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The most complained-about financial institutions aren't banks or credit card companies. They're credit reporting agencies

The real reason everyone complains about credit reporting agencies

August 13, 2023November 28, 2016 by Christopher Elliott

The most complained-about financial institutions aren’t banks or credit card companies. They’re credit reporting agencies — and by a wide margin.

Get your free credit report right here (some restrictions apply)

April 16, 2014April 16, 2014 by Christopher Elliott

If you aren’t familiar with the “free” credit report scam, then meet Brian Youngblood. One day while he was online, he clicked on an ad that offered a “free” credit report.

You don't have to read the 59-page congressional report on the TSA Transportation Security Administration's shortcomings.

Has the TSA become its own worst enemy?

September 14, 2023September 16, 2012 by Christopher Elliott

You don’t have to read the 59-page congressional report on the Transportation Security Administration’s shortcomings, released on the 11th anniversary of 9/11, to conclude the agency has “become its own worst enemy.”

Do car rental companies make it too hard to report pre-existing damage?

September 27, 2012August 3, 2012 by Christopher Elliott

Question: Please help me with a bogus damage charge by Alamo. We picked up our car in Kona, Hawaii, at dusk and saw numerous small dents and dings and scratches on the vehicle. We couldn’t find a form to report the damage.

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