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SmartCredit’s Exclusive Technology: Credit and Identity Protection at Your Fingertips

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by David B. Coulter

Want to avoid making phone calls, writing lengthy dispute letters, or logging in to your online accounts? Quickly and securely stop identity theft with SmartCredit’s Action Buttons.

SmartCredit’s Action Buttons communicate directly with creditors to help you remove identity theft if you’re ever a victim.  They complement our innovative Smart Credit Report® and various benefit-driven features.

The majority of ID protection products require a long process to stop identity theft. It usually involves a lengthy phone call, logging in to an account, and providing written documents. These products also fail to address identity theft accounts that get posted to credit reports.  Credit reports may show these as closed accounts, but they could still negatively affect your credit score.

With SmartCredit®, you can stop an identity thief from opening a new credit account. You get alerted when a suspicious account shows up on your credit reports, so you can remove it with the SmartCredit® Action Buttons. Members can also report identity theft to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and its sentential database of identity theft victims used by law enforcement nationwide. Remember, all of this happens with the simple push of a button.

Action Buttons also empower you to fix credit report errors, get goodwill corrections and replace lost or stolen credit cards with directly with your creditors. There’s no need for making phone calls, writing letters, or looking up account numbers.

SmartCredit® also protects your privacy with PrivacyMaster®, which finds, scans, and monitors websites that may be selling or misusing your personal information. Once alerted, you can choose to keep or remove your information from these sites.

About SmartCredit.com®
Founded in 2003, ConsumerDirect® created the SmartCredit® system.  It’s an employee-owned company that empowers everyday consumers to control their money, credit, identity, and privacy in one place.

Since its inception, SmartCredit® has built a network of over 60,000 partnering creditors, collection agencies, and financial institutions. More than one million people have subscribed to its products. For more information, visit https://blog.smartcredit.com.

by David B. Coulter 5/5/2010