Name Change and Your Credit

Many brides are curious about what happens to their credit when they change their name.  Do they lose their credit history and start over with a new name?  Do they need to notify the main credit bureaus of their name-change?

When you change your name you do not need to notify the three U.S. credit bureaus: TransUnion, Equifax, and Experion.  When you update your name with all of your creditors (banks, credit cards, ect.) the bureaus will add your new name to your account and keep your maiden name as well.  This way you keep your established credit and build credit with your married name.