How to Stop Receiving Offers From Credit Card Companies

If you are tired of receiving offers for credit cards in the mail, you can opt out of receiving these offers. You have two choices for opting out of credit card offers: you can opt out for five years or permanently. To opt out, you must fill out a form online. If you opt out for five years, you can submit the form electronically; if you opt out permanently, you must submit the form by mail.

Instructions

1. Go to the Opt Out Prescreen website (see Resources) and click the blue button that says "Click Here to Opt-In or Opt-Out."

2. Check the box next to the opt-out option you want to use--five years or permanently.

3. Click "Submit" after selecting one of the opt-out options. A page will open that has the opt-out form for you to fill out.

4. Enter your personal information in the form, including your name, mailing address, telephone number, Social Security number and birth date.

5. Type the numbers or letters from the security image in the form beside the image and click "Confirm." If you submitted the form to opt out for five years, you are finished. If you chose to opt out permanently, print the form, sign it and mail it to:

   Opt-Out Department
   P.O. Box 2033
   Rock Island, IL 61204-2033

Resources

• Opt-Out Prescreen