How Does Identity Theft Happen?

  • September 18, 2023
  • By: Julie Rogier
  • With a multi-decade career in communications, Julie Rogier serves on GreenPath’s content marketing team. She has presented on financial wellness for groups including the 2021 and 2022 Financial Services Midwest Summit, and regularly writes about financial health and wellness for several publications including U.S. News and World Report.
  • Category: Blog, Security

You may wonder, How Identity theft happens? It occurs when someone steals your personal information and uses it fraudulently.

Protecting Your Finances While Traveling

  • August 25, 2023
  • By: Tara Spicer
  • Tara Spicer is a writer for GreenPath Financial Wellness, covering everything from budgeting best practices to financial literacy for families. A former book editor and University of Michigan alum, she divides her time between the page and parenting in Seattle, Washington.
  • Category: Blog, Budgeting, Credit, Financial Health Tips, Security

August is a popular travel month for Americans. There are to protect your finances while traveling. Here are some security tips.

Identity Theft: What It Is and How to Protect Yourself – Recorded Webinar

  • December 8, 2022
  • By: Greenpath Financial Wellness
  • GreenPath Financial Wellness is a trusted national nonprofit with more than 60-years of helping people build financial health and resiliency. Our NFCC-certified counselors give you options to manage credit card debt, student loans and homeownership.
  • Category: Recorded Webinars, Security

This recorded webinar will bring you up to speed on identity theft, inform you of common scams and pitfalls to avoid.

Protecting Yourself From Holiday Identity Theft

  • November 30, 2022
  • By: Greenpath Financial Wellness
  • GreenPath Financial Wellness is a trusted national nonprofit with more than 60-years of helping people build financial health and resiliency. Our NFCC-certified counselors give you options to manage credit card debt, student loans and homeownership.
  • Category: Blog, Security

The hustle and bustle of the holiday shopping season can leave people more vulnerable to identity theft. Here are some tips for protecting yourself.

What To Do If Your Identity Has Been Stolen: 5 Crucial Steps

  • October 2, 2022
  • By: Greenpath Financial Wellness
  • GreenPath Financial Wellness is a trusted national nonprofit with more than 60-years of helping people build financial health and resiliency. Our NFCC-certified counselors give you options to manage credit card debt, student loans and homeownership.
  • Category: Blog, Security

If something seems amiss—strange collections calls, bills you don’t recognize, a sudden drop in your credit score—you may be a victim of identity theft. Warning signs of identity theft include: unexplained accounts or debts fraudulent information on your credit report missing bills being denied credit...

Playing it Safe on the Internet. Protecting Yourself from Identity Theft – Recorded Webinar

  • December 17, 2020
  • By: Greenpath Financial Wellness
  • GreenPath Financial Wellness is a trusted national nonprofit with more than 60-years of helping people build financial health and resiliency. Our NFCC-certified counselors give you options to manage credit card debt, student loans and homeownership.
  • Category: Blog, Recorded Webinars, Security

ON DEMAND - VIEW NOW: If you are reading this, you use the internet. Over the years the internet has changed how we shop, communicate and consume our news. It has affected how we manage our funds and how we manage our lives. It is an amazing tool that has changed the world. Unfortunately, it is not always safe. There...

7 Tips for Safe Holiday Online Shopping

  • December 3, 2020
  • By: Greenpath Financial Wellness
  • GreenPath Financial Wellness is a trusted national nonprofit with more than 60-years of helping people build financial health and resiliency. Our NFCC-certified counselors give you options to manage credit card debt, student loans and homeownership.
  • Category: Blog, Security

December is National Identity Theft Prevention and Awareness Month. Safe online shopping is especially important as we head into the holiday season. With the increase in online purchasing, how can you protect your identity and ensure safe holiday online shopping? Get Informed Identity theft occurs when someone uses...

Identity Theft Insurance

  • December 2, 2017
  • By: Greenpath Financial Wellness
  • GreenPath Financial Wellness is a trusted national nonprofit with more than 60-years of helping people build financial health and resiliency. Our NFCC-certified counselors give you options to manage credit card debt, student loans and homeownership.
  • Category: Blog, Security

Identity theft can be a lengthy and costly process. If you are concerned about identity theft, you can purchase identity theft insurance.

How to Protect Your Identity from Identity Theft

  • November 2, 2017
  • By: Greenpath Financial Wellness
  • GreenPath Financial Wellness is a trusted national nonprofit with more than 60-years of helping people build financial health and resiliency. Our NFCC-certified counselors give you options to manage credit card debt, student loans and homeownership.
  • Category: Blog, Security

Your personal information is a precious commodity and should be treated as such. It should be guarded like treasure and only shared with those you trust. Protecting your information can be the best way to defend yourself against identity theft. Defend your Social Security number Don't carry your Social Security card around...

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