A high credit score can save you thousands of dollars—here are 2 of the simplest ways to increase yours in 2019

Man checking his credit score

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/12/21/2-simple-ways-to-increase-your-credit-score-in-2019.html When it comes to paying off your mortgage, NerdWallet found that an excellent score will save you more than $10,000 in interest over 30 years, compared to a score of 680.  Do your credit reports contain inaccurate derogatory information?  Visit annualcreditreport.com for free credit reports.

Data Breach at Question-and-Answer Site Quora Affects 100 Million

  https://www.wsj.com/articles/data-breach-at-question-and-answer-site-quora-affects-100-million-1543896110?mod=hp_lista_pos2  The question-and-answer website Quora Inc. said Monday that hackers had broken into its network and gained access to data belonging to 100 million users. Quora detected the hack on Friday and is still investigating the incident. The company said that the hackers gained access to users’ names, email addresses and direct messages. […]

Marriott says breach of Starwood guest database compromised info of up to 500 million

Marriott said it determined on Nov. 19 that the information was from its Starwood database. “The company has not finished identifying duplicate information in the database, but believes it contains information on up to approximately 500 million guests who made a reservation at a Starwood property,” the company said in a statement. For about […]