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   Information from the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network - (7)
   Information from Bar Associations and Other Legal Organizations - (3)
   Information from Government Agencies - (8)
  Information from the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network
 
   Credit Reports & Credit Discrimination
Information about your right to credit
By: Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc.

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   Credit Discrimination Pamphlet (Separate Website)
Information on issues with relating to credit reporting agencies.
By: Southwestern Pennsylvania Legal Services, Inc.
 
  
   
   Getting or Cosigning for Credit
Information on obtaining credit
By: Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc.

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   Credit Card Fact Sheet
Informational Fact Sheet for Consumers
By: MidPenn Legal Services
 
  
   
   Defending Consumer Rights (Separate Website)
Information on methods to protect consumer rights.
By: Community Legal Services
  
   
   Fair Credit Reporting Act (Separate Website)
Information on your rights under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
By: Southwestern Pennsylvania Legal Services, Inc.
 
  
   
   Pennsylvania Consumer Safety Issues - Part 3 (Video) (Separate Website)
Excerpt from Northwestern Legal Services' "Access to Justice" cable access television show broadcast on Erie Cablevision (Channel 2) in Erie, PA.

July 2007. 5/31/07 - The Pennsylvania Attorney General provides information on a variety of consumer related issues and scams.
Part 3 Identity Theft, Information on obtaining Free Credit Reports, Phishing and Pharming Activity. (6:56)

Host- Robert Oakley, Esq., NWLS Director
Guest Tom Corbett, Attorney General of Pennyslvania

Click on title above to watch the program.
By: Northwestern Legal Services
 
  
   
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  Information from Bar Associations and Other Legal Organizations
 
   Know Your Credit Rights This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page. (Separate Website)
Consumer information pamphlet from the Pennsylvania Bar Association.
By: Pennsylvania Bar Association
  
   
   Credit Reporting Problems (Separate Website)
Information about credit reporting problems.
By: Erie County Bar Association
  
   
   Advantage Credit Counseling/Consumer Credit Counseling (Erie County) (Separate Website)
Information on free credit counseling services in Erie County.
By: Erie County Bar Association
  
   
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  Information from Government Agencies
 
   Your Credit Report: What It Says About You (Separate Website)
Information brochure about credit reports.
By: Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
  
   
   A Summary of Your Rights Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act [PDF] This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page. (Separate Website)
Information on your rights under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
By: Federal Trade Commission
  
   
   Financial Literacy: Earning a Lifetime of Dividends (Separate Website)
Information from a consumer booklet published by the Attorney General of Pennsylvania.
By: Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General
  
   
   Your Credit Rights: How the Law Protects You (Separate Website)
Information brochure on protections offered in the law to consumers using credit.
By: Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
  
   
   Freezing Your Credit (Separate Website)
Consumer Alert on law enacted to help fight identity theft.
By: Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General
  
   
   Credit Repair Scams This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page. (Separate Website)
Information relating to credit repair scams and companies that charge a fee and to "fix" your credit rating.
By: Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General
  
   
   Credit and Divorce (Separate Website)
Facts and information relating to credit and divorce.
By: Federal Trade Commission
  
   
   Credit Cards & Consumer Loans (Separate Website)
Consumer information from the Federal Trade Commission.
By: Federal Trade Commission
  
   
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