This page contains the five most recent stories from ACCESS. http://www.guardmycreditfile.org Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:35:49 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.guardmycreditfile.org/images/M_images/rss.png http://www.guardmycreditfile.org This page contains the five most recent stories from ACCESS. http://www.guardmycreditfile.org/content/view/1288/50/ March 16, 2010 - As April approaches, you are probably thinking about taxes… at least income taxes. And if you are like most people, you are looking for things that can reduce your tax bills. But one tax reduction that many people tend to overlook is reducing their property tax bills. These bills have nothing to do with the IRS - other than the fact that property taxes are tax deductible - but in many cases they may be larger than the amount you owe to the IRS. That's the bad news. The good news is that if you purchased your home less than five years ago, there is a good chance that you can get your property tax bill reduced. Credit Issues - In The News Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:29:42 +0100 http://www.guardmycreditfile.org/content/view/1287/200/ March 12, 2010 - So you've lost your job and perhaps your home. The last thing you probably need is to have your state tax authorities coming after you for money. But the states are having real financial difficulties of their own. While most of their problems are due to the overspending of politicians, it doesn't alter the fact that their incessant need for money is a real problem given the state of the economy. Furthermore, with upcoming elections in November, the last things that most state politicians want to do are raise taxes or cut services. Because of these facts, the several states are looking at aggressive measures to extract more tax money from their residents. In some cases, they are also considering delays in sending out tax refunds… until August. Essentially, this would mean that the states are getting interest free loans from tax payers.   Videos - In The News Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:41:38 +0100 http://www.guardmycreditfile.org/content/view/1286/138/ March 10, 2010 - Citibank sent out 600,000 notifications to its customers last month to warn them about a large data breach. The bank inadvertently published customer Social Security Numbers on the exterior of envelopes containing year-end tax data. Identity Theft - Your Rights Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:08:48 +0100 http://www.guardmycreditfile.org/content/view/1285/48/ March 9, 2010 - Beginning on April 5th, the next big bank bailout to be paid for by taxpayers will launch. The official name it has been given by the Obama administration is the Home Affordability Foreclosure Alternative (HAFA) program. Unofficially, it can be referred to as Cash of Keys. The program is being paid for by taxpayers and it provides money to mortgage servicers and to troubled homeowners. But the biggest beneficiaries of the program are likely to be lenders who are getting bailed out a second time. The only real difference this time is that the government is attempting to disguise the program as something else.   Politics & Politicians - Federal Issues Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:38:59 +0100 http://www.guardmycreditfile.org/content/view/1284/154/ March 5, 2010 - When it comes to protecting your identity from crooks, you always need to remain vigilant. There are two ID theft scams that are becoming more and more popular that our readers need to be aware of. One of them preys on desperate job seekers. The other on virtually anyone. Both of them can catch their victims completely off guard. Fraud and Scams - Fraud Alerts Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:52:55 +0100