Schumer Moves to Clean Up Credit Reporting Ads

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1. “ If these companies want to say -- or sing for that matter -- that they are giving people free credit reports, then they can't charge people $15 a month, simple as that. ”

   By Charles E. Schumer

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• Federal Trade Commission
• Congress
• FTC
• Texas
• Charles E. Schumer

1. We've all seen the TV commercial featuring the guys in silly costumes singing about free credit reports. U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer calls such ads a "long-running scam" and says he wants the Federal Trade Commission to put a stop to it. (Read Full Article)

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