You should check your report at least quarterly, and ideally monthly. You can pull all three bureau reports for free at AnnualCreditReport.com (the official federally mandated site). Frequent monitoring catches errors and identity theft early. Here at Credisure Fix, we review all three of your bureau reports with you during your session and show you exactly what to look for going forward.
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