Month: April 2018

CREDIT SCORES MAY BE GOING UP IN MAY

Martinson & Beason, PC According to a recent article on Forbes, Americans may see their credit scores go up as the three (3) major reporting bureaus—Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion—all start eliminating tax liens and civil judgments from their credit reports. From a common sense standpoint, it may seem obvious why negative civil judgments or tax liens would show up on a report as those issues would certainly affect a person’s financial stability. However, the Forbes article points out that reports of civil judgments and tax liens often were attached to the wrong consumer, which resulted in someone with no judgments or liens being impacted by mistakes made by the credit agencies.

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Mo Show Live with Identity Theft Attorney Micah Adkins

Martinson & BeasonThe next episode of the Mo Show Live will air Wednesday, April 25th at 3:00 Central Time and will feature identity theft and consumer affairs attorney Micah Adkins of the Adkins Firm, PC. Morris and Micah will be discussing how to protect your identity, identity theft, obtaining your free credit report, credit scores, credit report errors, data breaches, and other credit and identity theft consumer safety tips. It’s estimated that there were 16.7 million victims of identity fraud in 2017, a new record high. Schemes are becoming more complicated and several websites have experienced high profile data breaches comprising members’ data. This Mo Show will serve as a forum and source of information for those interested in protecting their identity.

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Mo Show Live with Rotary International President-Nominee Mark Maloney

Martinson & Beason Tune in to the Mo Show Live on Wednesday, May 2nd at 2:00 pm (CST) where our guest will be Mark Maloney, Rotary International President-Nominee. Mark Maloney was recently selected by the Nominating Committee for President of Rotary International and will be declared president-nominee October 1st if no other candidate is suggested. Morris and Mark will be discussing what Rotary is, the organization’s mission, the growth Rotary clubs at the local, national and international level and how they serve our communities at home and abroad. As a member of the Rotary Club of Madison, Morris is proud to welcome President-Nominee Maloney to the program. Both the Rotary Club of Madison and Rotary Club of Decatur are part of Rotary District 6860.

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Mo Show Live with Huntsville City Councilman Devyn Keith

Mo Show Live with Devyn Keith The next episode of the Mo Show Live will air Wednesday, April 11th at 3:00 central time and will feature Devyn Keith, who currently serves as the Huntsville City Councilman for District One. Morris and Councilman Keith will be discussing the growth of the City and the Huntsville metropolitan area, the challenges facing District One and the City as a whole, and Devyn’s innovative approach to municipal government. Devyn is a Huntsville native and a proud product of the city’s community network. After graduating from Sparkman High School, he attended Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama on a full athletic scholarship. While at Samford, Devyn founded Brothers of 1 Voice (B01V), a non-profit advocating and empowering teens who aged out of state support services. Devyn was also engaged in a number of municipal projects while in Birmingham.

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Rise in “Gray” Divorces: Why people 50 and older are getting more divorces and what are the consequences

Gray Divorce Last year, a Pew Research article noted the serious rise in “gray” divorces, those involving couples who are 50 and older (the phrase is a bit derogatory, I’ll admit). The divorce rate for people over 50 has doubled since 1990, and for people over 65, the rate has tripled in that same time span. A primary factor in the increase of these separations is the aging of the “Baby Boomer” generation, which makes up a large percentage of the population

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