print email comment close Sites Offering "Free" Credit Reports: Worth Consumer Consideration? URL: http://www.consumerwebwatch.org/pdfs/creditsites.pdf Description: This July 2007 report "examines Web sites that offer consumers paid access to their credit reports in combination with credit scores, credit monitoring, and/or credit insurance. These sites are alternatives to annualcreditreport.com, created as a result of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Act of 2003 (FACTA)." The report concludes that these sites show the "potential for confusion and unnecessary expenses." Opens directly into a PDF document. From Consumer Reports WebWatch. Author: Mayer, Robert N.; Barrick, Tyler Publisher: Consumers Union of U.S., Inc. LII Database Information: Record 24139 created by Maria Brandt on 07/16/2007 Last modification on 07/18/2007 Published: 07/18/2007   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24139