How to Get an Absolutely Free Credit Report No Trial
Looking for an absolutely free credit report - no trial? The Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act, passed in 2003, entitles every citizen of the United States to one free credit report per year. You can easily get your copy without paying a cent - or giving out your credit card number. Don't fall for all the scams out there. If you don't want a credit monitoring service, or any of the other "products" these companies try to force down your throat, you don't have to take them. You CAN get an absolutely free credit report no trial.
Instructions
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Get an absolutely free credit report - no trial - by mail. Visit the Annual Credit Report official website (annualcreditreport.com), and select the option to order your free credit report through the mail. Print the document, fill out the required fields, and mail to the Annual Credit Report Request Service at this address: P.O. Box 105281, Atlanta, GA, 30348-5281.
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Get an absolutely free credit report - no trial - via the web. This is the fastest way to obtain your free credit report. You can download it to your computer and print it instantly. Visit the Annual Credit Report official website (annualcreditreport.com), and select your state from the drop-down menu. Fill out the form, accept the terms, and you'll be taken to your absolutely free credit report.
Tips & Warnings
You will be asked to provide personal information such as your address, date of birth, and social security number when ordering a free credit report. As long as you are interacting with the Annual Credit Report Agency, your information is safe. This is a government approved, credit agency approved, company that will not steal your personal information.
If English is not your first language, you may want to avoid the telephone service, as it is almost completely voice activated. Consider letting a trusted friend or relative make the call for you, or request your free credit report online or through the mail.
NEVER give your credit card number to receive a credit report. You can get an absolutely free credit report, no trial, without paying anything. If a company asks for your credit card number, quickly move on and don't get scammed. The only reliable place to get free credit reports is the Annual Credit Report Agency.
If you decide to get your free credit report via the web, you'll be given the option to select additional services for pay during the process. There are NOT required, so simply skip past them. Then, you'll be able to view your absolutely free credit report, no trial.
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Comments
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Analana -
Mar 02, 2009
Thanks for sharing! We do this every year. -
William Jordan
Feb 26, 2009
nice tips ... 5*