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1/ After she left her spouse, Cheryl pulled her credit report and was shocked to find that her spouse had opened about 20 credit cards — many of them in her name.
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2/ Sherry says her husband would choke and threaten her. When she left him, she found herself hamstrung by debt he had incurred in her name. bit.ly/2ANtE4W
3/ This isn’t uncommon.
One-third of Texans who called the National Domestic Violence Hotline in the first half of 2018 reported some kind of economic abuse, says a @TexasAppleseed report. bit.ly/2ANtE4W
One-third of Texans who called the National Domestic Violence Hotline in the first half of 2018 reported some kind of economic abuse, says a @TexasAppleseed report. bit.ly/2ANtE4W
4/ Once survivors leave a domestic abuser or toxic relationship, the economic abuse they endured can be so bad that it hinders their attempts at rebuilding independent and financially stable lives.
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6/ Currently, there is not a legal process for a survivor to cancel their debt or send collectors to their abuser.
#txlege Sen. @JudithZaffirini has filed a bill that seeks to provide a way out. bit.ly/2ANtE4W
#txlege Sen. @JudithZaffirini has filed a bill that seeks to provide a way out. bit.ly/2ANtE4W
7/ This #txlege Senate bill would make threatening someone into taking on debt a state jail felony on par with identity theft. bit.ly/2ANtE4W
8/8 And victims of coerced debt would gain special rights conferred to victims of identity theft via the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act.
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