Chicagoist: Credit Reports, Getchyer Free Credit Reports!

Merideth Carleton

Wed, 16 Nov 2005 12:09:04 -0600

Have you seen this before? It's a number guessing game: http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/mentalmaths/guessthenumber.html. I guessed 84230, and it got it right! Pretty neat.

Merideth Carleton

Wed, 16 Nov 2005 12:07:29 -0600

Have you seen this before? It's a number guessing game: http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/mentalmaths/guessthenumber.html. I guessed 84230, and it got it right! Pretty neat.

Matt

Tue, 01 Mar 2005 12:34:55 -0600

Worked for me this morning...I stupidly didn't pay for a Credit score while doing it. I thought I could go back and get the cheapest one, but NO. Buy the score from TransUnion when you're getting your free report, it's only 6 bucks. If you don't it costs 30 later

notabbott

Tue, 01 Mar 2005 11:37:01 -0600

The Sun-Times article recommended paying for the credit score from one of the three, so the implicit assumption was that it wasn't included. I got bogged down in the TransUnion server this morning. I'll try again at 2am or something if I can remember.

Benjy

Tue, 01 Mar 2005 10:07:14 -0600

I just got two of mine, but haven't gone back to get the third one yet. I thought we were supposed to get our credit score for free as well, but the two I did wanted to charge extra for it!

Mr. Smith

Tue, 01 Mar 2005 07:55:10 -0600

Previously, you only got one free credit report through the individual websites. This will allow you to get a free report each year.

fred n.

Tue, 01 Mar 2005 07:45:44 -0600

I have always ordered mine free, anyway. Just claim that you were denied credit, and they will all waive the fee. I do this every year! And, you don't have to go thru that process above, just go to each website...

rachelle

Tue, 01 Mar 2005 07:39:45 -0600

oh. holy crap. i stuck with it and went through all their steps (they repeat!) and just now it said the website was temporarily unavailable and that i should come back in a few minutes!! and refill out the forms on their slow-ass server? I think i'll wait a few months til people aren't jamming the server.

rachelle

Tue, 01 Mar 2005 07:31:11 -0600

ok. first try - Equifax was asking me questions about a loan i got 12 years ago and something else from 7 years ago and I guess I didn't answer right because it wouldn't let me get my report. second try - transunion's server is so slow. i have to quit and go get ready for work. any one else have any luck?