http://66.225.205.104/SO20050902.mp3 (9/2/05) On September 1, North Carolina residents got access to a free credit report once every year at www.annualcreditreport.com. The program involves

the country's three best known credit check companies - Experian, Equifax and Trans-Union. From WFAE's Carolinas Business Bureau, Simone Orendain spoke with Experian spokesman Ron

Griffin about the new program.