Senator Wants Free Credit Report Companies to Actually OFFER Free Reports

Wait... free is supposed to be FREEE?
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U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer is my hero of the day.
"If these companies want to say -- or sing for that matter -- that they are giving people free credit reports, then they can't charge people $15 a month, simple as that," Schumer said. "For years, these companies have said with a smile that they will provide a free credit report -- even though the government already requires a credit report be provided for free every year - and then suddenly, months later consumers get a bill in the mail for their credit monitoring services. My plan would finally bust up this scam and give consumers some honest choices."
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