Credit Scores Grow in Importance

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Regarding your article "Credit Scores Grow in Importance, the implication in the paragraph including the link to "www.anualcreditreport.com is that one can get one's credit score with their annual credit report. While, technically, this is true, you should point out that, while the credit report is free (if you can resist all the "special offers" for add-on products and are prepared to accept the unconscionable demand for Arbitration in the event of a dispute) the legally free credit report is encumbered by the aforementioned, and the credit score revelation is offered for the 'special' price of $7.50. Is there any way to obtain your score for free?

David Stuckey of FL 1:27PM March 09, 2008

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