From: "Robert Comer" 

Good question.

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Bob Comer


"Gary Britt"  wrote in message
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> Why are some feds against this?
>
> Gary
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> "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
> news:449d6cc5$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> Some states have passed laws that allow individuals to 'freeze' their
>> credit to prevent identity theft. The freeze blocks anyone from opening
>> new credit card accounts and is filed with the three credit bureaus ( 1st
>> link involves North Carolina )
>>
>> http://www.newsobserver.com/104/story/442775.html
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>>
>> Congresswoman Judy Biggert from Ilinois sponsered a bill to stop the
>> freeze
>> http://kutv.com/consumer/local_story_173234626.html
>>
>> One of the 17 states with a credit freeze law is Illinois, and it is in
>> Illinois where U.S. congresswoman Judy Biggert is a sponsor of the bill
>> to stop the states from the consumer protection they want.
>>
>>
>> "Gary Britt"  wrote in message
>> news:449d6af2$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>> What is meant by "freeze your credit" ?
>>>
>>> Gary
>>>
>>> "Mike N."  wrote in message
>>> news:u95q92560ufqljj78978u1i8iui4vnkhbr{at}4ax.com...
>>>> On Mon, 19 Jun 2006 14:14:22 -0400, "Rich Gauszka"
>>>> 
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Exactly what would it take for Congress to
>>>>>mandate real consumer protection? Because right now
Congress is getting
>>>>>ready to sell consumers down the river.
>>>>
>>>>   That's the understatement of the year....
>>>>
>>>>   Representative La Tourette is trying to introduce legislation that
>>>> would
>>>> make it illegal for states to allow consumers to freeze
their credit.
>>>>
>>>> http://financialservices.house.gov/media/pdf/109-61.pdf
>>>>
>>>>  Bastards!   Geo - is this your rep?  Let's give him heck.
  Maybe I'll
>>>> fake caller ID and call his office repeatedly with different local
>>>> numbers
>>>> and change my voice each time and let him know how silly this is.
>>>
>>>
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