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Applying
for your free credit report is fast and
easy, and provides you a whole new way
of looking at your credit. Thanks to the
convenience of online credit scoring and
reporting, you don't have to be in the
dark when it comes to your credit.
Your free
credit report is actually a combined
report that features details from all
three of the major credit bureaus. Since
Equifax, Experian, and TranUnion each
report and record slightly different
information, it can be important to have
all these details on one uniform
document, like we provide. There's
plenty of information on your credit
report that you should keep in mind.
First off, you'll want to be sure that
your credit report reflects your current
place of living, because if you've
recently moved and apply for credit, it
may be denied simply because the credit
reporting bureaus don't know that you
now live there. However, the useful
information doesn't stop there. You'll
have access to several years worth of
credit history, including details of
your specific accounts, the state of
your accounts, and the relevant contact
information if you have any questions or
need to clear up a debt.
The next
feature of our report service is a
combined credit score. Your credit score
is a number between 350 and 850, and is
commonly referred to as your FICO. FICO
scores are the common way that
individuals are compared to one another
when applying for credit, and the
average credit score in the United
States is actually 725, probably higher
than you might think. The advantage of
our credit score offer is that you'll
actually receive a 3-in-1 score, which
reveals each of the 3 scores from the
separate services, as well as a combined
average score that tells you where you
stand overall. You can use your FICO
score when comparing different loans or
offers from credit cards, because
they'll often publish what your interest
rate will be based on different scores.
For instance, any number from 750 to 850
is considered excellent credit,
reflecting your masterful ability to
manage your credit. Any number under 450
is considered extremely poor, and you
will want to make certain to improve
that number as soon and as often as
possible. Most Americans fall in the
“good” credit category, which is
classified as any credit score between
650 to 749.
The other
convenient feature of our credit report
and scoring offer is our credit
monitoring and alert service. This lets
you know what changes are taking place
on your credit report as they're
happening, giving you an important and
real-time perspective on your credit.
Additionally, in today's era of rampant
identity theft, a credit monitoring
service is crucial to stopping identity
thieves from running away with your
personally identifying details. The
credit monitoring feature can also be
valuable if you're in the process of
updating, rebuilding, or repairing your
credit, because you'll be kept abreast
of the changes as they occur.
Applying
for your free credit report is fast and
convenient. You can do it from anywhere
with an internet connection, at any time
of day. Take a few minutes, apply online
now, and get back on track to your ideal
credit score.
Frequently Asked Questions about Free
Credit Reports
What
types of accounts are shown on my credit
report?
Your
credit report will detail nearly every
line of credit that you've applied for,
have requested information about you, or
that you currently do business with.
There are really two parts to your
credit report – queries and accounts.
Credit report queries are reflected any
time any organization requests
information about your financial
worthiness. For the most part, these
queries won't influence your credit
worthiness, unless your report is
accessed numerous times in the same
month. When that occurs, it's assumed
that you're trying to game the system
and you could be penalized, even to the
amount of a hundred points off your FICO
score. The other part of your report is
your current and past accounts, which
details your payment histories (usually
over the last 81 months, or 6 and a half
years), maximum balances, total line of
credits, and other factors. This will
help your next lender determine if you
are responsible enough to maintain the
levels of payments that you're applying
for.
What can
I do if there is information on my
credit report that I don't understand or
that I know is incorrect?
One of
the most important things that you can
do with your credit report is to take
action. The major credit bureaus all
have scores of people that work for them
explicitly to assist you when you
discover incorrect information on your
report, and you'll have all the contact
details and information on your report
to get your dispute claim started. The
other important thing that you can do is
contact the specific companies in
question, to make sure that your account
is not being incorrectly charged for
things that you know shouldn't be on
there, or to make sure you're not the
victim of identity theft.
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