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Credit Education , Credit Score - 8 mins read

Nurture Your Credit: What’s a Good Score and How to Maintain it

Your credit score is a number that you may have taken for granted, at least until it was time to achieve some of your life goals like applying for a mortgage, an auto loan, or credit cards. The fact is...your credit score is important, and it follows you your whole…

RentReporters , Student Account Manager

Credit Education , Credit Score - 8 mins read

6 Things That Hurt Your Credit Score

Your credit score plays a big part in your life. Not only does it affect the interest rates you pay when buying a house or car, but it can also affect the deposit you pay when renting, your insurance premiums, and even your job applications. Your credit score matters so…

RentReporters , Student Account Manager

Credit Score - 3 mins read

In Times Like These, a Good Credit Score is Essential

While the economic uncertainty caused by the pandemic has taken a toll on people and families across the country, we are beginning to turn the corner. More and more people are getting vaccinated, businesses are re-opening, and the number of new cases continues to decline. We may find ourselves getting…

RentReporters , Student Account Manager

Credit Education , Credit Score , Financial Goals - 4 mins read

Plan For Better Credit to Meet Bigger Financial Goals

If you’ve laid out some financial goals for the year, having a plan to build better credit is a good first step to take. Good credit means you can borrow money at a lower interest rate, qualify for lower interest rate credit cards, and also save money on utilities, mobile…

RentReporters , Student Account Manager

Credit Education , Credit Score - 5 mins read

Worried About Your Credit Score During COVID-19? Here Are 5 Steps to Take Today.

We recently surveyed 500 renters across the country and -- not surprisingly -- found out that most people are concerned about their credit score with the current Covid-19 pandemic. Not only are people concerned about their credit rating during these difficult times, but about half of the respondents told us…

RentReporters , Student Account Manager

Credit Report , Credit Score - 5 mins read

Facing financial hardship from COVID-19? What the credit agencies are doing to help you.

If you’re one of millions of Americans who have faced job loss or reduced income from the Covid-19 pandemic and are facing financial hardship, you may be worried that missing rent and other payments will affect your credit score. The good news is that at least for the near-term, your…

RentReporters , Student Account Manager

Credit Score - 6 mins read

Holiday Hangover: Credit Card Rates Are About to Rise

The holidays often prompt consumers to rack up charges on their credit cards, leading to a January debt hangover. While that can be troublesome enough, carrying that debt is about to grow costlier. The Federal Reserve’s December decision to boost interest rates by one-quarter of a percentage point will translate…

RentReporters , Student Account Manager

Credit Score - 3 mins read

Credit Invisible or Credit Unscorable – Which Are You?

Did you graduate from school and are you on your own for the first time? Are you in the military and did you just return from overseas deployment? Are you a recent immigrant to the United States? Did you and your spouse get divorced? If so, then like millions of…

RentReporters , Student Account Manager

Credit Education , Credit Report , Credit Score - 6 mins read

Credit Card Balances Hurting Your Credit Score? Here Are 3 Quick Fixes

Nothing can be more frustrating than checking your credit scores and discovering they aren’t as strong as you think they should be, even though you pay your bills on time. For those with clean payment histories, the culprit bringing down their scores is often a formula that sounds like it…

RentReporters , Student Account Manager

Credit Education , Credit Report , Credit Score - 3 mins read

Steps You Can Take to Gain Access to Credit and Financial Products

45 million Americans do not have a credit score – that’s one in every 10 adults! And it can happen to anyone – young adults on their own for the first time, military personnel returning from overseas, recent immigrants to this country, those who are widowed or divorced…and maybe, even…