If you are writing to request assistance regarding your Equifax credit report (i.e., dispute, fraud alert, security freeze, a copy of your credit report), please also include a copy of a document from each of the two categories below:
One item to validate ID such as:
Valid driver's license
Social Security card
Pay stub
W2 form
1099 form
Court documents for legal name change
Birth certificate
Passport
Marriage certificate
Divorce decree
State ID
Military ID
AND one item to validate address such as:
Valid driver's license
Utility bill with the correct address (gas, water, cable, residential phone bill)
Cell phone bill
Pay stub
W2 form
1099 form
Rental lease agreement/house deed
Mortgage statement
Bank statement
State ID
Please note, when you provide documents, including a letter, to Equifax as part of your dispute, the documents may be submitted to one or more companies whose information are the subject of your dispute.
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