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| September 01, 2005 | COPYRIGHT 2007 The Sun. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Tom Spoth

Sep. 1--LOWELL, Mass. -- Starting today, residents of Eastern states are eligible to receive free credit reports under a federal law passed in 2003.

State laws in Massachusetts, as well as Maine, Maryland, New Jersey and Vermont, already guaranteed residents access to free reports.

Today will mark the last of four phases for the new program, which began with Western states in December 2004.

The country's three national credit bureaus -- Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion -- have collaborated on a Web site, http://www.annualcreditreport.com, to allow consumers easy access to their free reports. Everyone is entitled to three…

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