Actually, the credit report has so many usages for us. The first usage is that when we need to get some loans, the credit report would be use to determine the loan application that we need. The banks need the credit report to see our banking background. When the report said that we are clear, then the banks would approve our loans. That’s the first important role of the credit report.
The second benefit of the credit report is even more important for us. The credit report is a very useful proves to avoid some identity frauds that could costs us some bill that we never made. Somehow, if we never checked our credit report we may have some troubles that were caused by some irresponsible people. For example, one day suddenly a bank called you to charge you on a credit card debt. Off course, since you feel that you have never use any credit card, you deny the charge. But when the debt collector came with some proves, there is absolutely nothing that you can do.
In this case, your identity has been used to someone to apply for a credit card. Somehow the credit card was approved and being used by that people. Since the name on the credit card is your name, definitely you are the one who would be charge on the bill. With the credit report, you may avoid such thing.