Obtaining Your Credit Report You can get your credit report for free. No, there’s no gimmick. There’s a law requiring the three major credit bureaus (Equifax, Experian, and Transunion) to give you a free copy each year. However, as you learn more about credit scores you’ll...
Hard or soft, that’s really what matters when it comes to credit inquiries. Soft inquiries When you look up your own credit history or score, that’s a soft inquiry. It doesn’t damage your score at all. If you use a credit monitoring service, chances are that...
You might feel like you’re on your own when it comes to your credit, but that’s far from the truth. In reality, the government passed the Fair Credit Reporting Act to protect consumers just like you. This act states that all of the information on...