You don't need both because a credit freeze ostensibly prevents any new lenders from opening fraudulent accounts by
denying access to your credit report, a necessary step for credit approval.
Not exact matches
All consumers who are
denied credit have
access to a free
credit report as part of the process.
Unfortunately, inaccurate
credit reports have
denied access to mortgage
credit or have raised the cost of
credit for many prospective borrowers.
That's why, although it's better
to stagger your free
credit reports by pulling only one every four months, I decided
to get all three at once — and was promptly
denied access to two of them because I answered one or more of the verification questions incorrectly.
Unfortunately, inaccurate
credit reports have
denied access to mortgage
credit or have raised the cost of
credit for many prospective borrowers.