Equifax has extended its offer of free credit freezes through June 30. Equifax made freezes free late last year in the wake of a data breach that compromised personal data on about 145 million U.S.

Jordan Tarver has spent seven years covering mortgage, personal loan and business loan content for leading financial publications such as Forbes Advisor. He blends knowledge from his bachelor's degree ...

In 2023 there were more than 2.6 million fraud reports and 1 million identity theft reports filed through the Federal Trade Commission. If you’re concerned about someone stealing your personal ...

Children are especially vulnerable to identity theft because those under the age of 18 typically do not have credit reports. This gives thieves a blank slate to apply for government benefits, open a ...

Like millions of other people, I freaked out a little last week when I learned that my personal information "may have been impacted" by the Equifax breach. Thieves got the mother load of data, which ...

After the Equifax data breach potentially exposed 143 million Americans' personal information — including Social Security numbers — money expert Clark Howard has said a credit freeze is the #1 way to ...