Yes, every adult in the U.S. is entitled to a free credit report each year.  You actually get THREE free reports annually, one from each of the three credit reporting agencies, better known as credit bureaus.   These have been available since late 2004, thanks to the provisions in FACTA, the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions [...]

   A successful Financial Fitness plan should include credit building strategies to get better credit scores.  One part of building good credit is to schedule regular Credit Report Monitoring and correct any errors.
The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) allows consumers to obtain three credit reports each year at no cost, one from each of the three major credit bureaus.  The true, FCRA mandated site [...]

If you are an adult in the United States, you probably have a credit report.  In fact, you have three, based on credit files at each of the major credit reporting agencies or bureaus: Equifax, Experian and TransUnion.  And they are not going away; your credit history will likely stay with you for the rest [...]

When you want to check your own credit scores, we recommend getting FICO scores.  The Fair Isaacs Corporation owns the FICO scoring formulas and the majority of lenders in the United States use some version of the FICO score. 
The consumer credit scores that are heavily advertised, particularly by the credit bureaus, are not necessarily FICO [...]