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  2. Credit freeze - Wikipedia

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    A credit freeze (also known as a security freeze) allows an individual to control how a consumer reporting agency (also known as a credit bureau such as Equifax, Experian, TransUnion, and Innovis) is able to sell personal financial identity data. [1] The credit freeze locks the data at the consumer reporting agency until the individual gives ...

  3. How to unfreeze credit if you lose your PIN - AOL

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    Click on the “Freeze” page under “Identity”. Unfreeze your report. You can also lift your credit freeze in the following ways: Over the phone: Call Equifax at 888-298-0045. A ...

  4. How to protect your deceased loved one’s credit after death

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    A credit freeze is a crucial step in protecting a deceased loved one's financial information and preventing identity theft. It’s important to notify all three major credit bureaus of the death ...

  5. Does Freezing Your Credit Affect Your Credit Score? - AOL

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    A credit freeze, also known as a security freeze, can be very useful in some instances — such as being a victim of identity theft. These temporary freezes prevent you or others from opening ...

  6. 2017 Equifax data breach - Wikipedia

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    The Equifax data breach occurred between May and July 2017 at the American credit bureau Equifax. Private records of 147.9 million Americans along with 15.2 million British citizens and about 19,000 Canadian citizens were compromised in the breach, making it one of the largest cybercrimes related to identity theft.

  7. Credit bureau - Wikipedia

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    A credit bureau is a data collection agency that gathers account information from various creditors and provides that information to a consumer reporting agency in the United States, a credit reference agency in the United Kingdom, a credit reporting body in Australia, a credit information company (CIC) in India, a Special Accessing Entity in the Philippines, and also to private lenders.

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