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deceased alert
debt-to-capital ratio
decedent
Definition
Statement
on a
credit report
that
indicates
to
potential
creditors
that the individual has passed
away
. The
alert
statement is placed on the
credit
report to
stop
identity theft
, to
ensure
a criminal is not able to
take over
the deceased individual's identity.
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