Monday, May 21, 2007

Remove your name from credit card mailing lists

The last time you went to the mailbox, how many pieces of junk mail did you receive? Five? Ten? And of that number, how many were for pre-approved credit cards or insurance? Two or three? Here's a website that can remove your name from many of these mailing lists: http://OptOutPrescreen.com.

This website is sponsored by TransUnion, Experian, and Equifax, the three major credit reporting bureaus. It offers two options for removing your name from these mailing lists: submit electronically, and your name will be removed for five years. Print out, sign and mail in the form, and you will be removed permanently. You can also call 1-888-5-OPTOUT if you would like to have your name removed by a live phone agent.

I submitted my name and address, and will drop the printed form in the mail today.

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