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Sometimes all you need is Good Karma

Auto Net Financial News, 11/11/09

"Bad credit car loan shoppers looking for a good deal need look no further than the Credit Karma web site which provides registered users with a free credit score."

Sometimes all you need is Good Karma

Credit Report Bumpage: Knocking Off Hard Inquiries

Bargaineering, 11/11/09

Credit Karma is the only free service of the bunch and you can pull every 24 hours plus one minute.

Credit Report Bumpage: Knocking Off Hard Inquiries

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Windows Fanatics, 11/11/09

Like some other companies out there, Credit Karma provides you with credit score for free, but the extras help it to stand out a little more.

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5 ways to kill your credit scores

MSN Money, 11/11/09

Or you can sign up for free credit scores from sites such as Quizzle, Credit.com and Credit Karma, which use the actual information on file about you with the credit bureaus.

5 ways to kill your credit scores

What Has Your Credit-Card Issuer Done for You Lately?

Kiplinger’s, 11/12/09

Kiplinger interviews Ken Lin, chief executive of Credit Karma, on what consumers need to know about credit cards now.

What Has Your Credit-Card Issuer Done for You Lately?

Credit Scores Showing Mixed Movements

Credit Union Times, 11/13/2009

Credit Karma, a San Francisco firm that tracks and provides credit scores, reported that nationwide from June through September, 39% of credit scores increased, 29% decreased and 32% remained the same.

Credit Scores Showing Mixed Movements

Check Your Credit Score for Free with CreditKarma

Gabe Anderson, 11/13/09

We all like free, so enter Credit Karma, a site that gives you your credit score free of charge — and it takes a whole two minutes or so to sign up, see your score, and get a letter grade in various categories, including the following...

Check Your Credit Score for Free with CreditKarma

Get an idea of your credit score without paying a fee

Dallas Morning News, 11/15/09

CreditKarma.com gives you a credit score based on data on your TransUnion credit report. It also gives consumers the ability to simulate certain actions, such as applying for a new credit card and paying off debt, and see how those moves would affect their score.

Get an idea of your credit score without paying a fee

Hawaii's Credit Score Beats U.S Average

MSN Money, 11/16/09

Credit Karma CEO Ken Lin said the rise shows "consumers are feeling more confident about spending money again ahead of the holidays."

Hawaii's Credit Score Beats U.S Average

Credit-card balances move higher

MarketWatch, 11/18/09

"The seasonal aspect can be pretty strong," said Ken Lin, founder of Credit Karma. "Consumer spending is so much higher in the fourth quarter than any other quarter of the year."

Credit-card balances move higher

What To Do With Your Credit Cards

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.

What To Do With Your Credit Cards

Credit Karma Raises $2.5 Million To Take The Mystery Out Of Credit Scores

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.

Credit Karma Raises $2.5 Million To Take The Mystery Out Of Credit Scores

Credit Card Problems Rise and Fall: Defaults Down But Delinquencies Increase

My Bank Tracker, 11/19/09

Recent data from two credit card tracking firms, Synovate Mail Monitor and Credit Karma, shows that with the holiday season approaching, average credit card balances for October increased as consumers who had earlier kept their wallets shut, now used their credit cards to make new purchases.

Credit Card Problems Rise and Fall: Defaults Down But Delinquencies Increase

Stores open early for Friday's rush

Augusta Chronicle, 11/26/09

"The seasonal aspect can be pretty strong," Ken Lin, the founder of Credit Karma, told MarketWatch. "Consumer spending is so much higher in the fourth quarter than any other quarter of the year."

Stores open early for Friday's rush

Perform Your Annual Financial Checkup For Free

Realm of Prosperity, 11/27/09

The Credit Karma score serves the purpose of analyzing your credit to point out areas of concern and to show you places where you can improve your credit.

Perform Your Annual Financial Checkup For Free

How To Make Sure Your Finances Are In Order For 2010

My Two Dollars, 12/01/09

You can track your score for free using a site like CreditKarma.com, which can help you figure out how their debt is affecting their credit score. This can help a consumer determine what debts or credit cards need to be paid off first.

How To Make Sure Your Finances Are In Order For 2010

Digging Out From Under a Mountain Of Debt

Sun Sentinel, 12/04/09

Here's how high that mountain is, courtesy of Credit Karma, which looked at 1,150 consumer credit reports from TransUnion, one of the three major credit bureaus.

Digging Out From Under a Mountain Of Debt