How to Get a TransUnion Credit Report by Mail

Everyone is entitled to a free annual credit report from each of the credit reporting bureaus. Usually, you can access them online, but sometimes you'll have to write the company with additional information. This is how to get a TransUnion credit report by mail.

Instructions

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Write a request to TransUnion to get your credit report by mail. There are times that you can get your credit report over the telephone or the internet. The address to write your request to is TransUnion, P.O. Box 1000, Chester, PA, 19022.

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Pull out some pen and paper and write a letter to TransUnion that you want your credit report. In your request for a TransUnion credit report you must include the specific information to verify your identity. Make sure to include your first name, middle initial, and last name also including anything such as Junior or Senior plus your current mailing address and your previous mailing addresses for past two years including zip codes. To prove your current address send a copy of your Driver's License which will also prove your date of birth, but be sure to write your birth date on the request along with the rest of your information. Include in your request your current phone number as well as the name of your current employer.

You will need to include your social security number to get your credit report from TransUnion. You'll have to prove your social security number like your address by making a copy of something that shows your social security number on it which can be your Medicare card or a letter from the Social Security office. Do not send in originals. Make sure to sign your request.

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Make a copy of your credit report request for your personal records. Affix the correct amount of postage to prevent your request from being sent back. Analyze your credit report carefully for errors once you receive it.

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If you are concerned about your confidential information going through the mail then go to the post office and send the credit report request return receipt requested via priority mail. Once TransUnion receives your request it will be processed within four working days then they will send you your credit report which will hopefully arrive around six to eight days later.