Ready to buy a home? Be sure your credit is ready!
It is also important to monitoring and review your credit report to fight identity theft.
Obtain a Free credit report..... The 2003 Fair & Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA) has a provision premitting anyone in the nation to have access to one free credit report from EACH of the 3 credit bureaus ( Trans Union, Equifax & Experian)
There are 3 ways to request your free credit report
1. Online at www.annualcreditreport.com 2. Call toll free 1-877-8228 3. By mail Annual Credit report Request Serice P.O. Box 105281 Atlanta, GA 30348-5281
Your written request must include:
1. Your full name 2. Address 3. Social Security Number 4. Date of Birth 5. Specify which companies reports you would like (Trans Union, Equifax & Experian)
THERE IS ONLY ONE CENTRAL SOURCE TO OBTAIN YOUR FREE CREDIT REPORT
*BEWARE* Other companies may offer misleading free credit reports. These are generally a free trial to a fee based credit monitoring service.
This central site allows you to request a free credit report, once every 12 months from each of the nationwide consumer credit reporting companies: Equifax, Experian and TransUnion.
Fight identity theft by monitoring and reviewing your credit report. You may request your free credit report online, by phone or 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