Security freeze (obligations of consumer reporting agencies)
In effect- Citation:
- Miss. Code Ann. 75-24-201 et seq.
Mississippi law lets you place a security freeze on your credit file, which stops a credit bureau from releasing your report to most new creditors until you lift it. Since September 21, 2018, federal law also makes placing and lifting a freeze free at each nationwide credit bureau.
What you can do
Place a free freeze online or by phone at Equifax, Experian and TransUnion, and keep any PIN or login you create.
Official sources
Source checked Sep 29, 2026