A credit freeze is a free, federally-protected right with strict bureau obligations. A credit lock is typically a paid bureau service (often bundled with monitoring) with weaker legal protections — bureaus can lift it more easily and typically don't have to follow the same FCRA rules. Here at Credisure Fix, we recommend the freeze 99% of the time.
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