Index
Numbers
401(k) plans. See also retirement plans
credit cards, paying off with, 198
403(b) plans, loans from, 88
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accessing
credit card systems, 135. See also identity theft
credit reports after divorces, 200
credit scores, 9
accounts
age of, 22
amount owed, 21-22
bank, automatic debt, 58-59
checking, 66-67
collection, 18. See also collections
credit, 18
FICO scores, 16
health savings accounts (HSA), 194
identity theft, 133–137
credit bureau conflicts, 153–155
laws, 137–138
reducing exposure to, 139–148
victim response, 148–153
joint, 125
positive, updating, 163
reviewing, 53
takeovers, 134
action plans
credit crises, 106–107
prevention, 84. See also prevention
addresses, verifying, ...
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