Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Multi-bureau credit file freeze and unfreeze
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Application No.: US16859055Application Date: 2020-04-27
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Publication No.: US11004147B1Publication Date: 2021-05-11
- Inventor: Eric Haller , Kelly Kent
- Applicant: Experian Information Solutions, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Costa Mesa
- Assignee: Experian Information Solutions, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Experian Information Solutions, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Costa Mesa
- Agency: Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP
- Main IPC: G06Q40/02
- IPC: G06Q40/02 ; G06F21/62 ; G06K9/00 ; G06Q40/00

Abstract:
The systems and methods described herein allow consumers to lock or unlock their credit files at multiple credit bureaus in real-time or near real-time. The service may allow a consumer to provide identifying information, such as a personal identifier to lock or unlock credit files at a plurality of credit bureaus over a network. Upon receiving the personal identifier, the system may use the personal identifier to translate the identifier into a plurality of access codes for respective credit bureaus, for example by accessing a data structure, such as a database or table, that stores a personal identifier and access codes that are associated with a consumer. The system may then use the access codes to automatically initiate locking or unlocking of credit files for the consumer at the respective credit bureaus.
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