Noah_Bodie wrote:
http://www.wtopnews.com/index.php?nid=600&sid=1351625
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The proposed bills would allow the reporting agencies to charge a fee of $10 to each agency for placing and removing a freeze, with no charge to temporarily lift one. The service would be free to identity theft victims.
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No charge for a temporary lift is one of the BEST proposals I've heard to date among all the various states' credit freeze laws.
Washington, DC currently does not charge for a temporary lift.
ETA: EQ did not charge me for the two temp lifts I did, but today they claim the fee is $10 and they cannot waive it. I read their letter out loud to the supervisor "There is no charge to temporarily lift the security freeze for a specific time, party or parties" but they refuse to accept that they sent a letter that says that. Hello, FTC, here I come ...
ETA #2: I armed myself with a copy of the DC Code plus a fact sheet from the AG's office which clearly states they cannot charge to lift a freeze. I called EQ and got a CSR who lifted the freeze without a single mention of any charge. Sometimes, all it takes is talking to 5 people ...
Message Edited by masdeocho on 03-04-2008 01:51 PM
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03-05-2008 05:32 PM
