A credit freeze will totally «lock» your credit — no one will be able to
access your credit file without you unfreezing the file first.
Not exact matches
Most new applications will automatically be declined because
without access to your
file, the creditor will have no way to evaluate your
credit.
Placing a security freeze on your
file is a way to control
access to your information since it prevents SageStream from releasing your
credit report or score
without your consent.
YOU UNDERSTAND THAT BY ACCEPTING THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS YOU ARE PROVIDING «WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS» TO ZANDER IDENTITY THEFT SOLUTIONS («We» or «Us») AND ITS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, CONTRACTORS, THIRD PARTY DATA PROVIDERS, AND ALL NATIONAL
CREDIT REPORTING AGENCIES UNDER THE FAIR
CREDIT REPORTING ACT (FCRA), AS AMENDED, INCLUDING,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, EXPERIAN, TRANSUNION, EQUIFAX AND AFFILIATED ENTITIES, TO
ACCESS YOUR
CREDIT FILES FROM EACH NATIONAL
CREDIT REPORTING AGENCY AND TO EXCHANGE INFORMATION ABOUT YOU WITH EACH SUCH NATIONAL
CREDIT REPORTING AGENCY IN ORDER TO VERIFY YOUR IDENTITY AND TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES TO YOU.
According to the CBC (I haven't found the decision yet), the Federal Court of Canada has called Bell «reprehensible» for
accessing a customer's
credit file without consent and then showing disdain for his complaint.
Having the ability to «easily lock and unlock
access to their Equifax
credit files» would be a helpful tool to prevent fraud
without inconveniencing yourself, though people currently still have to pay for freezes at Experian and TransUnion, the other big
credit bureau.
«Inhibiting consumers»
access to
credit without seeking a holistic understanding of their creditworthiness only propagates sparse
credit file conditions and conventionally unscoreable status.»