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You can unfreeze your credit or temporarily lift a freeze for a set amount of time for free when you're ready to apply for new credit and allow access to lenders.
Visit the TransUnion Service Center to remove or temporarily lift your freeze online. You can also remove a freeze by phone or mail. It’s free to remove a freeze from your credit file. Call TransUnion at 800-916-8800 or send a written request that includes your name, address and Social Security number to: TransUnion.
If you’d like to remove or temporarily lift your freeze by phone, call TransUnion at 800-916-8800. To remove your freeze by mail, send a written request to the address above, the same address used to place the freeze, that includes your name, address and Social Security number.
When you need to thaw your credit — to apply for a new credit card, car loan or new mortgage, for example — you can temporarily lift the credit freeze for a set amount of time.
Freeze or lift the freeze on your credit report for free by contacting each of the three major credit reporting agencies: Equifax; Experian; TransUnion; You can submit your request online, by phone, or by mail. How long do freeze requests take? Freeze requests: Online or by phone: agencies must freeze your credit report within one business day
Create account to manage your Free Freeze. Help prevent identity thieves from getting credit in your name. See if a freeze is right for you: visit our Freeze FAQ to learn more. Add a Freeze FREE. Temporarily Lift a Freeze FREE.
1. You place a credit freeze on your Equifax credit report. 2. Your security freeze restricts access to your Equifax credit report for the purposes of extending credit in your name. 3. When you want to apply for credit, you can temporarily lift or permanently remove your security freeze.