Who has the best free,simple and easy way to check my credit score on line?

The free ones use their own algorithm which is pretty close to the general myfico credit score.
Different places use different algorithms too.  The algorithm used to get my score from an auto dealer said I had an 848 from two places and 825 at another.  My home mortgage said I had a little over 800 from all three places.
Myfico.com is best place to get your score.  Many places require you to sign up for a free trial membership that's a PITA sometimes to cancel.  Pay the money and have it be the end of it.
 

There is only one free credit check I am aware of... All the rest are "free with subscription" to their monitoring service.



I can't remember the web site now, but if you do a search, there is a .gov site with info and a link to the site. I would only go to the site that the .gov directs you to.



I think you can only do it once a year.



ETA...  



the web site I was refering to:  http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/credit/cre34.shtm

You are entitled to one copy of your credit report from each of the three agencies, per calender year.



Fico, Vantage, et al, are not part of the 'Free' report.



 

you can get a ling to each of the big three from annualcreditreport.com

That worked great,thanks guys...

annualcreditreport.com





The official, free site.  I don't think it gives you a score, though.



 

https://www.annualcreditreport.com/cra/index





I've used this for several years.



 

So, at the risk of sounding like an idiot (Hey, I ususally deal with cash)

It may look better if you get a few more lines of credit open.



Paying your utility bills doesn't improve your score.  All it can do is hurt it.  Stuff like credit cards, and loans that have a history associated with them will improve your score.  You score will improve as your history with a company grows.



One way to screw yourself is to have one credit card with a low maximum like $2k.  If you hit that maximum it will look bad a score check because when you look at the numbers you're using 100% of your available credit.  Use less than 40% of your available credit and your score will be fine.



Basically, a credit score shows how you handle credit.  If you're cash only but have no money problems a credit score won't show how you handle credit.  As a result, you'll have a low credit score despite being a responsible person.  It's a dance with the devil.  You have to get into the game and use credit responsibly to be able to get money loaned to you a a good rate.