A credit freeze can be a pivotal step to protect yourself from identity theft. When you have a freeze on your credit reports, lenders can’t view them in response to an application for new credit — and ...

Data breaches, financial fraud and internet crime have increased in recent years, so now’s the time to review how to protect your finances. If you haven’t already frozen your credit to prevent ...

The decision to freeze my credit—or at least try to figure out how to freeze my credit—was born in a group chat. “Happy Valentine’s Day,” my friend Mariya wrote in a message to me and 21 of our ...