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What worries me is that the what is probably one of the major credit check agencies in the UK and some other countries is also running business the same way. E
by kokey 13y ago
What worries me is that the what is probably one of the major credit check agencies in the UK and some other countries is also running business the same way. Experian offers a service where you can check your own credit score online for around £6, but actually also signs you up for a £13/month service after that which is also easy to miss in the small print. You also can't cancel this online, you have to phone them. The whole phone call covers two things, one is that it's another method to retain you by letting you update your personal information and then letting you check within a day or two if the updates brought you more information about your credit score. The other is that the personal information helps them have better information about you to give to their customers who use them for credit checks.
- stuaxo 13y agoThe law should be: Where reasonable you should be able to cancel by the same method as you signed up. E.G. if you can sign up on a website, you should be able to cancel on the same website.
- aestra 13y agoThis is why Federal law in the United States says consumers are eligible for a completely free credit reports from each of the 3 credit reporting companies. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_and_Accurate_Credit_Transactions_Act http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_and_Accurate_Credit_Transa...) This report can be accessed though https://www.annualcreditreport.com https://www.annualcreditreport.com which is jointly operated by the big 3. This is the only site for a free credit report. Everything else is a scam. EDIT: I see you actually meant credit score, that's a bit different.