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In reply to the discussion: Free credit reports? [View all]

Lemonwurst

(327 posts)
3. No no no no no
Thu Sep 14, 2023, 07:00 PM
Sep 2023

This is always frustrating - you are allowed by law to receive one free credit report from EACH of the three reporting agencies each year.

www.annualcreditreport.com

This is not a private, for-profit website like Credit Karma, and although they may provide a useful service, someone is paying them, if not you.

We rotate between the three agencies each four months, so we always have an up-to-date credit report every 120 days or so. Again, it’s not only free, this is the result of consumer protection legislation that may have even been bi-partisan back when there were a handful of human Republicans.

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Free credit reports? [View all] grumpyduck Sep 2023 OP
I use Credit karma. amerikat Sep 2023 #1
I applied claudette Sep 2023 #2
No no no no no Lemonwurst Sep 2023 #3
Thank you! grumpyduck Sep 2023 #4
Yes! I use that site. The individual credit report sites are free but they try to upsell you. Wonder Why Sep 2023 #5
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