Here are the steps to freezing your credit online with the three credit bureaus: On your account homepage, navigate to ...

Sign up for a security freeze by contacting all three major credit reporting agencies to request it: Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion. Place a fraud alert by contacting any of the three major credit ...

A credit freeze is an anti-fraud measure in which a credit bureau refrains from sharing a consumer’s credit report with any ...

Freezing your credit is one way to lower your risk of being scammed. What is a credit freeze and how do you do this? We asked digital coach Grace Buscher, of Quincy, when is this a good idea and how ...

Data breaches, financial fraud and internet crime have increased in recent years, so now’s the time to review how to protect your finances. If you haven’t already frozen your credit to prevent ...

Getting a credit freeze is simple, but you might want to think twice about it if you're thinking of buying a home. Data security breaches and changes in government policies are on the rise, leaving ...

Free freezes, which will be available Sept. 21, were required as part of broader financial legislation signed in May by President Donald Trump. Security freezes, often called credit freezes, are ...

If you've never been the victim of identity theft, consider yourself lucky. Experts say it’s not a matter of "if" you'll become a victim, but "when." And it can take a lot of time and effort to clean ...