by Brad Morgan The crime of identity theft is not only financially devastating, it also invades every aspect of your life, making you feel unsafe and afraid. Unfortunately, this crime is on the rise. With profound internet usage, personal information, social security numbers, credit card numbers, and banking information are being ping-ponged across the world wide web. We are often lulled into a sense of security and believe that all of our personal information will make it to the proper de

No. Your credit score is a number calculated from the information in your credit report. Your credit report will contain information about your loans, other credit obligations, and negative actions in public record (bankruptcy, collections, court judgments). It actually contains absolutely no banking information so closing, or opening in most cases, a bank account does not hurt or help your score. In some cases, your credit score might be hurt if you open a bank account. The most common case