The "Big 3" Credit Reporting Agencies

The three major credit bureaus are important to contact if you are going to be repairing your credit score.  The major three credit agencies can help you by sending you your credit report.  If you find an error on your credit report, these are also the companies you must contact in order to correct the problem.  You can easily contact these organizations by mail, telephone, or through the Internet:

Equifax Credit Information Services, Inc
Address: P.O. Box 740241
 Atlanta, GA 30374
Telephone: 1_888_766_0008
Online: www.equifax.com
 
TransUnion LLC Consumer Disclosure Center
Address: P.O. Box 1000
 Chester, PA 19022
Telephone: 1_800_888_4213
Online: www.tuc.com

Experian National Consumer Assistance Center
Address: PO Box 2002
 Allen, TX 75013
Telephone: 1_888_397_3742
Online: www.experian.com

You may want to note this information wherever most of your financial information is kept so that you can easily contact the bureaus whenever you need to.  Your local yellow pages should also have the contact information of these credit agencies as well.