Here are the steps to freezing your credit online with the three credit bureaus: On your account homepage, navigate to ...

As a personal finance editor covering identity theft, I knew freezing my credit would make it harder for cybercriminals to open a new account in my name. But I still went back and forth on freezing my ...

Equifax has extended its offer of free credit freezes through June 30. Equifax made freezes free late last year in the wake of a data breach that compromised personal data on about 145 million U.S.

TO. ALL RIGHT. I ALWAYS RECOMMEND FREEZING YOUR CREDIT WITH DATA BREACHES OF NEAR EVERYDAY OCCURRENCE. IT’S AN IMPORTANT FINANCIAL SAFETY STEP. BUT WHAT IF YOU CAN’T UNFREEZE YOUR CREDIT? ONE LOCAL ...