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Originally posted by: spacejamz
Originally posted by: jpeyton
F-R-E-E that spells free,
credit report dot com baby.
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do they you give you a credit score with a free credit report??? ...typically credit scores aren't free (unless you sign for some monitoring or something).
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Of course it isn't really free... didn't you see the fine print for that "Triple Advantage" credit monitoring service at the end of the commercials?
 
Originally posted by: Tooncesthedrivingcat
Originally posted by: sstouffer
www.creditkarma.com - found the site on some financial blog and seems pretty legit.
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They give a FAKO score... not Fico
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True, but according to about.com, they get the score from 1 of the 3 bureaus, which should be fairly accurate.

About.com: "It?s not your FICO score, but it gives you a picture of your credit standing. Credit Karma gets your credit score from one of the three major credit bureaus, who also had a hand in coming up with the FICO scoring model."
 
Mine is about a 780; thats with student loans, a car loan, and zero credit card debt.

My soon-to-be wife's is 800+ with no student loans, no car loan, and no credit card debt.

We also were just approved for a mortgage not so long ago.
 
Originally posted by: spacejamz
Originally posted by: jpeyton
F-R-E-E that spells free,
credit report dot com baby.
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do they you give you a credit score with a free credit report??? ...typically credit scores aren't free (unless you sign for some monitoring or something).
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I just tried experian and they gave a free credit score
Equifax and transunion makes you pay $8 for it.
 
Originally posted by: ultimatebob
Originally posted by: spacejamz
Originally posted by: jpeyton
F-R-E-E that spells free,
credit report dot com baby.
Click to expand...

do they you give you a credit score with a free credit report??? ...typically credit scores aren't free (unless you sign for some monitoring or something).
Click to expand...

Of course it isn't really free... didn't you see the fine print for that "Triple Advantage" credit monitoring service at the end of the commercials?
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Many people don't realize the difference between a credit report and a credit score.

Your credit report is a detailed listing of your credit history...all of your accounts, number of recent inquiries, pay habits, etc are here. there is no 'score' contained in the credit report.

Your credit score is a 3 digit number that is based on your credit report. People who get their free credit reports will not get a credit score unless they sign up for some monitoring service or such.
 
Originally posted by: Fritzo
Originally posted by: BALIstik916
Saw their ads on my TV
Thought about going but was too lazy
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Don't do it. They sign you up for a service that you have to cancel in 30 days, or they charge you $12/month. It's not really easy to find out how to cancel either.

This is the only site that gives free credit reports (Government sponsored):

https://www.annualcreditreport.com/cra/index.jsp">https://www.annualcreditreport.com/cra/index.jsp</a>
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lol dude, i'm not talking about going there im just singing the commercial jingle for FreeCreditReport.com
 
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