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Stay Alert – Beware of Fake Credit Repair

Using advertising or phone calls, credit repair scammers target financially distressed consumers who are having credit problems. These operations lure consumers to purchase their services by falsely claiming they’ll remove negative information from credit reports — such as bankruptcies, liens, and bad loans — even if that information is accurate. They may also promise to completely erase a bad credit history.

Desperate consumers eager for a quick fix that will remove negative marks from their credit history and increase their credit score may be convinced to make a large upfront payment for credit repair. But sadly, they’ll typically receive little or nothing in return and only go deeper into debt.

It’s important to note the following:

• Nobody can remove legitimate information from your credit report. Delinquencies and defaults stay on it for at least seven years.
  
  
• Legitimate debt repair companies cannot require upfront payment by law.

If your credit report has inaccurate information, you can repair it on your own by closely reviewing your credit reports and disputing inaccuracies. You can get your credit report for free from each credit bureau at AnnualCreditReport.com.

 

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What Should I Know About YouTube Shorts?

Question: I’ve watched a few YouTube Shorts and am curious to find out more. Can you give me a short overview of YouTube Shorts?

Answer: YouTube Shorts (think 60 seconds or less) launched in the U.S. in 2021. However, short-form video is no stranger to YouTube. The channel’s first-ever upload was only 18 seconds long, filmed 17 years ago in front of elephants at the San Diego Zoo.

YouTube Shorts are vertical video content created using a smartphone and uploaded directly to YouTube from the YouTube app. The built-in creation tools allow people to easily:

• Edit footage.
• Add music from major labels.
• Add animated text.
• Control the speed of the footage.
• Edit together up to four 15-second video clips to create one YouTube Short.

Unlike other short-form video apps — including Instagram Stories and Snapchat — YouTube Shorts don’t disappear after a certain period of time and will remain on YouTube. Viewers of YouTube Shorts can share, comment, like, dislike, or subscribe to a channel while viewing the video.

Has this short overview inspired your creativity? All you need to make a YouTube Short for your friends is your smartphone and an idea. Click here for more information including “5 Steps to Create a YouTube Short.”