit-freezes-equifax |
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A good action point is to put a security freeze on your credit at each of the three credit bureaus: Equifax, TransUnion, and Experian. Visit the website of each bureau to register. Equifax has waived the fee and the other two charge $3. |
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September’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) surged to its largest monthly increase since June 2009 but this was mostly due to hurricane-related higher gas prices. |
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Retail sales posted better than expected results in September, rising 1.6% from August. Car sales, in particular, were strong as people replaced vehicles lost in the hurricanes. |
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Excellent news to report as the number of US homes with foreclosure filings fell to an 11-year low in the third quarter of 2017.
Source: mbsquoteline |
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