Freezing your credit is one way to lower your risk of being scammed. What is a credit freeze and how do you do this? We asked digital coach Grace Buscher, of Quincy, when is this a good idea and how ...

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 ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — No matter what your age, five years old, 35 years old, or 75 years old, you should have a freeze on your credit. Why? Because without it, an identity thief could use stolen ...

There had already been more than 1 billion personal records compromised before the National Public Data breach that has been making headlines, according to Michael Bruemmer, head of global data breach ...

NEW YORK - Amid growing concern about identity theft, Experian has joined the nation's two other major credit bureaus in allowing consumers to freeze access to their credit files.

For decades, the standard advice for identity protection was simple: freeze your credit. By locking your files at Equifax, ...

Freezing your accounts at the three major credit bureaus is the best way to prevent thieves from opening new credit accounts in your name.

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 ...

A credit freeze can be a pivotal step to protect yourself from identity theft. When you have a freeze on your credit reports, lenders can’t view them in response to an application for new credit — and ...

Think a credit freeze is enough? In 2026, it's not. Understand the crucial differences between an SSN lock and a credit freeze and why you must have both protections.