Credit Report Basics
Credit Report Basics: Credit Report 101

Credit Report in simple terms, is the record of your credit history. A credit report is records of all of the information that credit bureaus have collected about the way you've managed your finances over the last 7-10 years. It is the official record of how you pay the money you owe to your creditors.

 

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Free Credit Report
Free Credit Report: Credit Report 101

Under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACT Act) consumers can request and obtain a free credit report once every 12 months from each of the three nationwide consumer credit reporting companies - Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion.

 

By Federal law, you are entitled to one free credit report per year directly from ...
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Annual Credit Report
Annual Credit Report: Credit Report 101

Getting an Annual credit report is like getting an annual physical check-up. During the past years, an individual would have had to fork over $9 to get a copy of his or her credit report.

 

At the present time, however, consumers are entitled to get a free annual credit report, thanks to a law passed by the United States Congress in 2003: the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA).


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Online Credit Report
Online Credit Report: Credit Report 101

There are many good reasons for getting online credit report. Convenience of being able to look at it on your own computer in the comfort of your own home is one of the biggest advantages of online credit reports.

 

It can be done in minutes and is obtained through a third party, such as through Equifax, Experian, or TransUnion or through a reporting agencies' own website.

 


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Credit Report Company
Credit Report Company: Credit Report 101

A Credit report company sends copies of the information to the lenders that a person is applying. They use a numeric system to rank financial reports based on financial activity of timely payments.

 

A potential lender will make decisions about extending consumer information based on the value number within these reports.

 



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