Useful Credit and Credit History Links/Websites/Contact Information

Establishing A Financial Position

About Immigration – http://immigration.about.com/library/weekly/aa103102.htm

General Information On Credit

Debt Wizards – http://www.debtwizards.com/creditestablish.html

Credit Talk – http://www.credittalk.com/goodcredit/establishing.html

Credit Wise – http://credit.about.com/cs/creditwise/a/b/wobuild.htm

Smart Credit Tips – http://www.smartcredittips.com/estab.html

U.S. Federal Trade Commissions - http://www.ftc.gov/privacy/index.html

Credit Bureaus /Credit Reports

Credit Reports – http://www.creditreports.com/info/establish.html

Equifax
P.O. Box 740241
Atlanta, GA 30374-0241 1-800-685-1111 (call or write to order your report)
1-800-525-6285 (call and write to report fraud)
1-800-255-0056 (hearing impaired - ask the operator to call the Auto Disclosure Line at 1-800-685-1111 to request a copy of your report)
www.equifax.com

Experian
To order your report, write and call:
P.O. Box 2002
Allen TX 75013
1-888-EXPERIAN (397-3742)

To report fraud, write and call:
P.O. Box 9530
Allen TX 75013 1-888-EXPERIAN (397-3742)
TDD: 1-800-972-0322
www.experian.com

Trans Union
To order your report, write and call:
P.O. Box 1000
Chester, PA 19022
1-800-888-4213

To report fraud, write and call:

Fraud Victim Assistance Division
P.O. Box 6790
Fullerton, CA 92634
1-800-680-7289
TDD: 1-877-553-7803
www.tuc.com or www.transunion.com

Important Identity Theft Links/Websites

Protecting Your Credit

Smart Credit Tips – http://www.smartcredittips.com/secu.html

U.S. Federal Trade Commission I.D. Theft Hotline – www.consumer.gov/idtheft

Download Sample Letters And Forms (i.e. ID Theft Affidavit, FTC complaint, etc.)

Credit Wise – http://credit.about.com/cs/creditwise/a/b/wobuild.htm

See also - U.S. Federal Trade Commission I.D. Theft Hotline - from above