TrueCredit Review

Overview

TrueCredit is part of TransUnion, one of the three major credit bureaus, and reports directly based on your TransUnion credit report. They provide you with regular access to your TransUnion Vantage Score. While this isn’t the FICO score commonly used by lenders, it will provide you with the ability to monitor major changes in your credit score. In addition, TrueCredit provides you with email updates reporting important credit changes from all three major bureaus, enabling you to take action if necessary. The service provides extensive benefits - for well below $20 per month.

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Features and highlights

The credit report you will receive - and the credit score it produces - will come from your TransUnion Credit Report. This is important because TransUnion is one of the three major credit bureaus, along with Experian and Equifax.

Some of the features you’ll get with your TrueCredit subscription include:

TransUnion Credit Report and Score with Unlimited Updates: This will enable you to track your credit score and to know if it’s heading in the right direction, or if you need to take action to fix a few problems. Check it as often as you like - there’s no additional charge.

Email updates of critical changes to your credit for all 3 bureaus : Though TrueCredit provides access to your credit report and scores only from TransUnion, the service will provide you with email alerts notifying you of significant changes to your reports with Equifax and Experian as well. The alerts can be sent via text to your mobile device.

Personalized debt analysis and credit trending: This tool lets you know where your credit scores are heading based on trends in your credit. This is an excellent feature to have if you’re looking to improve your score.

Ability to lock and unlock your TransUnion Credit Report: This will enable you to limit access to your TransUnion Credit Report to avoid improper access.

Unlimited toll-free access to ID theft specialists

Should you become an ID fraud victim, TrueCredit has trained personnel available to help you deal with it.

Up to $25,000 ID theft insurance: In the event that you do become a victim of identity theft, you will have ID theft insurance to help you recover.

For additional fee of $9.99 per month, you can get additional ID theft insurance coverage of up to $1 million.

Sign Up Process

You can sign up for TrueCredit in just a few minutes, and do it all online through a simple three step process. In Step 1 you provide basic information - your name, address, email, the last four digits of your Social Security number and your date of birth. In Step 2 you create your account, then in Step 3 you verify your identity. And that’s it - you’re in.

Pricing Information

TrueCredit is currently offering its credit monitoring service at a fee of $19.95 per month. You will get all of the services listed above as part of the service package. You also have the option of increasing the ID theft insurance coverage to $1 million for an additional $9.99 per month.

American Express, Visa, MasterCard and Discover are acceptable means of payment. You only need to sign up once, and the renewal will be automatic each month.

Customer Support

Customer support is available by toll-free phone. You can reach customer support Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to Midnight, and Friday through Sunday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (all times Eastern). True Credit is closed on all US legal holidays.

The site also offers a comprehensive FAQ page that will provide answers to most of the questions that you have.

Ease of Use

One of the benefits of the TrueCredit website is that it starts you off with education - learning the ins-and-outs of credit reporting, credit monitoring and identity theft. Armed with this information, you can make an informed decision about taking action to protect yourself on all credit fronts.

The site provides web pages and video testimonials that enhance the user experience. From there, you can move easily from screen to screen, quickly finding what ever you need.

Bottom Line

TrueCredit provides an incredible value at a reasonable price. Not only do you get your TransUnion credit score and access to your credit report, but you also get credit alerts of important changes to your credit from all three major credit bureaus. When you add all the other features to the mix - particularly the identity fraud assistance - $19.95 per month is a small price to pay.

Address

TrueCredit

525 W. Monroe,

Chicago, IL 60661
 

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About Kevin Mercadante  Kevin Mercadante is a freelance professional personal finance blogger,  and the owner of his own personal finance blog, OutOfYourRut.com. He  has extensive backgrounds in both accounting and the mortgage industry.  Follow Kevin on Google+.