Community news in brief 
The Center for Great Neighborhoods, in conjunction with PNC Bank, Northern Kentucky Community Action Commission and the Urban Learning Center, will be offering a series of financial literacy workshops beginning this month.
Source: news.cincypost.com

California Selling Social Security Numbers 
When Alexis Jones tried buying house and found several accounts she didn't recognize on her credit report, she knew she'd joined 45,000 other Californians who, every year, become an identity theft victim. CBS13 TALKBACK California has been selling its residents' social security numbers online for the last four years. (Read Story) Tell us what you think See: Current Talkback …
Source: cbs13.com

AP9 PrivacyMatters123 Offers Insights into the Value of a Good Credit Score 
AP9 Privacy Matters 123 provides savings on unlimited credit reports and scores as well as credit monitoring services and more.
Source: news.yahoo.com

Screws tighten on strapped home buyers 
With time ticking on his adjustable rate mortgage, Mark Lamb has been trying to refinance to a fixed rate and save himself from a $400 monthly payment increase come July. The response from lenders is always the same: Pay down your debt and improve your credit score, both of which have been the same since he got the mortgage two years ago. Refinancing is "a lot more difficult now," Lamb said. "It …
Source: www.startribune.com

Subprime lenders push back 
Everyone is blaming "explosive ARMs" for the crisis in subprime loans. But several spokesmen for the mortgage industry told Congress this Thursday that these variable mortgages have not contributed much to rising default rates.
Source: money.cnn.com

Fixing your payment history might hurt your credit score 
Dear Liz: I hired a law firm to dispute a number of items on my credit report.
Source: www.latimes.com