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Consumers trying to determine their risk of becoming an identity theft victim typically are told to check their credit report for signs of unauthorized or suspicious activity. But a new Web-based service aims to give users a view into tricks ID thieves use that credit reports often miss, such as when crooks use only parts of a victim’s identity to fabricate a new one.

BANGKOK (AP) — Fitch Ratings cut Thailand’s sovereign credit ratings Thurs-day, the second such downgrade this week, saying that violent political turmoil has undermined state authority and the credibility of the country’s leaders.

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) Mortgage loan delinquency rates rose for the seventh quarter in a row to hit 3.96%, according to a report out on Monday. That’s a 12% increase from the second quarter’s 3.53% average.