It didn't take long - another credit bureau now says it plans to offer credit freezes nationwide.

The head of Equifax has done numerous media interviews saying his agency will follow the lead of TransUnion, allowing consumers in all 50 states to lock up their credit reports, regardless of whether their state has a credit freeze. Other than the interviews, Equifax doesn't have any official statement out yet - other than to say they'll make the details known soon.

We blogged last week about TransUnion's dramatic announcement and predicted the other two would follow suit. All eyes are now on Experian to see if they'll complete the picture for consumers, giving Missourians the most powerful too yet against ID theft. Once all the plans have been announced - and we do expect to hear from Experian soon - we'll have instructions online for you on how exactly to take advantage of these services.