Reputation is important – especially in the financial world. Unfortunately, identity theft can compromise your financial reputation. Identity thieves use your personal information to obtain credit, loans or commit other kinds of fraud, ruining your credit score in the process. A credit score is displayed on your credit report. It is a number used by lenders as an indicator of how likely you are to repay your debts and the probability of you defaulting on your loans. This score is a snapshot of your credit condition at a particular point in your life. It varies from time to time, depending on what is reflected in your credit history and how you behave when you use your credit. Your credit report also displays how you make your monthly payments on your credit card bill. As such, it is a record of your credit ......