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no_hypocrisy

(49,507 posts)
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 05:20 AM Thursday

Is there an agency or something similar to PREVENT

banks and financial institutions/businesses from giving loans in your name?

My friend's wife is taking out multiple loans in his name by doing it online. (She has his DOB and SS#.)

He refuses to go to the police and/or prosecutor to file fraud charges against her. (He's deathly afraid of her.)

In the meantime, he's stuck with 5-digit loans in his name alone. Not only damage to his credit history, but real threat of collection agencies getting judgments against him, loss of their home, etc. And he's in his late 70's with no means of paying back these loans.

The MO is that his wife knows that he will go to his sister who has bailed him out in the past. But Sister now sees that she is financing her sister-in-law's financial follies and is refusing to continue.

So, in summary, is there any way my friend can put himself on a credit "Dud List" where he can be "blacklisted"?

Or will these financial businesses continue to loan money to his wife through him because of the interest and late fees that accumulate via no payments?

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Is there an agency or something similar to PREVENT (Original Post) no_hypocrisy Thursday OP
First, he can "freeze" his credit with the 3 major credit agencies... Think. Again. Thursday #1
Couldn't his wife lift the credit freeze no_hypocrisy Thursday #2
I believe the freeze has some security steps... Think. Again. Thursday #3
Yes. Happy Hoosier Thursday #4

Think. Again.

(19,923 posts)
1. First, he can "freeze" his credit with the 3 major credit agencies...
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 05:27 AM
Thursday

...which stop any future loans or credit applications from going through (he can lift that freeze for his own use anytime):

https://www.usa.gov/credit-freeze

Also, he can report the fraudulant loans to the lender (without telling her) to cancel his liability on them.

Think. Again.

(19,923 posts)
3. I believe the freeze has some security steps...
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 06:41 AM
Thursday

...that prevent the lift from being taken by someone who isn't the 'owner' of the credit, like 2-step verification, or security questions, or something.

Happy Hoosier

(8,619 posts)
4. Yes.
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 11:54 AM
Thursday

If he is unwilling to take legal action to stop her from commiting identity theft, she can hurt him bad. Further, if he KNOWS this is happening and does not take action to stop it, this can be interpreted as consent.

Long story short, he needs to take legal action, or she will ruin him.

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