Posts Tagged ‘Consumers’

Beware of Your Free Annual Credit Report

Philip Tirone asked: Downloading a free annual credit report isn’t a complete waste of your time, but you should be aware of a few pitfalls. Free Annual Credit Report Warnings Per the law, the three major credit-reporting bureaus are required to provide a free annual credit report to consumers. This means that you can review [...]

First Time Home Buyer: Get a Free Credit Report

Mike Trudeau asked: You’ve probably seen the many advertisements that promise, a free credit report. You may have asked yourself, how is it possible for all these companies to offer these attractive free services? The answer is, like a lot of things; there is a catch. The catch, of course, isn’t an obvious one, when [...]

Checking Your Credit Report: Different Ways to Check Your Credit Report

Thomas Boston asked: Every consumer should want to keep track of their credit score, and the best way to get a full rundown on your credit and your financial standing is to get a copy of your credit report from one of the major three credit services (Experian, Trans Union, and Equifax). Because of a [...]

Glitches on Your Credit Report: How to Fix Them Right

David Siegel asked: s world, having a bad credit report may be detrimental. Even though in most cases consumers have brought this upon themselves, in some cases the bad credit report may be caused by a glitch in the credit bureau system. As up to 25% of credit reports have a substantial error that can [...]