# Professor Laura Veldkamp shares the importance of consumers checking their credit reports with major credit bureaus

1 Faculty News July 8, 2017 ![WalletHub logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_046689.jpg?itok=64YeKxvQ)>

Excerpt from [WalletHub](https://wallethub.com/edu/credit-reporting-agencies/25518/#laura-veldkamp) -- "If you check the big three and you don't have other risk factors (you didn't just have your identity hacked), you're doing a reasonable job of financial hygiene. It's kind of like flossing -- it's no fun, but an ounce of prevention can prevent a pound of pain later on."

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