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You Should Know@lemmy.world · 9 months ago

YSK: You can and should freeze your credit reporting accounts at all 3 providers (for US users)

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YSK: You can and should freeze your credit reporting accounts at all 3 providers (for US users)

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You Should Know@lemmy.world · 9 months ago

Equifax, TransUnion, and Experian all offer account freezing for free. Take advantage of it! It is a great way to prevent someone from wrecking your credit

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You should also place a security freeze on opening new bank and checking accounts in your name. Something almost nobody knows about…

https://www.chexsystems.com/security-freeze/place-freeze
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  Do you know if a credit freeze cover this case too?

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