Track your household consumer-file freezes
Track the verified company routes for each adult without entering names or identifiers. A checked box records your own progress, not a freeze confirmation.
Your household checklist
For one adult, follow each official route in the table below. Each company holds a separate file.
What does your result mean?
Every numbered adult gets a separate checklist. Only the reporting company can place or lift a freeze.
If children are included, follow each company's current protected-consumer instructions. This edition does not assert that every company supports minors.
With JavaScript off, use the table as the checklist for one adult. Print it or download the CSV.
How does the checklist work?
| Company | File or control | Official action route | How to start | Official phone | Account or PIN | How to lift | Limits | Source and check date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equifax | Nationwide credit | Open official route | Online, phone or mail | 888-298-0045 | Free myEquifax account online | Temporary lift or permanent removal | Equifax consumer instructions Checked 2026-10-24 | |
| Experian | Nationwide credit | Open official route | Online; phone and mail routes also listed | 888-397-3742 | Free Experian account; no PIN | Schedule a thaw or permanently remove the freeze | Experian consumer instructions Checked 2026-10-24 | |
| The Work Number | Employment and income verification | Open official route | Online, phone, mail or secure email | 800-367-2884 | Not independently verified | Online, phone, mail or secure email | A freeze can delay loan, employment or benefit verification. | The Work Number consumer instructions Checked 2026-10-24 |
| LexisNexis Risk Solutions | LexisNexis consumer disclosure reports | Open official route | Online, phone or mail | 800-456-1244 | PIN | Temporary lift or permanent removal | Exceptions can allow access. This does not delete public records or freeze other companies. | LexisNexis Risk Solutions consumer instructions Checked 2026-10-24 |
| National Consumer Telecom & Utilities Exchange (NCTUE) | Telecommunications, pay TV and utility accounts | Open official route | Online, phone or mail | 866-349-5355 | Consumer portal account | Temporary lift or permanent removal | National Consumer Telecom & Utilities Exchange (NCTUE) consumer instructions Checked 2026-10-24 | |
| DataX | DataX credit report | Open official route | Online or mail | Not independently verified | Lift or remove the freeze | DataX offers a separate consumer file control. Do not email identity documents. | DataX consumer instructions Checked 2026-10-24 | |
| Clarity Services | Clarity credit file | Open official route | Online; mail, fax and phone also listed | 866-390-3118 | Not independently verified | Temporary lift or permanent removal | Clarity Services consumer instructions Checked 2026-10-24 | |
| TransUnion | Nationwide credit | Open official route | Request directly online, by phone, or by mail | Follow the current company instructions | Permanently remove or temporarily lift through TransUnion | Official route verified. No personal freeze request was tested. No unsupported timing or child eligibility is stated. | USAGov, How to place or lift a security freeze Checked 2026-10-24 | |
| ChexSystems | Checking and savings account file | Open official route | Call the official freeze number or use the company website | 800-887-7652 | Follow the current company instructions | Follow the current official lift instructions | Official route verified. No personal freeze request was tested. No unsupported timing or child eligibility is stated. | Wisconsin DATCP, Credit Report Security Freeze Checked 2026-10-24 |
| Innovis | Credit report | Open official route | Use the official online security-freeze route or call Innovis | 800-540-2505 | Follow the current company instructions | Follow the current official lift instructions | Official route verified. No personal freeze request was tested. No unsupported timing or child eligibility is stated. | North Dakota Attorney General, Credit Security Freeze Checked 2026-10-24 |
| NCTUE prescreen opt-out | Preapproved-offer lists | Open official route | Call NCTUE or mail its opt-out request | 888-327-4376 | Not applicable | Contact NCTUE about opting in | This control covers use of NCTUE data in prescreen lists, not all marketing or public records. | NCTUE consumer FAQ Checked 2026-10-24 |
| OptOutPrescreen | Prescreened credit and insurance offers | Open official route | Online five-year opt-out; mail the permanent election form for a permanent opt-out | Follow the current company instructions | Use the official opt-in route | Official route verified. No personal freeze request was tested. No unsupported timing or child eligibility is stated. | Equifax, Pros and Cons of Pre-Screened Credit Card Offers Checked 2026-10-24 |
The order puts verified nationwide-bureau routes first, NCTUE next, then specialty files and prescreen controls. Missing companies are outside this edition.
Company access rules and lift times differ. The reminder seven days before an application is a planning suggestion, not an issuer deadline.
Confirm required lifts with the lender or provider and the reporting company. A job application does not imply every employment report is freezable.
When should you use it again?
Review before an application and after any lift. The calendar includes a planning check before your date, a follow-up afterward and an annual review.
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Who can guide the household through the work?
A $4,500 Quiet Cleanup walks each adult through the agreed freezes and account changes, with children included.