I'll go ahead and do a temporary lift again, but this time I will be sure to check back a day or two after it's scheduled to expire to make sure the report is really frozen again. If you schedule a new temporary lift, it will replace the temporary lift you have already scheduled." So, I don't think it's just weird wording on the status page - I think the "temporary lift" that was set to expire in November is actually still in place. it's February 2021, so that "temporary freeze" should be well over! When I go through the steps to temporarily unfreeze it now, it says, "You have already scheduled a temporary lift of the security freeze on your Equifax credit report. If you set up an online account for your credit freeze, go to and enter your login credentials. But on the Equifax site, the current status says, "You have temporarily lifted your Equifax credit report freeze until November 7, 2020". A security freeze (also known as credit freeze) of your Equifax credit report is regulated by federal law. Youll also receive a monthly Equifax credit report. A monthly free credit score is available as part of Equifax Core Credit TM. Place or manage a freeze to restrict access to your Equifax credit report, with certain exceptions. I needed to unfreeze for a few days again now, so I logged back into all three to temporarily lift the freeze again.Įxperian and TransUnion were fine. Receive alerts of key changes to your Equifax credit report. My Private Credit Tell Us How Youre Here Understanding own Equifax credit report and record Help protect myself from identity theft Prepare till make a large purchase Get a free copy of my Equifax credit report Place or manage a freeze on my Equifax credit report Dispute information on my Equifax credit report Place or manage a fraud. Just a PSA - I had unfrozen my credit report at all three big bureaus (Experian, Equifax, TransUnion) for a few days back in November.