Not exact matches
Rather than sign your rights away with Equifax, consider the numerous free and low -
cost credit monitoring services available from other providers (although check to see how those
services are affiliated with the three major
credit monitors, one
of which is Equifax, first).
Canadians rattled by the massive Equifax data breach may turn to
credit monitoring and anti-identify theft
services for peace
of mind, but in most cases they'll be paying more for what is presently available for little or no
cost, according to experts.
At just $ 14.99 each month, the
credit monitoring service is one
of the most
cost - effective plans available.
You will also benefit from three months
of credit monitoring services at no additional
cost to you.
Beware
of other, less scrupulous sites that purportedly offer your
credit score for free or a nominal charge
of $ 1 but are really trying to sell you unnecessary
credit monitoring services, which can
cost up to $ 30 monthly.
The standard Privacy Guard
credit monitoring service is available to subscribers at the
cost of $ 14.99 per month.
Some
credit monitoring services may provide a score that approximates your actual FICO score to reduce the
cost of providing that information.
Experian began offering a FICO score in Dec. 2014 as part
of a
credit -
monitoring service that
costs $ 21.95 a month.
Offered by Discover Bank at no
cost, only available online, and currently include the following
services: (a) daily
monitoring of your Experian ®
credit report and an alert when a new account is listed on your report; (b) daily
monitoring of thousands
of risky websites known for revealing personal information and an alert if your Social Security number on is found on such a website.
To
monitor every aspect
of performance not only increases the
cost of managing the project, but also require the supplier to build additional
cost into its
cost model as a contingency for having to pay
service level
credits.