Peer-to-Peer Marketplaces Join Forces to Influence Lawmakers with the "Coalition for New Credit Models"

NetBanker, 10/22/09

The San Francisco-based Finovate alum video launched in 2008, displays free credit scores and credit report info in an ad-supported business model. The "coalition for new credit models" says its members are providing innovative alternatives to existing banking and financial institutions, focusing on transparency, fairness, durability, and accountability to consumers in the credit markets.

Peer-to-Peer Marketplaces Join Forces to Influence Lawmakers with the Coalition for New Credit Models

My Thoughts on Credit Karma's Free Credit Score

Fair Credit Reporting Act, 10/19/09

Credit Karma, like quizzle.com, is good for finding out generally how your credit score fares but don't count on it to be exact. But, at least it's free to find this out using Credit Karma or quizzle.com, whereas you'd have to pay the credit bureaus to get the same "almost" score.

My Thoughts on Credit Karma's Free Credit Score

What Your E-Mail Address Says About Your Credit Score

Walletpop, 10/19/09

A new trend report published by Credit Karma ranks e-mail domains by the average credit score of Credit Karma users.

What Your E-Mail Address Says About Your Credit Score

Websites That Can Help You Manage Your Credit and Finances

THJ Associates, 10/17/09

Credit Karma believes consumers have a right to know this information [credit scores] with no charge or without the bait and switch of 30 days free followed by enrollment products with confusing opt outs.

Websites That Can Help You Manage Your Credit and Finances

Why Should You Have to Pay for Your Credit Score?

CBS MoneyWatch, 10/17/09

Credit Karma buys your score from TransUnion and lets you have it for free, along with tips on raising it (if it's low).

Why Should You Have to Pay for Your Credit Score?

What's My Credit Score?

Sweet Deals by Chau, 10/14/09

However, Credit Karma is offering your credit information including score for FREE! How do they do it? The advertisers pay for this service. NICE!... This is an amazing tool to take charge of your credit.

Best Ways to Get Your Credit Score

The Boston Globe, 10/13/09

If you don't want to pay a fee for the score, you can get a pretty could idea of the range of your score by visiting www.credit.com and http://www.creditkarma.com. These sites also offer valuable information on how your score is determined and how you can improve it.

Some things to consider before you refinance

MSNBC, 10/08/09

You can get a free approximation of your score at www.creditkarma.com

Some things to consider before you refinance

The New 'Free' Credit Reports: A Good Deal?

Smart Money, 10/08/09

CreditKarma, launched a little over a year ago, offers a free credit score from TransUnion, along with a credit analysis tool and simulator, which helps you see how certain actions (say, applying for a new credit card or paying late) will affect your current score.

The New 'Free' Credit Reports: A Good Deal?

Denver credit-card users pay down debt faster than national rate

The Denver Post, 10/08/09

Denver borrowers recorded a 7 percent rate of decrease in their credit-card balances during the third quarter versus a 5 percent decline in Colorado and a 4 percent decline nationally, according to a report Wednesday from Credit Karma, a San Francisco provider of consumer credit-reporting services.

Denver credit-card users pay down debt faster than national rate

To Charge or Not to Charge: Should Credit Card Spending be Restricted for Young Adults?

LifeStyler, 10/08/09

Like most good things in life, credit cards can do us good or bad. So will the limitation help or hinder? According to Ken Lin of Credit Karma, this limitation could just keep young adults from building credit.

To Charge or Not to Charge: Should Credit Card Spending be Restricted for Young Adults?

Credit Scores: Can You Get Them Free?

The Wall Street Journal, 10/08/09

CreditKarma.com, 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 on a scale of high, medium or low.

Two places where you an get your credit scores for free

Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10/01/09

Credit Karma.com, which launched its Web site in March 2008, now has close to 1 million users who have checked out their score, according to Ken Lin, founder and CEO of the San Francisco company. "People are so worried about ID theft and their credit these days, it really helped with growth," Lin said. "Credit scores have been a very opaque process. There's been very little visibility on how it works."