Equifax and the estate's credit file

How to report a death to Equifax and request the deceased person's credit report

Equifax

credit-bureau · Nationwide

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Equifax Information Services LLC, P.O. Box 105139, Atlanta, GA 30348-5139

Verified Jul 2026

An executor deals with Equifax for information, not money. Reporting the death puts a deceased marker on the credit file, and the credit report itself is the closest thing available to a complete list of the estate's creditors.

The steps below cover how the executor reports a death to Equifax and obtains the deceased person's credit report.

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