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Security freeze for minors

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Experian #

In order for us to find out if Experian’s database contains credit information about your minor child, you will need to write to us with all of the following:

  • Printed form with the information provided above
  • A copy of your driver’s license or another government issued identification card, such as a state ID card
  • Proof of your address, such as a copy of a bank statement, utility bill, insurance statement
  • A copy of your child’s birth certificate
  • Proof of guardianship, if not named on child’s birth certificate
  • A copy of your child’s Social Security card

Mail this form to:

Experian

PO Box 9554

Allen, TX 75013

Equifax #

A. You’ll need to provide copies of documentation that verify your identity; the minor dependent’s identity; and your relationship to the minor dependent. To prove your identity, please provide copies of one (1) of the following pieces of identification:

  • A copy of your driver’s license or other government-issued identification
  • A copy of your Social Security card
  • A copy of your birth certificate

To prove you are the child’s parent or authorized representative, please provide copies of one (1) of the following pieces of documentation:

  • A copy of the child’s birth certificate
  • A copy of a court order
  • A copy of a lawfully executed and valid power of attorney
  • A copy of a foster care certification

To validate the child’s identity, please provide copies of both of the following:

  • A copy of the child’s Social Security card
  • A copy of the child’s birth certificate

Equifax Information Services LLC

P.O. Box 105788

Atlanta, GA 30348

Transunion #

If you are a parent or guardian of a minor and would like to freeze their credit report, we can help. Here’s what you’ll need to provide.

  1. A written request to place a “protected consumer freeze” on the named individual’s file
  2. AND a copy of one piece of documentation that provides ‘sufficient proof of authority’ that you have authority to act on behalf of the minor or dependent such as:
    • an order issued by a court of law
    • a lawfully executed and valid power of attorney
    • a document issued by a Federal, State, or local government agency in the United States showing proof of parentage, including a birth certificate
    • with respect to a protected consumer who has been placed in a foster care setting, a written communication from a county welfare department or its agent or designee, or a county probation department or its agent or designee, certifying that the protected consumer is in a foster care setting under its jurisdiction.
  3. AND information or a copy of documentation that provides ‘sufficient proof of identification’ that you are who you really are, and information or a copy of documentation that the minor/dependent is who they really are, such as:
    • a Social Security number or a copy of a Social Security card issued by the Social Security Administration
    • a certified or official copy of a birth certificate issued by the entity authorized to issue the birth certificate
    • a copy of a driver’s license, an identification card issued by the motor vehicle administration, or any other government issued identification

Please only send copies of documents, not original documents.

Send everything here:

TransUnionP.O. Box 380Woodlyn, PA 19094