# Settling old debts...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/settling-old-debts/662182>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 29, 2013, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/settling-old-debts/662182 "2013-06-29T03:30:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2013, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/settling-old-debts/662182/21 "2013-06-30T05:21:43Z")

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> [@Nawth\_Chucka](#):
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> When you do the online version there’s a box you tick to buy your credit score. If you have concerns about online security, use a prepaid Visa/Mastercard/AmEx you can pick up at the grocery store to pay for it.

How many pages do I need to dig into that site before I find the page where that check box is? It’s not anywhere on the first form (where I enter the same information that I would enter on the paper form). I followed it for several pages and still didn’t see it, so I gave up. (I’m not going to follow the request the whole way because I don’t want a report right now. I just got one last week.)

It looks like they want you to jump through hoops to get your score. From their FAQ:

> [@Annualcreditreport.com FAQ](#):
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> **How can I get my credit score?**
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> You will be given an opportunity to purchase a credit score from any of the nationwide credit reporting agencies after you receive your free annual credit report from any of them in response to a request made through this website.

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**Author:** ![Nawth\_Chucka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c57346/32.png) [@Nawth\_Chucka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nawth_Chucka)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2013, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/settling-old-debts/662182/22 "2013-06-30T06:11:24Z")

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> [@Senegoid](#):
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> How many pages do I need to dig into that site before I find the page where that check box is? It’s not anywhere on the first form (where I enter the same information that I would enter on the paper form). I followed it for several pages and still didn’t see it, so I gave up. (I’m not going to follow the request the whole way because I don’t want a report right now. I just got one last week.)
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> It looks like they want you to jump through hoops to get your score. From their FAQ:

It’s a box you tick just before they give you the free report when the free report opens from the credit bureau’s website. W/o the hoops, you can’t buy your score via the free report site [annualcreditreport.com](http://annualcreditreport.com). Or you can sign up for one of the ‘free’ credit report sites that charge a membership/monthly monitoring fee and your score is included in the price (or was when I did it in 2005).  
Since you only got a report last week, I wonder if you can go back to that bureau’s website and order your score?

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