OLYMPIA, Wash.– The Washington CU League joined Attorney General Rob McKenna, the AARP and legislators in encouraging the state Legislature to give all Washington residents the opportunity to freeze access to their credit reports when issues of identity theft arise. “Under our current law, a pickpocket could snatch your wallet, a scam artist could trick you into providing personal information over the phone or computer, your home could be broken into and personal documents could be taken – but you have to wait until further damage is done before you can block access to your credit report,” McKenna said. “It’s like having a law that says you can’t put a deadbolt on your door until your house has been burglarized."
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