Annual Credit Report - THE ONLY GOVERNMENT APPROVED SITE FOR FREE REPORTS
Fight identity theft by monitoring and reviewing your credit report. You may request your free credit report online, request your report by phone or request your report through the mail. Free credit reports requested online are viewable immediately upon authentication of identity. Free credit reports requested by phone or mail will be processed within 15 days of receiving your request.
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Bureau of Consumer Protection - Office of Consumer and Business Education
Federal Trade Commission
Their general website for credit information
Federal Trade Commission - Facts for Consumers
A .pdf guide
U.S. Financial Literacy and Education Commission
Learn how to legally improve your credit report. Also explains credit reports and credit scores, how to protect your finances.
The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) requires each of the nationwide consumer reporting companies — Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion — to provide you with a free copy of your credit report, at your request, once every 12 months. The FCRA promotes the accuracy and privacy of information in the files of the nation’s consumer reporting companies. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the nation’s consumer protection agency, enforces the FCRA with respect to consumer reporting companies.
A credit report includes information on where you live, how you pay your bills, and whether you’ve been sued or arrested, or have filed for bankruptcy. Nationwide consumer reporting companies sell the information in your report to creditors, insurers, employers, and other businesses that use it to evaluate your applications for credit, insurance, employment, or renting a home.
Equifax
Web: www.equifax.com
Phone: 1-800-685-1111
Experian
Web: www.experian.com
Phone: 1-877- 284-7942
TransUnion
Web: www.transunion.com
Phone: 1-877-322-8228