#how can i get a free credit score

#Ask Yahoo Finance

Where can I get a free credit score without having to give my credit card info?

Mary emailed: Where can I get my credit score free without having to give out my credit card info?

Several personal finance tools have come on the market in recent years offering credit scores to consumers for free. A few of our favorites are Credit Sesame. Credit.com and Credit Karma and none requires you to enter your credit card information. However, you will have to be OK with entering your Social Security Number, which the tools need in order to request your credit history from credit reporting agencies.

Not all free credit scores are alike, however. Credit Sesame offers up the Experian National Risk Score. which is based on data collected by Experian only. Similarly, Credit.com bases its free score on Experian data, offering a VantageScore 3.0 and Experian credit score. CreditKarma offers two scores your VantageScore credit score and your TransRisk credit score which are both based on TransUnion data.

The beauty of these sites is that they update your score at least once a month, foot the bill for you, and don t require you to input a ton of personal information. But as with any website, there s always the risk of a potential data breach to worry about. Make sure to change your password on the site at least once every six months and use a secure Internet connection ( https ) when checking your score.