2006-08-07 07:48:08 · 10 answers · asked by wondering 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Credit
Its called false advertising which is illegal.
2006-08-07 07:50:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok, there is no such thing as a free lunch. Technically, there is such a thing as a free credit score, but it's kind of like a free gift with purchase at the cosmetics counter. You typically have to buy a credit monitoring plan for a certain number of months to receive this "free" credit score. If you choose to buy your credit score separately, I believe that most of the credit bureaus will provide it for between $7-$15. This price isn't too bad when compared with the actual cost of the "free" score.
The site annualcreditreport.com is the site to go to for the three reports (one from each of the major bureaus) that you are entitled to every year. Your credit score is NOT contained in this report. However, the credit report can give you a great deal of insight into whether your credit is good or bad. You may also see that an account is reported incorrectly in such a manner that it would reflect negatively on your credit score. For example, if you had an account that you had paid off in full on time, and it shows you being delinquent. You can file a dispute with the credit bureaus according to policies on their websites.
2006-08-07 18:06:40 · answer #2 · answered by Freddie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Experian is acredit beruand by law they do have to give everyone a copy of the credit report for free once a year if requisted. It si best to calland talk to some one who te4ll you have to pay but The Fair Debit Collection Act give everyone a right to the beru.
2006-08-07 11:51:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because no one would click on the link if they knew they had to pay for it. Yahoo probably gets $$ from letting Experian advertise on their site.
2006-08-07 07:52:41 · answer #4 · answered by carpediem2141 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"What's your credit score 560? 678? 720? Cost to see yours: $0 - by Experian. "
and thats just the main Yahoo! page. This company is very good at milking money out of people who don't pay attention to fine print.
2006-08-07 07:59:45 · answer #5 · answered by E R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I certainly have got here across the comparable adventure you describe to be very humorous. certainly, for those credit reporting companies, $a million.00 or particularly greater is unfastened, this is why they are asserting it quite is a unfastened checklist. i've got not got here across a service that provides a unfastened checklist yet on the internet, and in simple terms now i found out from the solutions above that the government supplies an annual unfastened checklist, so check out those hyperlinks above.
2016-12-11 09:00:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont know but I would really like to find one that is free. My mom works at a bank in the repo devition. She can pull mine. but every time you try to get it pulled or you get it looked at or just apply for a CC at a store. It showes on your Credit Report and lowers your score.
2006-08-07 08:22:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
that's a very good question, yahoo should look into that and see that it is false advertisement.
2006-08-07 07:51:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
its called switch and bait. it is free if you cancel after 30 days. advertising
2006-08-07 07:51:20 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
To spite you.
2006-08-07 07:50:22 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋