Good credit is critical when applying for a mortgage and identity theft has become more of a problem for Washington state consumers seeking timely and accurate credit records. Identity theft topped ...

Internet fraud complaints are up almost 15 percent from last year, and though ID theft remains the top issue, its percentage of all claims is down from last year Identity theft remained top of mind ...

For the 13th year in a row, identity theft topped the list of consumer complaints filed nationally, accounting for 18 percent of the over 2 million complaints logged into the Federal Trade ...

Identity theft was the leading consumer fraud complaint last year, far exceeding gripes about Internet auctions and services. Of the 204,000 complaints compiled by the Federal Trade Commission, 42 ...

Identity theft remained top of mind among U.S. consumers last year, but complaints about Internet auction fraud dropped noticeably, according to data released Wednesday by the U.S. Federal Trade ...