If you never applied for a credit card, the best way to build your credit score is with a secured credit card. Believe the minimum is $500. Most banks can set it up for you. Make sure they belong to the credit bureau. After 12 months, then you should request your free credit reports from annualcreditreport.com or call them toll free @ 1-877-322-8228 for all 3 free reports.
You can use your debit card. If you don’t cancel the monitoring service within a week, you get charged. I cancelled 2 days after checking my report and was not charged a dime.
Here’s how to cancel, ensuring a truly free report (link):
January 17th, 2007 at 8:26 am
You don’t need any card to get your annual free reports at this website.
January 19th, 2007 at 10:52 am
maybe, i dk
January 20th, 2007 at 4:37 pm
If a credit report exists with your name and social security number, you can obtain a free copy from that website. No credit card is needed.
If no credit report exists with your social security number, then you obviously cannot obtain a copy, free or otherwise.
January 22nd, 2007 at 6:38 pm
annualcreditreport.com is absolutely free and you don’t need to enter any type of credit or debit card information.
January 24th, 2007 at 9:33 am
If you never applied for a credit card, the best way to build your credit score is with a secured credit card. Believe the minimum is $500. Most banks can set it up for you. Make sure they belong to the credit bureau. After 12 months, then you should request your free credit reports from annualcreditreport.com or call them toll free @ 1-877-322-8228 for all 3 free reports.
January 26th, 2007 at 3:12 pm
I would go to freecreditreport.com
You can use your debit card. If you don’t cancel the monitoring service within a week, you get charged. I cancelled 2 days after checking my report and was not charged a dime.
Here’s how to cancel, ensuring a truly free report (link):