GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A nonprofit in Grand Rapids, Mich., is working to help human trafficking victims fix their credit as they try to take back their lives.

Safe Haven Ministries, which works with domestic abuse and human trafficking survivors, was recently authorized to certify victim status under the Debt Bondage Repair Act, an amendment to the Fair Credit Reporting Act that helps survivors fix their credit after being trafficked.

A trafficker's common method of control is to take out credit cards or loans in their victim's........

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