Resources for Residents

Identity Theft Prevention

Effective January 31, 2011 a consumer who believes their credit information has been compromised can have a credit bureau place a security alert on their file. The alert requires a credit grantor to take steps to verify a credit applicant's identity before any new credit is provided. The maximum fee that credit bureaus can charge to place an alert on a file is $5. The alert can be cancelled by the applicant at any time or will expire automatically after six years .