Credit Freeze

EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1, 2006 - NEW MINNESOTA LAW!!

PROTECT YOURSELF FROM IDENTITY THEFT: Consumers can limit access to their credit information by paying a small fee to have it frozen. If they want to make a purchase that requires a new line of credit they can pay to lift the freeze. Victims of identity theft can have the fee waived. The law also requires credit card companies to take more verification steps when an address on an application is different from one where a solicitation was sent. You will also be notified if someone attempts to access your credit records.

More information here:

http://www.consumersunion.org/campaigns/learn_more/001842indiv.html

Check here to see if it's available in your state:

http://www.consumersunion.org/campaigns//learn_more/003484indiv.html