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Why can’t I access real-time credit reporting on all credit reports?

I’m signed up for the free version of Equifax and Experian credit report and Credit Club. On Equifax and Experian I have to wait a month to a new version of my credit report. On Credit Club I get a new report every time I login (I believe?).


Does anyone know why real time access to all credit reports are unavailable?

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  • born_again
    born_again Posts: 23,987 Forumite
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    Banks etc will not update everyday..

    Most payments are monthly, so get updated monthly…

    The real question is why are you looking at them so often?

    The score is a meaningless figure.

    Life in the slow lane
  • Nasqueron
    Nasqueron Posts: 11,425 Forumite
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    edited 24 April at 10:54AM

    Credit Club isn't a live/refreshed report, they just use the same data as if you use Credit Karma which is a month or so behind.

    The reason you can't see live is because they paywall it to pay for running it. Pay for Experian/Equifax/TransUnion if you want to see an almost live system - it's always "almost" as banks often update slowly. I did a test for a while on the free apps and some banks went 6 weeks between providing updates on balances

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