Your Wealth Guide

Helen March And Karen Ciancio asked:


Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion are the 3 major credit bureaus and are required by law (Fair Credit Reporting Act - FCRA) to provide you with a free annual credit report at your request.

Once every 12 months you can request a free copy of your credit report. Your credit report includes information on where you live, how you pay your bills, whether you’ve been sued, arrested, or whether you have filed for bankruptcy.

The 3 major credit bureaus sell the information in your report to your creditors, your insurers, employers, and other businesses. Those businesses use your report to assess and evaluate your applications for credit, insurance, employment, or even renting a home…

You are also entitled to one Experian, TransUnion or Equifax Free Credit Report during any 12-month period no matter where you live, if:



You are unemployed and intend to apply for a job in the next 60 days.

You are on public welfare assistance.

You believe your credit report contains inaccurate information due to fraud.

You have received notice of an adverse decision within the past 60 days:

You were denied credit

You were denied insurance coverage

You were denied employment



Otherwise, each of these 3 major credit bureaus may charge you up to $9.50 for another copy of your report within a 12-month period.

You can request a copy of your Equifax free credit report here:

Equifax Information Services LLC

P.O. Box 740241 Atlanta, GA 30374

or call 800-685-1111

Another alternative is to print out the Annual Credit Report Request Form at the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) site and when filling out the form, be sure to mark only the Equifax free credit report. (Save the free report requests from TransUnion Credit Bureau and Experian Credit Bureau for another time.)

The FTC (Federal Trade Commission) recommends that you obtain an application for the free annual credit reports through:

annualcreditreport.com or

Call: 1-877-322-8228 or

Mail the request to:

Annual Credit Report Request Service,

P.O. Box 105281,

Atlanta, GA 30348-5281.

For more information on your rights and application to access to your Equifax free credit report, visit the FTC site at ftc.gov.

Your Equifax free credit report is a snapshot of your borrowing and bill paying behavior over the last 24 months. The report will provide you with a credit score. With careful planning and as time goes by you have the power to change it for the better.



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Delia Galley asked:


Get a Free Credit Report

Credit management is a leading American issue. Approximately 30 million Americans struggle with some form of poor credit. The quest to repair bad credit, must start with the knowledge of your current credit standing. The only way to do this, is to request a copy of your credit report.

There are myriad of credit reporting organizations that are willing and able to sell you a credit report, however you are entitled to a free credit report per the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).

The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) requires each of the Nationwide Consumer Reporting organizations (Equifax, TransUnion and Experian) to provide you with one free credit report every 12 months per your request. This means that you are entitled to three free credit reports per year, if you deem it necessary. You can stagger the requests or order all of them at the same time.

To obtain your free credit report online, you must go to www.annualcreditreport. com. This is the only official website that provides a free credit report. Consumers from all 50 states are eligible for the free report. The offer is extended to residence in the Eastern states, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico as of September 1, 2005. You can also order your free credit report by calling the toll-free number 1-877-322-8228 or mailing your Annual Credit Report Request form to:

Annual Credit Report Request Service

P.O. Box 105281

Atlanta, GA 30348-5281

You will need to provide name, address, Social Security number, and date of birth. If you have changed your place of residence within the last two years, you will need to provide a previous address. Do not contact the Consumer Reporting Agencies directly, they only provide free credit reports through the three methods mentioned (phone, website or mail).

If you request your credit report online, you should be able to get it immediately. If you order your credit report by phone or by mail, you can expect to get it within 15 days of the request.

Once you have obtained your free credit report, verify the information and fix any errors



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S. Michael Windsor asked:


All About Free Credit Reports

Obtaining a free credit report is not a daunting task. However, finding the right way that best suits you can save you a lot of time and money when looking into your credit score. There are several ways to get a free credit report. One of the ways is simply visiting one of the three credit reporting companies and simply following their directions at their website. In many cases the free credit report will be provided in exchange for a free trial on your part or something very similar. While this is not necessarily a problem as it has a 30 day money back guarantee period or similar, it can be a slight drawback since there is a bit more responsibility on your part. But, realize that during these 30 days you can really look into your credit report and utilize the additional services these companies can provide at no cost! Now that is a great deal. Better than just a free report with nothing else.

Other ways of obtaining just a free annual credit report can be through the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). If you go to the FTC website and follow the necessary links, you will end up at a form which you must fill out and submit to the FTC. The information the commission wants from you is your name, address, Social Security number, and date of birth mainly. After filling out the form, you can send it over to Annual Credit Report Request Service, P.O. Box 105281, Atlanta, GA 30348-5281 and wait for a credit reporting company to respond as opposed to instantly through the credit reporting companies directly.

For individuals who have been denied credit or similar, they are provided a free credit report through the inquiry on the part of the lender, insurance company or even employer. After receiving this notice, the person inquired upon has the opportunity to receive a free credit report from the company who provided the organization with your credit report. In addition, if a person is currently unemployed and planning on getting a new job within 60 days or are on welfare, they are eligible for a free credit report as well.

Having a good FICO credit score and clean credit report is very necessary in order to obtain quality loans, jobs, insurance, even places to live and it is very important to look at your credit more than just once a year. Monitoring your credit regularly will allow you to find any negative marks and/or errors due to such things as identity theft immediately. It can be quite astonishing how fast unnecessary items can appear and quickly lower your credit score. Many people don’t even notice this until either they get an annual report, if they do, or apply for a loan and discover the problem. Take advantage of the no cost trials consumer credit reporting companies provide and see how easy monitoring your credit can actually be.



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