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Scorewatch for Transunion

Does anyone know if myFICO offers a product that continually monitors TU like Scorewatch does for EQ?  I purchased quarterly monitoring for TU here and haven't got an alert or change.  Yet Scorewatch for EQ sends me alerts and tells me the new FICO score whenever a change in my credit report is made.  I would like something similar for TU or EX if possible?

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Lel
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myFICO doesn't have a SW-like product for Transunion, and does not offer Experian scores at all.

 

You might want to consider one of the non-FICO credit monitoring services.  You won't get FICO scores, but would be able to track any changes to your credit report.  If a significant change occurs, then you could purchase your TU score separately.  But you still won't have that option for Experian.

 

Credit Monitoring Service (CMS) Guide

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Anonymous
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I looked all over the Transunion web site and do not see where I can purchase just a TU report. They have the "score watch" type product and a 3 in 1 report but I cannot find just a single purchase of one TU report. Please help me out!

 

Based on what other posts said, I understand that for the purposes of disputes that a purchased credit report gives the company 30 days to respond versus the "free annual report" which gives tem 45 days to respond to.

 

I was able to locate and purchase reports by themselves from the other 2 but could not find a link on TU's web site.

 

Thanks

Optic


@Lel wrote:

myFICO doesn't have a SW-like product for Transunion, and does not offer Experian scores at all.

 

You might want to consider one of the non-FICO credit monitoring services.  You won't get FICO scores, but would be able to track any changes to your credit report.  If a significant change occurs, then you could purchase your TU score separately.  But you still won't have that option for Experian.

 

Credit Monitoring Service (CMS) Guide


 


@Lel wrote:

myFICO doesn't have a SW-like product for Transunion, and does not offer Experian scores at all.

 

You might want to consider one of the non-FICO credit monitoring services.  You won't get FICO scores, but would be able to track any changes to your credit report.  If a significant change occurs, then you could purchase your TU score separately.  But you still won't have that option for Experian.

 

Credit Monitoring Service (CMS) Guide


 

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llecs
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@Anonymous wrote:

I looked all over the Transunion web site and do not see where I can purchase just a TU report. They have the "score watch" type product and a 3 in 1 report but I cannot find just a single purchase of one TU report. Please help me out!

 

Based on what other posts said, I understand that for the purposes of disputes that a purchased credit report gives the company 30 days to respond versus the "free annual report" which gives tem 45 days to respond to.

 

I was able to locate and purchase reports by themselves from the other 2 but could not find a link on TU's web site.


TU's website is difficult to navigate and, like EX, are eager to overshadow a basic report with their own marketing. Here's what I do to get my TU report:

 

Transunion.com --> Click the "Personal" link --> Click "Credit Disputes" --> Click "Submit a Dispute" --> Click "Online" --> Click "Returning" and login

 

Follow through the process. You don't have to dispute anything and you get a report, but AFAIK, I don't know of any other way to pull a full report other than through signing up via one of their many products (which I don't need) or going through annualcreditreport. BTW, this method doesn't always work if you recently pulled a report.

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Anonymous
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http://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/General-Credit-Topics/Why-you-shouldn-t-dispute-via-annualcreditrepo...

 

This is about the 45 days thing.  FWIW, I've had some items that I mailed out responded to within a week.

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Anonymous
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Re: Scorewatch for Transunion

Thanks Lel

 

I am learning that the credit monitoring sites are not really worth the money.  Better to just buy a report on a regular basis.  The exception would be SW.  This does exaclty what I am looking for and is extremely useful.

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