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Creditkarma.com offers free credit reporting that’s actually free

Credit Karma pays for its credit reporting through advertiser supported deals, some of which might actually appeal to the consumer who is pulling his or her scores.

Unlike Freecreditreport.com and other similar services, there are no trial periods and hidden fees that you’ll have to pay down the road. Credit Karma is completely free. You can [...]

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Better than freecreditreport.com

One of the most popular posts I’ve written was called freecreditreport.com - complete scam, complete rip-off.
Experian, the dishonest credit reporting agency behind freecreditreport.com, is a company I have taken pains to avoid giving any of my hard earned money to for several years now. You can be sure nothing about the site is free, and [...]

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freecreditreport.com may have catchy commercials but it isn’t free

Those dirty bastards behind freecreditreport.com, whoever they are, are slick. I’ll give them that. When I hear that guy singing about his posse’s legs sticking to the vinyl in his cheap car I can’t get the stupid song out of my head.
The truth though, is that freecreditreport.com is a scam. The irony is that freecreditreport.com [...]

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freecreditreport.com - complete scam, complete rip-off

Just before I left Iraq, I wanted to check my credit score for free on-line. And that’s when I made a mistake. I was dumb enough to use freecreditreport.com to check my credit score. The site is owned by Experian, one of the big three credit reporting agencies, so I figured it was safe to [...]

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