Senator tells credit bureaus to drop freeze fees (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Story date: 2007-10-17 02:08:27
Added on: 2007-10-17 21:00:27
Sen. Charles Schumer on Wednesday threatened legislative action unless U.S. credit bureaus stop charging fees for freezing a consumer's credit history report to prevent identity theft.
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