Getting your free annual credit report isn't a difficult process, but it still helps to be prepared—and to understand that you can now get free weekly credit reports.

All U.S. consumers will are eligible for one free report per year. Annualcreditreport.com is the only authorized source for consumers to access their credit reports online for free. To inform ...

By law, you can access your credit report once a week for free. But Bentley University professor and creator of scamicide.com Steve Weisman says you need to make sure you're going to the right site.