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The comments remind me of the time I tried to get a copy of my credit report from one of the big 3 agencies back in '09. One of the authentication questions was
by sverige 11y ago
The comments remind me of the time I tried to get a copy of my credit report from one of the big 3 agencies back in '09. One of the authentication questions was, "What is the name of your mortgage company?" My house had been foreclosed during a divorce 5 years earlier, and of course the mortgage had been sliced and diced about 15 times by different companies during the heyday of mortgage-based derivatives before the '08 crash. I finally gave up trying to get a copy from those guys.
- PhantomGremlin 11y agoI finally gave up trying to get a copy from those guys I had a similar experience. IIRC TransUnion was the problem one. They wanted something like 3 credit card numbers as part of the identification. But I only had two active credit cards. Fortunately I was able to find an old cancelled one in a drawer and they accepted the number!??? The problem is that you're not their customer, you're just an irritant that the federal govt demands that they give "free" information to. They treat their real customers much better. E.g., go to a used car dealer. Give them your SSN and they'll have your life story in front of them in about 10 seconds. They get good service because they're paying for it.