After the Equifax security breach that impacted millions of US consumers, many have elected to place a credit freeze on one or all of their credit reports as a safeguard. While putting a freeze on your report helps protect against fraud, it can present challenges if the consumer needs to obtain legitimate financing. 

In light of the recent Equifax security breach, Data Facts is re-posting information on the mortgage lending services of fraud alerts and credit freezes.

 Approximately 15 million United States residents have their identities used fraudulently each year with financial losses totalling upwards of $50 billion.  On a case-by-case basis, that means approximately 7% of all adults have their identities misused with each instance resulting in approximately $3,500 in losses!!