The best way to go about freezing your credit is creating an account with the three big credit bureaus: Experian, Equifax and TransUnion. These agencies are also recommended by the U.S. government.

The Experian representative added: "The Experian CreditLock feature is similar to a credit freeze, however it also notifies you when someone has requested access to your Experian credit report.

Experian’s CreditLock lets customers freeze or unfreeze their credit instantly via an app, part of its $24.99 monthly subscription. The service includes $1 million in identity theft insurance ...

How to freeze your credit Freezing your credit is easy and can be done online, by phone, or via mail with each of the three major credit bureaus: Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion. You must freeze ...

How to freeze your credit Freezing your credit is relatively simple and free for everyone through the three major credit bureaus— Equifax, Experian and TransUnion. Here are the steps: ...

2. Experian: Online: Visit the Experian Credit Freeze page. By Phone: Call Experian at 1-888-397-3742. By Mail: Send a request to Experian Security Freeze, P.O. Box 9554, Allen, TX 75013.

By mail: Send Equifax a freeze request form, along with copies of items that prove your identity (like a driver’s license or utility bill), to place or lift a credit freeze. Experian ...

During the window that you don’t have a freeze enacted, you’re more vulnerable to identity theft in the form of criminals opening new credit accounts in your name.

Many people don't freeze their credit until their info gets exposed in a data breach — but you can also keep this protection in place before it happens ...