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Credit Education - 5 mins read

The FICO Resilience Index – What You Need to Know

The FICO Resilience Index is a new credit rating that, while it has been in the making for many years, was recently released due to the economic downturn caused by COVID-19. This newest FICO index was created to help lenders better measure a person’s ability to keep their financial obligations…

RentReporters , Student Account Manager

Credit Education , Personal Finance - 6 mins read

Webinar take-aways: How to protect your credit in challenging times

Last week we hosted a webinar featuring Amy Thomann, Head of Consumer Credit Education with TransUnion, about how to protect your credit during financial hardship. We talked about steps you can take right away to help keep your credit intact - or even improve it - in today’s challenging economic climate.…

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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…

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Credit Education , Landlords - 2 mins read

What to Look for When Screening Tenants

The credit score of a potential tenant is important when deciding whether or not to rent to someone. But the reality is the millions of Americans who pay their bills on time every month are credit unscorable, which mean that they are probably new to credit or haven’t recently used…

RentReporters , Student Account Manager

Credit Education , Customer Success Stories , Landlords - 2 mins read

How Recent Grads can go from Unscorable to Having a Credit Score

If you’re a recent graduate, chances are you didn’t have monthly bills in your name, and that means you could be credit unscorable. Or, in other words, you don’t have a credit score because you’re new to using credit. If you want access to credit, then you need a credit…

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Credit Education , Customer Success Stories , Landlords - 2 mins read

Sometimes, Just Looking at the Credit Score Doesn’t Give the Full Picture…

As a landlord, one of your biggest concerns is receiving rent payments on time. So, it’s not surprising that a tenant’s credit score is important to you. However, when screening for new tenants, there are other factors you should also consider. The reality is that millions of Americans are classified…

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Credit Education , Customer Success Stories , Landlords - 2 mins read

How Rent Reporting Can Help You if You Want to… Get What You Need in Life

If you have a low or no credit score, life can be difficult. Most likely, you don’t have access to financial products that many people take for granted, like being approved for a loan and a “regular” credit card, and that means getting what you need in life can be…

RentReporters , Student Account Manager

Credit Education , Landlords - 2 mins read

How Rent Reporting Can Help You if You Want to… Improve Your Cash Flow

As a landlord, you need to manage and improve your cash flow. And that means your tenants need to pay their rent on time, every month. The best way to improve your cash flow is to find the best tenants with a history of on time payments, and once…

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Credit Education , Customer Success Stories , Landlords - 2 mins read

How Rent Reporting Can Help You if You Want to… Boost Your Credit Score

Your credit score is one of the most important numbers in your life – it’s what lenders use to determine if you’re a good credit risk, if you’ll be approved for a loan, and if so, how much you’ll be charged. So, if you want to get the best deals,…

RentReporters , Student Account Manager

Credit Education , Customer Success Stories , Landlords - 2 mins read

How Rent Reporting Can Help You if You Want to… Establish Your Credit

If you’re one of the 45 million Americans without a credit score, life can be difficult. As you may have experienced, you can’t be approved for many traditional credit products to help get what you need in life, like a car loan, home mortgage, and “regular” credit card. If you’re…