Not exact matches
In Canada, for example, if you will accept a paper copy sent via the mail, you can
access your personal
credit report as
often as you'd like.
A
credit inquiry is a record of someone, or more
often some company,
accessing --» pulling» — your
credit report.
Monitoring and recovery services are
often sold together, and may include options like regular
access to your
credit reports or
credit scores.
Though we give our permission (
often in the small print few of us read), many of us probably don't realize all the times we're authorizing a third party to
access our
credit report and the potential affect on our
credit score of such an «inquiry.»
Identity Alerts are alert at no extra cost which you can
access online that monitor your
credit report, send you a notification when a new account is added on your
credit report, and monitor risky websites that
often reveal personal information like Social Security Numbers.
If your
credit reports are
accessed often for work or because you create new accounts with various financial institutions on a regular basis, it is not recommended that you freeze your accounts.
Tenants looking to rent an apartment will
often need to provide
access to their
credit report.
Good
credit is
often necessary to obtain employment or rent an apartment as well as provide
access to financial opportunities so don't let bad information ruin a good
credit report.
What to Look For: Do you have
access to your
credit report; How
often; What bureaus»
reports can you see?