Free Credit Freezes
Federal Trade Commission blog (06.07.2018)
by Lisa Weintraub Schifferle, Attorney, FTC
Looking for stronger ways to protect your credit? Thanks to a new federal law, soon you can get free credit freezes and year-long fraud alerts. Here’s what to look forward to [since the law took effect] on September 21st:
- Free credit freezes
- Free child credit freezes
- Year-long fraud alerts
Go to: Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (See Title III, Section 301)