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Occasionally, financial services companies send me information about special offers that they want me to share with my readers.  I go through a lot of these and share the ones I think will benefit you.  I’m planning to share these offers with you periodically — I think monthly is a good pace.

One of my favorite personal finance blogs that I read is Moolanomy, which had a great article on getting your FICO credit score for free from CreditKarma. The FICO credit score is often used by lenders to determine how safe a bet you are for mortgages, car loans, etc.

It’s easy to obtain a free credit report ever since the Fair Credit Reporting Act legislation enabled you to obtain one free copy of your credit report every 12 months from each of the three major reporting agencies (Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion).  However, free credit score wasn’t so easy — at least until now.

It’s easy to obtain a free credit report ever since the Fair Credit Reporting Act legislation enabled you to obtain one free copy of your credit report every 12 months from each of the three major reporting agencies (Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion).  However, free credit score wasn’t so easy — at least until now.

CreditKarma.com Makes Free Credit Score More Like FICO's The CreditKarma.com site we told you about in our roundup of "5 No BS Ways To Get A Credit Score For Free" has changed its calibration system so the free, advertising-supported, credit score it gives you is now on the 300-850 range, just like your FICO score.

Free Credit Reports are easy to get. Free credit scores are more challenging. Free credit reports have been around for some time. You can get three reports a year by going to Annual Credit Report. Be very careful not to go to other sites, because they usually trick you into signing up for something that you possibly don’t want.

Our parent publication, Online Banking Report, just published a new report: New Models for Lead Generation: How auctions, community recommendations, product placements, and specialized search provide alternatives to Google AdWords.

Download this video Thanks for checking out this episode of BanktasticTV’s “The CU Scoop” featuring Mark McSpadden. Here are some important notes about this episode: BarCampBankLondon! BarCampBankLondon was just held on July 5. You’ve probably heard quite a bit about all the recent BarCampBank events being held lately.

CreditKarma Offers Free Access to Credit Scores Keeping an eye on your credit score is crucial for making sure you can get the credit you need. It can also be an early warning system in cases of identity theft. But the three main credit bureaus — Experian, Equifax and TransUnion — are only required to give you a free credit report once a year.

Personal Finance Tip #19: Improve Your Credit Score Because a good credit score can save you thousands in interest charges and affect a variety of aspects of your personal finances, it is important to: Improve your credit score. You can get an idea of your credit score for free from Credit Karma.