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Free Consumer Credit Tools

Not sure which free tool fits your credit concern? Choose a check on payments, reports, notices or applications. See what records to gather and which guide to read.

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Choose the check that matches your documents. Your selections stay on this page until you choose to include them in an enquiry. A result points to relevant guidance and optional advice. These tools offer information, not a legal opinion or an approval prediction.

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Understand your credit report

Check your credit health for unfamiliar accounts, payment issues, bureau information and recent applications. See what to review next.

Understand credit bureau terms including payment profile, enquiry, default, judgment and dispute with clear, practical explanations.

Identify a stage or rights topic

Worried about car or home repossession? Check payments and formal notices to identify a possible stage, documents to gather and guide to read.

Received a Section 129 notice, summons or demand? Match its heading to the right guide and records.

Use the NCA rights checker to identify the relevant credit issue, records to gather and South African consumer rights guide.

Prepare before applying

Check car finance readiness: credit reports, instalments, insurance, fuel, enquiries and documents.

Check bond application readiness: review credit information, rates, insurance, instalments, enquiries and income documents.

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