My Money, Lesson 4: Credit Reports
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Did you finish the credit account list last week? A credit report will list all accounts. Credit reports cost $9 for each. But after November 2005, you can receive all of your credit reports each year for free from one place. To receive a report, copy this form 3 times and fill it out. Send each copy with $9 and proof of address to each address below.
First Name: _________________________________________________________
Middle: _________________________________________________________
Last Name: _________________________________________________________
Generation (Jr., Sr.): _________________________________________________________
Your Social Security Number: _________________________________________________________
Your Date of Birth: _________________________________________________________
Spouse's First Name: _________________________________________________________
Address: _________________________________________________________
City: _________________________________________________________
State: _________________________________________________________
Zip: _________________________________________________________
Phone Number: _________________________________________________________
Current Employer: _________________________________________________________
Previous Addresses (past 5 years, including Apt # and zip code): _________________________________________________________
Previous Addresses (past 5 years, including Apt # and zip code): _________________________________________________________
Previous Addresses (past 5 years, including Apt # and zip code): _________________________________________________________
Signature: _________________________________________________________
Date: _________________________________________________________
Include with this request:
- Two proofs of name and address. Can be copy of phone bill, bank statement, driver's license, or letter from landlord.
- $9.00 per report request (Virginia residents)
Three Major Credit Bureaus
Equifax Credit Information
Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 740241
Atlanta, GA 30374
1-800-685-1111
www.equifax.com
Experian
P.O. Box 2104
Allen, TX 75013
1-888-EXPERIAN
www.experian.com
TransUnion
P.O. Box 1000
Chester, PA 19022
1-800-916-8800
www.transunion.com
Spending Log
By now, you are probably an expert at this task. Have you made any changes? Congratulations! Now keep the log for this week.| Day | Time | Purchase | $ Amount | My Feelings |
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Reviewed by Mabel Dianna Edlow, Extension Specialist, Virginia State University
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Virginia Cooperative Extension materials are available for public use, re-print, or citation without further permission, provided the use includes credit to the author and to Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, and Virginia State University.
Publisher
Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Virginia State University, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture cooperating. Alan L. Grant, Dean, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; Edwin J. Jones, Director, Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg; Jewel E. Hairston, Interim Administrator,1890 Extension Program, Virginia State, Petersburg.
Date
May 1, 2009