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BarryNTexas
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Need Recommendation - Credit Monitoring

Never used these services but I now want to add one for during my credit improvement/face lift period.  Anyone have a good solid history and suggestion? 

 

Thanks in Advance, BnTX

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-Wade-
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Re: Need Recommendation - Credit Monitoring


@BarryNTexas wrote:

Never used these services but I now want to add one for during my credit improvement/face lift period.  Anyone have a good solid history and suggestion? 

 

Thanks in Advance, BnTX


The one. I like the best is Equifax from their site ! EQ showes the SP's on your file .

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Swapmeet
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Re: Need Recommendation - Credit Monitoring


@Wade64 wrote:

@BarryNTexas wrote:

Never used these services but I now want to add one for during my credit improvement/face lift period.  Anyone have a good solid history and suggestion? 

 

Thanks in Advance, BnTX


The one. I like the best is Equifax from their site ! EQ showes the SP's on your file .

 

 

For all 3 CRAs?



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BarryNTexas
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Re: Need Recommendation - Credit Monitoring

Across the board.  So there is not one services that covers it all?  I need 3 sep tools?

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Swapmeet
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Re: Need Recommendation - Credit Monitoring

I know that you want all three Barry. I was asking wade if the one at the EQ site shows SPs from all three. I use credit check monitoring plus through usaa, but I will cancel that and follow wade to EQ if it shows SP from all 3 cra



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WalMart: ||15k|| USAA Platinum MC: ||26k|| BCE: ||9k|| Chase Freedom Siggy: ||10k|| Discover it: ||6.5k|| SG Visa: ||11k||
USAA World MC: ||23k|| US Bank Cash+ Siggy: ||7.5k|| Citi TYP World MC: ||12k|| Barclays Arrival World MC: ||13k||Citi Double Cash World MC ||25k||Sallie Mae World MC ||18.8k||Fico Scores (3 Fico Monitoring): EQ 751,TU 749, EX 743. Last app: 9-12-14 Sallie
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takeshi74
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Transmogrifying_Bee
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Re: Need Recommendation - Credit Monitoring


@BarryNTexas wrote:

Never used these services but I now want to add one for during my credit improvement/face lift period.  Anyone have a good solid history and suggestion? 

 

Thanks in Advance, BnTX


How about the FREE for One Year credit monitoring service currently being offered by Target, to help mitigate customer problems caused by their recent credit card security breach?

https://corporate.target.com/about/payment-card-issue/credit-monitoring-FAQ.aspx

 

They are offering Experian's ProtectMyID application.  I have no opinion about how well this program compares with other providers such as Equifax.  Still, worth investigating given its free price . . . ?

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BarryNTexas
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Re: Need Recommendation - Credit Monitoring


@Transmogrifying_Bee wrote:

@BarryNTexas wrote:

Never used these services but I now want to add one for during my credit improvement/face lift period.  Anyone have a good solid history and suggestion? 

 

Thanks in Advance, BnTX


How about the FREE for One Year credit monitoring service currently being offered by Target, to help mitigate customer problems caused by their recent credit card security breach?

https://corporate.target.com/about/payment-card-issue/credit-monitoring-FAQ.aspx

 

They are offering Experian's ProtectMyID application.  I have no opinion about how well this program compares with other providers such as Equifax.  Still, worth investigating given its free price . . . ?


Great suggestion!  It's a great price and will be an additional tool for me to use the coming year. 

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Lechte
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Re: Need Recommendation - Credit Monitoring


@takeshi74 wrote:

Have you taken a look at the CMS thread?

http://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/General-Credit-Topics/Credit-Monitoring-Service-CMS-Guide/td-p/66254...


That's a little outdated.    The OP is wanting to know if there is a CMS that lets you pull all 3 CR's daily.  The one's in that thread that are listed as daily pullers are no longer daily pullers from my research.   EliminateIDtheft.com is the only one I have heard of that lets you pull all 3 daily, and word is...that site has some issues with their EQ reports, and they don't give you your login info til a few days after you buy the product. ....if true, that's plum stupid.

(EX08 - 654) --- (TU08 - 643) --- (EQ08 - 667) --- (EQ04 - 676)


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BarryNTexas
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Re: Need Recommendation - Credit Monitoring


@Lechte wrote:

@takeshi74 wrote:

Have you taken a look at the CMS thread?

http://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/General-Credit-Topics/Credit-Monitoring-Service-CMS-Guide/td-p/66254...


That's a little outdated.    The OP is wanting to know if there is a CMS that lets you pull all 3 CR's daily.  The one's in that thread that are listed as daily pullers are no longer daily pullers from my research.   EliminateIDtheft.com is the only one I have heard of that lets you pull all 3 daily, and word is...that site has some issues with their EQ reports, and they don't give you your login info til a few days after you buy the product. ....if true, that's plum stupid.


Thanks Lechte.  I only use FAQs, forum posts, and everything else as a guide.  I was actually soliciting real time real usage experiences from other posters here.  I think I will got with the freebie from Target and a product from Trans Union or Equifax.  I really don't need daily updates as I now think that's a bit OCD if you ask me.  Appreciate the dialogue on this topic.  -Barry

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