Submitting a Request
The TransUnion Credit Report Request window provides the following input fields:

Personal Information | |
First Name | Enter the first name of the person for whom you are requesting a credit report.
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Last Name | Enter the last name of the person for whom you are requesting a credit report.
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Middle Name | Enter the middle name of the person for whom you are requesting a credit report. |
Prefix | Enter the name prefix of the person for whom you are requesting a credit report (e.g., Dr., Sir, General, etc.). |
Suffix | Enter the name suffix of the person for whom you are requesting a credit report (e.g., Jr., Sr., II, III, etc.) |
SSN | Enter the 9-digit social security number of the person for whom you are requesting a credit report.
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Date of Birth | Enter the birth date of the person for whom you are requesting a credit report. |
Gender | Select the gender of the person for whom you are requesting a credit report from the drop-down list. |
Telephone # | Enter the telephone number of the person for whom you are requesting a credit report.
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Access PIN | Enter the PIN provided by the person for whom you are requesting a credit report.
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Address Information
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House Number | Enter the person's house/street number. |
Directional Prefix | Select the person's street prefix (e.g., North, South, East, West, etc.) from the drop-down list. |
Street Name | Enter the person's street name. |
Directional Suffix | Select the person's street suffix (e.g., North, South, East, West, etc.) from the drop-down list. |
Street Type | Select the person's street type (e.g., Street, Road, Lane, Parkway, etc.) from the drop-down list. |
Apartment # | Enter the person's apartment number, if applicable. |
City / State / Zip | Enter the person's city, state, and zip code. |
Months in Residence | Enter the number of months the person has lived at the current address. |
Residential Status | Select the person's residential status (Unknown, Own, Rent, or Other) from the drop-down list. |
Viewing the Result
The TransUnion Credit Report window displays the following information:
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Report Information | |
Credit Report ID | Unique ID assigned to this credit report by the system. |
Report Status | Status of the credit report:
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Request Date | Date the credit report was requested. |
User Name | User name of the person that requested the credit report. |
Credit Result | User-defined status. |
Credit Class | Credit Class assigned to this customer, based upon the Score returned in this credit report. |
Status Message | User-defined status. |
Request Information | |
First Name | First Name specified in credit report request. |
Last Name | Last Name specified in credit report request. |
Middle Name | Middle Name specified in credit report request. |
SSN | SSN specified in credit report request. |
Date of Birth | Date of Birth specified in credit report request. |
Gender | Gender specified in credit report request. |
House Number | House Number specified in credit report request. |
Direction | Directional Prefix specified in credit report request. |
Street Name | Street Name specified in credit report request. |
Street Type | Street Type specified in credit report request. |
City | City specified in credit report request. |
State | State specified in credit report request. |
Zip | Zip specified in credit report request. |
Apartment Num. | Apartment # specified in credit report request. |
Telephone Num. | Telephone # specified in credit report request. |
Score Details | |
Score | Credit score returned by TransUnion. |
Score Range | Score range associated with the model (Service Code) used by TransUnion for the credit report.
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Consumer Statements | Information/comments a person adds to his/her credit information in the TransUnion system. If a consumer statement is returned in the credit report, a "See Details" link is displayed in this field.
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HAWK Messages | HAWK messages returned by TransUnion. Indicates the likelihood of fraudulent data in the credit report. If a HAWK message is returned in the credit report, a "See Details" link is displayed in this field.
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Error Messages | Messages returned by TransUnion, regarding any processing errors that occurred with the request. If an error message is returned in the credit report, a "See Details" link is displayed in this field.
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File Hit Message | TransUnion's comments regarding how well the credit report response matches the credit report request. Refer to your TransUnion documentation for the specific File Hit messages that can be returned. |
OFAC Status OFAC Message | These fields is applicable if you use Transunion’s OFAC Name Screen optional add-on report (6800). OFAC is an office in the US Department of the Treasury that administers and enforces economic and trade sanctions against offending entities. The OFAC screen name alert returns an OFAC notification on a subscriber’s credit report when their name matches a name on the U.S Department of Treasury’s Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list.
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Response Information | |
First Name | First Name on file in TransUnion system. |
Last Name | Last Name on file in TransUnion system. |
Middle Name | Middle Name on file in TransUnion system. |
SSN | Social security number on file in TransUnion system.
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Date of Birth | Date of Birth on file in TransUnion system. |
Gender | Gender on file in TransUnion system. |
House Number | House Number on file in TransUnion system. |
Direction | Directional Prefix on file in TransUnion system. |
Street Name | Street Name on file in TransUnion system. |
Street Type | Street Type on file in TransUnion system. |
City | City on file in TransUnion system. |
State | State on file in TransUnion system. |
Zip | Zip on file in TransUnion system. |
Apartment Num. | Apartment number on file in TransUnion system. |
Telephone Num. | Telephone number on file in TransUnion system. |
Score Factor 1 | Code indicating how the credit score was determined. |
Score Factor 2 | Code indicating how the credit score was determined. |
Score Factor 3 | Code indicating how the credit score was determined. |
Score Factor 4 | Code indicating how the credit score was determined. |
Score Derog. & Inquiry Alert | Code indicating either or both:
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To exit the TransUnion Credit Report window, click Close.
To resubmit the credit report request, click the Actions button provided in the bottom left-hand corner of the window and select Re-Submit. The New TransUnion Credit Report Request window (described above) is displayed. The input fields are populated with the information entered for the initial credit report request. Edit this information as desired and click Submit to transmit the credit report request to the TransUnion system. Upon receipt of a response from the TransUnion system, the system displays the resulting report in the TransUnion Credit Report window (described above).
To view the detailed information received for this credit report, click the Actions button provided in the bottom left-hand corner of the window and select View Details. All information that was returned in TransUnion's response is displayed in the Credit Report # Details window. The title bar includes the Credit Report ID assigned to this credit report. Use the scroll bar on the right side of the window to view the full report. Refer to your TransUnion documentation for information regarding the contents of this detailed credit report.
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View Detail must be enabled in your Permission Profile (under Security > Profiles > Permission Profiles > Application > CostGuard Client > Credit Scoring). If not, the View Details option is not provided in the Actions submenu.

Multiple Responses/Hits
In the event the credit report request results in multiple responses/hits, the responses are displayed in the Preliminary Results window.

From the Preliminary Results window, you can:
Select one of the displayed responses as the requested credit report, by right-clicking on the desired response and selecting Select Record. The system displays the selected credit report in the TransUnion Credit Report window (described above). From this window, you can resubmit your credit report request or view the detailed information received for this credit report, as described above.
View the detailed information received for one of the displayed responses, by right-clicking on the desired response and selecting View Details. All information that was returned in TransUnion's response is displayed in the Credit Report # Details window (described above). The title bar includes the Credit Report ID assigned to this credit report. Use the scroll bar on the right side of the window to view the full report. Refer to your TransUnion documentation for information regarding the contents of this detailed credit report.
Note
View Detail must be enabled in your Permission Profile (under Security > Profiles > Permission Profiles > Application > CostGuard Client > Credit Scoring). If not, the View Details option is not provided in the submenu that is displayed when you right-click a response.

to close the Scrollable Message window and return to the TransUnion Credit Report.