september: Federal Law Allows You To Freeze And Unlock Your Credit Report
- 10/15/18 04:57 PM
As of September 21, a new federal law allows you to freeze and unlock your credit report for free at all three credit agencies. This could have cost up to $19 per agency every time you locked or unlocked your credit report. A freeze prevents lenders from opening your credit report. This will stop fraudsters from opening any type of credit in your name. This action from the federal government comes a year after the Equifax data breach that exposed 148 million Americans personal information. The law also extends credit alerts from 90 days to one year. You have to freeze … (8 comments)
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