Gov’t Warning: FreeCreditReport.com Isn’t Free

By Brad Tuttle | @bradrtuttle | November 3, 2009 | +

Websites that lure consumers with the promise of free credit reports are merely trying to get you to sign up and pay for monthly subscriptions to credit-monitoring services.

Are these services worth paying for? For most people, the answer is absolutely not because the government mandates that you can check out your credit score for free. See the NY Times story, and the government-produced video spoofing a very popular TV ad.

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