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Freeze your credit online
In Missouri we've had the ability to freeze our credit for almost a year now, but all three credit bureaus required it be done by certified mail - not phone or Internet. Now that's changing. TransUnion, Experian and Equifax are now offering this service online. Furthermore, for the time being TransUnion is offering the service for free. Freezing your credit is an excellent way to prevent identity theft.
The price was $10, but Missouri law as of August 28th will cap that fee at $5.
You can read about changes made to Missouri law here.
This blog post has links to the security freeze pages at all three credit bureaus.
PS: TransUnion also deserved credit last fall for being the first to offer the security freeze nationwide, even though some states like Missouri didn't require them to offer it.
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Posted by on August 4, 2008 2:05 pm :: Comments (1) :: Permalink
1 Response to "Freeze your credit online"
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September 9, 2008 4:28 pm
That's odd. Why is it that they are allowing Missouri citizens to do this?
