subject: The Benefits Of Doing A Free Credit Report [print this page] The benefits of a free credit report are obvious. Going through the easy steps of obtaining one are quite easy, and highly recommended for anyone and everyone. The fact remains that without it, you never know where you stand in the eyes of creditors, for one.
Creditors always use credit bureaus to get their information regarding any potential client. There are different things they look at in order to determine how much of a risk you are to them. For example, they look at the way in which you use the funds available to you. They review the way in which you pay them off or repay, such as whether there are delays and late payments, if there are minimal amounts repaid or overall missed payments.
Another very important factor is the beacon score. This score is calculated and cannot be changed, even if there was a human error. The score grows gradually as loan payments and credit card payments are made. It also grows according to how you use your credit. But, it is impacted greatly with numerous credit checks. So it's very important to be cautious about making too many applications in a short period of time.
The report contains all the money you owe on credit cards or loans, car leases and the like. Even if you don't have any balances due, and you have cards in your name, they will be displayed showing that you have these funds available to you.
When you receive your free credit report, you'll be able to review everything. You'll be able to spot any mistakes that are quite common as well as notice any suspicious files and information. This suspicious information could actually be attempts to defraud you in some way. If you take matters into your own hands and become responsible for all your finances, you can stop fraud before it has a huge impact on you and your life.
Now, the fact that it is free should be enough to get you started. Of course, it is highly recommended that you continue to do these reviews on a regular basis. A good way to remember is to do them at the start of each season. In other words, for a year will be ideal.
Making a habit of this is very good practice and is of utmost importance in this day and age where fraud is occurring practically every minute to unsuspecting victims. These victims have lost fortunes to new age criminals who are lurking about trying to take anyone and everyone for whatever they have.
