USA Today, 12/22/09
You can update your score as often as you want. If you're working to raise your score, this will help you gauge your progress. Credit Karma CEO Ken Lin recommends checking for updates once a month.
Relistr, 12/22/09
Credit Karma is an excellent website if you're planning to apply for a mortgage or auto loan and it will hurt your credit score.
The Motley Fool, 12/23/09
According to CreditKarma.com's November U.S. Consumer Credit Score Climate Report, among those who have credit cards, the average balance increased 4% from October and has risen 14% since June.
Los Angeles Times, 12/27/09
"If you are able to improve your credit score from good to excellent, you open up a world of options," said Kenneth Lin, chief executive and founder of CreditKarma.com.
Digerati Life, 11/9/09
If you're after free non-FICO scores, you may visit Credit Karma or Quizzle.com, where the scores they offer are proprietary.
Kansas City Star, 09/14/09
Nationwide, the average consumer carried nearly $6,800 in credit card debt in August, the Credit Karma report said. That was down $43 from July.
Me Without Debt, 09/11/09
In conclusion to my little unscientific experiment, Credit Karma's credit scores are reliable. It gives free tools. There is no need for not signing up for the service since it's free.
Wisdom Journal, 11/7/09
According to Credit Karma's CEO, Ken Lin, 2009 has been a momentous year for credit issues and I have to agree with him. Suddenly, frugality became cool, overspending was out, and consumers put more emphasis on savings and paying down their outstanding debt.
Marketplace NPR Radio, 11/6/09
Ken Lin, CEO of CreditKarma.com, talks about how to handle your credit cards, especially now that companies are hiking interest rates, cutting credit lines and imposing new fees.
TechCrunch, 11/4/09
Credit Karma, a site that looks to help consumers understand, track, and improve their credit scores, has raised a $2.5 million Series A funding round.
Zikkir, 11/1/09
Credit Karma, which also relies on TransUnion data, gives you one of the same credit scores that TransUnion sells directly to consumers. In addition, it provides a report card grading consumers from A to F across seven key components affecting their scores and ranks the importance of each factor as high, medium or low.
Journal Star, 10/30/09
For example, CreditKarma.com offers a free daily credit score update. The site also keeps track of past scores so you can monitor progress, and has a report card for grading you on factors that affect scores. Moreover, you have access on this site to a credit-simulator, which can show how scores might change if you applied for a new credit card or line of credit.
San Francisco Chronicle, 10/29/09
So here's the thing: the site will give you your credit score for free, but in return, you're going to get offers based on your profile, and third parties may send you offers based on your credit profile. So decide how much personal information you want to give away in exchange for freebies.
Dusted.net, 10/28/09
I also found out about a free service, Credit Karma, that while it doesn't give you the details, it does provide a high level overview of your report. Even better, you get your Transunion score, which theoretically should be close to the FICO. Give them a whirl, the statistics they collect is interesting to look at.
