Lock & Alert puts you in charge of who can access your Equifax credit report, with certain exceptions.¹ Quickly and easily lock and unlock your Equifax credit report with a click or swipe, and we'll alert you to confirm its status.
• Lock & Alert is free for U.S. consumers — for life. • Lock your Equifax credit report to help better protect against identity theft. • Applying for credit? Click or swipe to unlock. Then lock it again. • We'll alert you each time your Equifax credit report is locked or unlocked. •If you have a security freeze on your Equifax credit report, you can use Lock & Alert to remove the freeze and lock your Equifax credit report. It's free to remove your freeze and replace it with a lock in Lock & Alert. • Having trouble or need a quick answer? Get support and find answers to frequently asked questions. • Sign in to the Lock & Alert app using Fingerprint Sign-In. Only devices with built-in fingerprint scanners and running Android 6.0 Marshmallow or above are eligible to use this feature.
Note: You cannot use a TrustedID™ Premier or other existing Equifax user name and password to sign in to Lock & Alert. If you're using Lock & Alert for the first time, please choose Sign up.
Disclosures ¹ Locking your Equifax credit file will prevent access to it by certain third parties. Locking your Equifax credit file will not prevent access to your credit file at any other credit reporting agency. Entities that may still have access to your Equifax credit file include: companies like Equifax Global Consumer Solutions which provide you with access to your credit report or credit score, or monitor your credit file; federal, state, and local government agencies; companies reviewing your application for employment; companies that have a current account or relationship with you, and collection agencies acting on behalf of those whom you owe; for fraud detection purposes; and companies that wish to make pre-approved offers of credit or insurance to you. To opt out of such pre-approved offers, visit www.optoutprescreen.com.
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GREAT APP. but I cannot SIGN-IN... I know my PASSWORD, I don't have TIME to FIX-IT sooo- I QUIT... G'bye
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So far so good, for my on experience, it was easy to sign up and easy to download the app. I've been able to easily unlock and Lock my credit report with no issues. I receive an email immediately acknowledging that my credit report has been locked or unlocked.
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Simple to use. Would love a temporary lift feature like TransUnion. But at least you can lock from the app, unlike Experian.
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app is a scam. you get all the way through and they send you a code and tye whole process goes away and you have to restart. gives you a number to call and that leads nowhere. just go directly to the website
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I should have read the previous reviews. The app is worthless as I cannot log in to it. Equifax works fine on their website from my laptop using the same information input as in the app. Don't bother with downloading it.
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I installed this app three months ago and have been unable to use it. Every time I attempt to sign into Lock & Alert, I receive an error message that asks me to call Equifax customer service for assistance. I've called four times over a period of about three months and was told that the Equifax technical department is working on whatever problem is preventing me from signing into the app. Today, I called for the fifth time to report the same problem and ask about the pending resolution. This time, an honest Equifax customer-service rep admitted the app is worthless and suggested that I uninstall it. He said there is no resolution available for my problem and recommended using my smartphone's browser and the Equifax website to manage my credit report. That's what I'm going to do. So, if you're having issues with the Equifax Lock & Alert app, you're not alone.
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