I went through XXXX to receive my credit report. No problem at all with XXXX. TransUnion is another story! Once I was redirected to the TransUnion website and pulled up my credit report the website directed me to a password site ( within just a few seconds ). I was not aware of any password for TransUnion. I contacted customer service and was given a temporary to get into my account. Ahh all good, right? Not so fast! When I tried to get in to see my credit report and it gave me the message that you have accessed your XXXX free report and are not allowed more than XXXX but, I could purchase XXXX. Problem, I would n't let me access my free report. I contacted customer service XXXX more times trying to get to my report. Basically, I was told that once the page was moved away from I no longer had access to my report. Funny, their site removed me in less than 30 seconds from being in my report. When I ask if they could reset so I could get in since it was the same day. I was told to every question " No, you will have to buy XXXX ''. What a scam! Kick you out of your report so you have to pay to get XXXX. 
Note : The other agencies sent me emails with reference numbers so I could pull up my free report at anytime. 
I work in XXXX side of things, so I know what can and ca n't be done from a application standpoint. I work for a company XXXX and I know the business. When I asked to talk to someone XXXX to help get the flag reset - I was told they did n't have an XXXX department - WHAT!! Anything I requested was denied, saying you can buy a report ( get the picture? ). 
Bottom line I believe TransUnion is pulling a scam to make you have to buy a report. 
XXXX last note. The main reason I was pulling my report from TU in the first place was to get them to close a XXXX account that had been reported to the them as paid and closed in XX/XX/XXXX 2015 but, they failed to do so. I have proof XXXX they were sent the information but, never updated the account. This is affecting my credit score. When I ask the CS person if I could get help with closing this account - Ummm, yes but, you have to have your Report ID and that means I have to buy XXXX because I ca n't access my free XXXX to get that ID. Just another pointer towards a scam. I bet I heard you will have to purchase a report more that 10 times in the course of trying to get my free one.. PLEASE HELP! Why are these companies under more stringent regulations and control - they basically control our lives! 
