[VOA]

I started running credit checks on my daughter's SS# when she was in high school.

Sidebar question:
May I please ask which credit check service you use (or used) and
how satisfied you were.
I ask not just for myself...but I was going to suggest to my brother
that he do the same for his daughter (hearing about identity theives
now hijacking children's ID.)

Thanks in advance.

[antceecee]

You can request a report directly from Equifax, Experian or Trans Union.
I know there are sites that offer free credit reports online, but I'm not sure about what they are really selling.
You might start here:
http://www.equifax.com/

[KarlInOhio]

May I please ask which credit check service you use (or used) and how satisfied you were. I ask not just for myself...but I was going to suggest to my brother that he do the same for his daughter (hearing about identity theives now hijacking children's ID.)

You are allowed to get a free credit report once per year from each of the major credit reporting agencies. You have to go through http://www.annualcreditreport.com to get it. I think the agencies will charge you if you go directly to them.

I just went through there to get my Equifax report today.