It’s time for your (financial) check up!

[Consumer Reports]   Friend Did you start 2024 with some new health goals? Maybe you’re upping your steps or visiting the doctor for your annual checkup? While you’re at it, don’t forget about your financial health: it’s time for your credit checkup, and we’re here to help! Checking your credit report to make sure it's accurate is critical for your financial future since errors can cost you, and can sabotage opportunities like getting a credit card, renting or buying a home — even landing a new job. Millions of Americans have errors on their credit reports that undermine their financial prospects. That’s why we’re launching the Credit Checkup Project to guide you through the process of finding and correcting credit-damaging errors, and to hold the credit reporting agencies accountable for providing you with accurate reports.[Will you check your credit report for errors, and take a short survey to let us know what you find?]( You’ll be a key part of a groundbreaking Consumer Reports’ people-powered research project, where thousands of consumers like you use their credit report to hold the powerful credit agencies accountable! [Start Your Credit Checkup](  After 50,000 Consumer Reports members petitioned the three credit bureaus – Equifax, Experian and Transunion – for free access to credit reports, consumers now have permanent, FREE weekly access to their online reports! This is a critical step to giving you the tools you need to monitor your credit for problems.  Errors you should be on the lookout for include basic mistakes such as a name misspelling or wrong address, and bigger issues like late payments that weren’t late, or someone else’s debt on your account. It’s important to check for these mistakes, since negative items on your credit report can remain for up to seven years!  The credit reporting agencies have immense power over your finances, yet our findings show they aren’t being held accountable for the damage mistakes on credit reports can cause. Together, let’s change how these mysterious companies do business, so you are protected from credit report errors! [Start Your Credit Checkup]( The more people who tell us what problems they find, the better armed we are to take on the credit bureaus. Please share this with friends and family so they can protect their credit health, too! Marcus Jones Consumer Reports [Unsubscribe from Consumer Reports action alerts.]( © 2022 Consumer Reports, 101 Truman Avenue, Yonkers, NY, 10703 [Contact Consumer Reports](