Business Services Industry
The Record, Hackensack, N.J., Your Money's Worth Column.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, May, 2004
By Kevin DeMarrais, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
May 2--NEW EAR TO HEAR GRIPES: In what seems a bit like giving the foxes the keys to the hen house, the Federal Trade Commission is putting credit reporting agencies in charge of handling consumer complaints about the agencies.
As a result of rules implemented nine days ago, when you complain to the FTC about mistakes in your credit files or lack of adequate response from the agencies, the people who made the mistakes or didn't correct them are responsible for clearing things up.
The three agencies -- Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion -- will be required only to "periodically provide reports to the FTC on the disposition of a sample of the...
Most Recent Business Articles
- Multiple criteria evaluation and optimization of transportation systems
- Multi-criteria analysis procedure for sustainable mobility evaluation in urban areas
- A two-leveled multi-objective symbiotic evolutionary algorithm for the hub and spoke location problem
- Multi-criteria analysis for evaluating the impacts of intelligent speed adaptation
- The development of Taiwan arterial traffic-adaptive signal control system and its field test: a Taiwan experience
Most Recent Business Publications
Most Popular Business Articles
- 7 tips for effective listening: productive listening does not occur naturally. It requires hard work and practice - Back To Basics - effective listening is a crucial skill for internal auditors
- FAS 109: a primer for non-accountants - Financial Accounting Standards Board's "Statement 109: Accounting for Income Taxes"
- LIFO vs. FIFO: a return to the basics
- Design a commission plan that drives sales - Sales Commissions
- Too Young to Rent a Car? - 25-years-old the minimum age for car renting - Brief Article
