Credit Score
Credit Monitoring
Credit monitoring helps you keep an eye on changes to your credit reports and watch for signs of fraud or identity theft.
What credit monitoring tracks
- New accounts opened in your name
- Hard inquiries from credit applications
- Changes to balances and credit limits
- Payment status updates and late marks
- New collections, public records, or address changes
Free vs. paid monitoring
Many banks, credit card issuers, and third-party services offer free credit monitoring covering one or more bureaus. Paid services may add features like all-three-bureau monitoring, identity theft insurance, and dark-web scanning.
What monitoring will not do
Monitoring alerts you to changes — it does not stop fraud from happening or repair your credit. For stronger protection, consider a fraud alert or credit freeze with each bureau.
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