"You can still choose the cash option on the claim form, but you will be disappointed with the amount you receive and you won't get the free credit monitoring," the site stated.
FTC warns cash option may be small for Equifax settlement
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Smarties
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It says you can still change your mind... but I'm wondering what the credit monitoring service really gives you that all the free apps don't? And the email alerts straight from the credit agencies that you can sign up for whenever anything new hits your credit file?
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I just took the monitoring and it’s a whatever for me.Smarties wrote: ↑Thu Aug 01, 2019 6:06 pm It says you can still change your mind... but I'm wondering what the credit monitoring service really gives you that all the free apps don't? And the email alerts straight from the credit agencies that you can sign up for whenever anything new hits your credit file?
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https://www.ftc.gov/enforcement/cases-p ... settlementSmarties wrote: ↑Thu Aug 01, 2019 6:06 pm It says you can still change your mind... but I'm wondering what the credit monitoring service really gives you that all the free apps don't? And the email alerts straight from the credit agencies that you can sign up for whenever anything new hits your credit file?
They say also identity theft protection.
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lunarprancer wrote: ↑Thu Aug 01, 2019 7:48 pmhttps://www.ftc.gov/enforcement/cases-p ... settlementSmarties wrote: ↑Thu Aug 01, 2019 6:06 pm It says you can still change your mind... but I'm wondering what the credit monitoring service really gives you that all the free apps don't? And the email alerts straight from the credit agencies that you can sign up for whenever anything new hits your credit file?
They say also identity theft protection.
Hmmm that might be worthwhile.
I think its kinda funny they put this out there with a cash option and expected only a relatively small amount of people would pick the cash.
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