Credit Report Access: Free Annual Access
A recent amendment to the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) requires each of the nationwide consumer reporting companies to provide you with a free copy of your credit report, at your request, once every 12 months.
The three nationwide consumer reporting companies have set up one central website, toll-free telephone number, and mailing address through which you can order your free annual report.
To order, click on www.annualcreditreport.com,
call 877-322-8228, or complete the Annual Credit Report Request Form and mail it to: Annual Credit Report Request Service,
P.O. Box 105281, Atlanta, GA 30348-5281. The form can be printed from www.ftc.gov/credit.
Do not contact the three nationwide consumer reporting companies individually. They are only providing free annual credit
reports through www.annualcreditreport.com, 877-322-8228, and Annual Credit Report Request Service, P.O. Box 105281, Atlanta, GA 30348-5281.
You may order your reports from each of the three nationwide consumer reporting companies at the same time,
or you can order from only one or two. The law allows you to order one free copy from each of the nationwide consumer reporting companies every 12 months.
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