Multi-bureau credit file freeze and unfreeze

A computing system configured to allow a user to remotely unlock credit data of the user at each of a plurality of credit bureaus, wherein the credit data of the user can be unlocked at the plurality of credit bureaus only with authorization from the user, the computing system comprising:

• a touchpad computing device configured to receive a fingerprint identifier of the user;
• and
• a communication interface configured to allow the touchpad computing device to communicate a credit data sharing authorization to a server computing system, wherein the server computing system stores a database indicating a personal identifier of the user in association with at least each of a first access code for a first of the plurality of credit bureaus and a second access code for a second of the plurality of credit bureaus;
• wherein the server computing system is configured to:
• in response to receiving a credit inquiry request from a third party computing device, automatically perform in substantially real time:
• identify the third party associated with the third party computing device;
• transmit to the touchpad computing device an indication of the identified third party requesting credit data of the user;
• wherein the touchpad computing device is configured to:
• request entry of a fingerprint identifier of the user to allow unlocking of the credit data of the user at each of the plurality of credit bureaus for the identified third party;
• detect the fingerprint identifier of the user via a touchpad display of the touchpad computing device;
• and
• in response to detecting the fingerprint identifier, transmit the credit data sharing authorization to the server computing system;
• wherein the server computing system is further configured to, in response to receiving the credit data sharing authorization from the touchscreen computing device:
• request unlocking of the credit data of the user at the first of the plurality of credit bureaus using the first access code;
• and
• request unlocking of the credit data of the user at the second of the plurality of credit bureaus using the second access code.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon, the computer-executable instructions executable by a mobile computing device having one or more hardware processors, wherein the computer-executable instructions are executable on the mobile computing device in order to cause the mobile computing device to perform operations comprising:

• receiving an input string representative of a personal identifier from a user of the mobile computing device;
• and
• communicating the personal identifier to a server computing system, wherein the server computing system stores a database indicating the personal identifier in association with at least each of a first access code for a first of a plurality of credit bureaus and a second access code for a second of a plurality of credit bureaus;
• wherein the server computing system is configured to:
• receive a request for permission to access credit data of the user from a third party computing device;
• in response to receiving the permission request, automatically perform in substantially real time:
• identify a third party making the permission request,
• transmit to the mobile computing device a notification indicating the identified third party;
• wherein the mobile computing device is configured to:
• request entry of an input string by the user to allow unlocking of credit data of the user at each of the plurality of credit bureaus for the identified third party;
• receive the input string from the user;
• and
• transmit the input string to the server computing system;
• wherein the server computing system is further configured to:
• identify the input string as a personal identifier in the database;
• request unlocking of the credit data of the user at the first of the plurality of credit bureaus using the first access code;
• and
• request unlocking of the credit data of the user at the second of the plurality of credit bureaus using the second access code.