Credit Freeze Comes to Consumers

WASHINGTON – Consumers in all 50 states will be able to freeze their credit in cases of identity theft through all three credit bureaus starting today.

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Equifax, TransUnion and Experian will allow consumers to freeze their credit, or lock access to their credit file, against anyone trying to open a new account or get new credit in their name.

The credit bureaus will allow the consumers to unlock their credit using a PIN.


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