Press Releases and Media Advisories
Springboard Warns Consumers about Tricky Marketing Tactics
January 27, 2005, 1:11 pm
Even large, otherwise reputable companies engage in deceptive marketing tactics. One of the top three credit bureau's current offer to people with perfect credit is a gimmick that smart consumers should avoid.
Springboard Non-Profit Consumer Credit Management warns consumers about credit bureau’s marketing techniques. One of the top three is awarding consumers with a perfect 850 credit score with $1,000 and free “Credit Alerts”. Although this sounds like a perfect deal, how likely is it to find a perfect consumer with a perfect score? These perfect people probably don’t exist, except in heaven.
Springboard encourages consumers to be smart and not fall for this marketing tactic. This strategy is a perfect gimmick to attract consumers and reel them into their expensive and unnecessary “services”.
Consumers may obtain a free credit report from www.annualcreditreport.com, by calling 877-322-8228, or by mailing an Annual Credit Report Form (obtained at www.ftc.gov.credit) to Annual Credit Report Request Service, P.O. Box 105281, Atlanta GA 30340-5281.
About Springboard Nonprofit Consumer Credit Management
Springboard is a nonprofit credit education and financial counseling organization founded in 1974. The agency offers personal financial education and assistance with money, credit and debt management through confidential counseling. Springboard is accredited by the Council on Accreditation, signifying high standards for agency governance, fiscal integrity, counselor certification and service delivery policies. The agency provides pre-bankruptcy counseling and debtor education as mandated by the bankruptcy reform law. Springboard is a HUD approved housing counseling agency and a member of the National Foundation for Credit Counseling, a national organization of nonprofit credit counseling agencies. The agency has several locations in California and offers face-to-face and nationwide phone counseling services. For more information on Springboard, call 1-800 WISE PLAN (1-800-947-3752) ext. 7750 or visit their web site at www.credit.org.
