ConsumerInfo.com Launches National Credit Awareness Month; Campaign Seeks to Educate Consumers on Credit Reports, Credit Scores and Credit Management.Business Editors ORANGE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 27, 2002 As part of its ongoing effort to increase consumer understanding of credit management issues, ConsumerInfo.com, a leading provider of credit reports and other credit-related information to consumers, is launching a multifaceted mul·ti·fac·et·ed adj. Having many facets or aspects. See Synonyms at versatile. Adj. 1. multifaceted - having many aspects; "a many-sided subject"; "a multifaceted undertaking"; "multifarious interests"; "the multifarious education campaign as part of National Credit Awareness Month. "Smart Credit Management Starts Here" is the theme of the campaign, which will kick off on Friday Friday: see Sabbath; week. Friday young Indian rescued by Crusoe and kept as servant and companion. [Br. Lit.: Robinson Crusoe] See : Servant , March 1 and continue until the end of the month. A highlight of the campaign is a $15,000 sweepstakes sweepstakes, contest or race, usually a horse race, on which a lottery is run. Prizes are awarded to the holders of winning tickets. In the case of a horse race, the draw is made from the names of all the horses entered in the race and vast numbers of blanks. , with the winner receiving a pre-paid credit card in that amount. "Learning how to manage your credit has become an essential financial skill," said Ed Ojdana, founder and president of ConsumerInfo.com. "Your credit history not only influences whether you get a loan and how much interest you're you're Contraction of you are. you're you are you're be charged; it also may be reviewed and evaluated by a host of influential organizations and individuals, including landlords, insurance companies, and even employers." ConsumerInfo.com has established a content-rich Web site (www.BeCreditAware.com) specifically for the campaign. The site will provide a variety of informational materials designed to help consumers gain a better understanding of the sometimes arcane ar·cane adj. Known or understood by only a few: arcane economic theories. See Synonyms at mysterious. [Latin arc world of credit. Included will be a series of brief, easy-to-understand articles on subjects such as credit reports, raising one's credit score, the impact of marriage and/or and/or conj. Used to indicate that either or both of the items connected by it are involved. Usage Note: And/or is widely used in legal and business writing. divorce on credit and avoiding identity fraud. Ojdana noted that the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the has given consumers unprecedented opportunities to easily review their credit histories, learn their credit scores and protect themselves against identity fraud. "We want to help people understand credit and learn the various ways they can improve their credit and their credit scores," said Ojdana. "Such knowledge can have an enormous impact on a person's financial well-being." About ConsumerInfo.com ConsumerInfo.com was established to give consumers quick, easy and inexpensive access to their credit histories. Since its founding in 1995, the company has provided credit reports to more than 5 million consumers. ConsumerInfo.com was the first U.S. company to offer consumers online access to single-bureau credit reports, three-bureau credit reports and lender-style credit scores. ConsumerInfo.com is a Homestore(TM) company (Nasdaq:HOMS). |
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