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Part of 'Generation Rent'? Four Reasons to Ensure Your Rent Payments are Included in Your Credit Scores

Owning a home is the American Dream, but building the credit necessary to qualify for a mortgage can feel more like a nightmare. The same goes for obtaining a car or other loan, qualifying for...

Why Reporting Rent Payments to All 3 Credit Bureaus is Crucial

Reporting rent paymentsto credit bureaus — companies that gather and maintain individuals’ financial information and sell those reports to creditors and lenders — is a relatively new and powerful...

Victim of Identity Theft? 7 Things to Do to Get Back on Track

Identity theft is serious business.

Leveling the Credit Playing Field: What You Need to Know About The New Credit Access & Inclusion Act of 2017

There’s an imbalance in the modern credit reporting industry.

How to Protect Your Identity After a Big Data Breach

Are you one of the145+ million peopleaffected by the Equifax breach in 2017? When hackers exploited a flaw in a tool for building web applications to access information stored by Equifax, one of...

Rent Reporting to Build Credit: A Tenant’s Legal Right?

What happens when you don’t pay your bills – credit cards, utilities, cell phone, etc. – on time?

4 Reasons Why Credit Monitoring Should Be Your New Year’s Resolution

If you’re like42%of the population, you’ve made a New Year’s resolution (or two, or more) about improving your financial outlook.

5 Ways to Rent Your First Apartment Without Credit

Credit ratings are key when it comes to renting an apartment, as most lease applications require that you provide a credit score. In fact, according to a report byTransUnion, nearly half of all...

RentTrack Study Shows Positive Impact of Rent Reporting

Rent Reporting is a new thing, so when it comes to figuring out what type of impact rent reporting might have on your credit score, a solid answer might be hard to come by. Some studies have been...

TransUnion: Rent Reporting Yields Benefits in One Month

According to a recently releasedanalysis from TransUnion, rent reporting had quick and positive effect for a majority of consumers in the study. Considering there are now almost 40 million renters...