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| There are three credit monitoring agencies in the US: Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion. | There are three credit monitoring agencies in the US: Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion. | ||
| - | The FICO score is a three-digit number calculated by consolidating data from the three credit monitoring agencies. | + | The FICO score is a three-digit number |
| One of the factors contributing to your credit score is the total amount of credit available to you. The more credit cards you have, the higher your score. | One of the factors contributing to your credit score is the total amount of credit available to you. The more credit cards you have, the higher your score. | ||
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| Banks do not have access to your credit report. | Banks do not have access to your credit report. | ||
| + | You can get a free copy of your credit report from each agency once per week at | ||
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| To freeze your credit, which restricts access to your credit report to prevent fraud, follow these steps for each of the three major credit bureaus—Equifax, | To freeze your credit, which restricts access to your credit report to prevent fraud, follow these steps for each of the three major credit bureaus—Equifax, | ||
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