| A credit report is information about each
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| | one of these agencies, all of which have
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| person that is used by financial
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| | similar, albeit not exactly the same,
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| institutions to determine whether or not
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| | information about you and your credit
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| to give you credit. A credit report
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| | history.
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| contains vital personal information about
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| | It's important to monitor your credit
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| a person as well as employment
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| | report and your monthly bills and watch
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| information and credit use information.
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| | for 'red flags' that may symbolize that
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| Your credit report is given to anyone who
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| | you have become a victim of identity
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| asks for it when they have your
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| | theft. Some of the red flags to watch out
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| permission, primarily banks and other
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| | for on your credit report are:
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| lending institutions who are considering
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| | - Several loan applications made in quick
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| giving you a loan or a mortgage.
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| | succession at a variety of agencies.
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| It is vitally important that you check
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| | (Especially if you have no recollection
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| your credit record at least once a year
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| | of doing so.)
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| from each of the three credit reporting
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| | - Many hits on your credit report for
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| agencies. Each agency may have different
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| | loan and credit applications over a long
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| information about you and your credit
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| | period of time. Some identity thieves are
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| history, so it's important to check all
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| | very tricky and go slowly with credit
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| three. They all offer one free credit
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| | applications so as to not raise any alarm
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| report a year and this is an important
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| | bells.
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| step to maintaining good credit and for
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| | - Any application made out of state.
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| avoiding identity fraud.
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| | It is important that you thoroughly read
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| In your credit report you will find
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| | your credit report and make note of
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| information about your life - as a
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| | anything on there that you do not recall.
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| person, such as your mailing address,
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| | You can always request a change to your
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| Social Security Number, phone number,
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| | credit report and if you suspect that you
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| birth date, etc. You will also find
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| | are the victim of identity theft, head to
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| information on your employment history
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| | the police station immediately with your
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| and your borrowing/credit history. Of
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| | credit reports in hand.
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| course, the most important part of the
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| | It is a sad and unfortunate truth that
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| credit report is the information about
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| | anyone, even you, can fall victim to
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| your history with credit and how you use
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| | identity fraud. For the thieves, we
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| it. Identity fraud can seriously tarnish
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| | usually make it quite easy - throwing
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| your credit report in a hurry, most
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| | away bills with information on it about
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| fraudulent people who've stolen an
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| | us in our trash, throwing away
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| identity don't bother to pay the
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| | application forms for credit and not
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| creditors back. Your report will show you
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| | being vigilant with our online financial
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| a history of your credit applications and
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| | dealings.
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| histories, having too many applications
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| | It is important that you protect yourself
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| is a negative on your credit report as is
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| | from becoming a victim of identity fraud
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| having too many unpaid, late or
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| | - monitor your credit report and
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| delinquent payments on your bills.
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| | immediately report any suspicious
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| The three major credit reporting agencies
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| | activity on your report to the credit
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| are Experian, Equifax and TransUnion.
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| | reporting agencies and your local police.
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| Lenders obtain your credit report from
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