Day 14: Get Your Credit Score
Go to www.creditkarma.com. It's that easy. Credit Karma is a LearnVest-recommended site that gives you your credit score FOR FREE. LearnVest loves it because it provides a quality service at no cost to you.
Day 20: Karma
I, however, have found the ultimate site that is truly free! Www.creditkarma.com. They have a wealth of information and useful tips. One function that I find very useful is the "credit simulator." This allows you to see where your credit would be if various positive or negative situations were to take place.
7 Steps to Improve Your Credit Score
If you want to monitor your score, it's best to use a free service like Credit Karma. They give you your TransUnion credit score, which isn't technically your FICO score, but it's still a credit score and you don't have to pay.
Personal Finance: Steps you can take to build credit, get a card
But those with no credit are in an altogether different category. Typically it's either "young students or the 'under-banked' population people who don't have a long history with traditional banking services," said Kenneth Lin, CEO of CreditKarma.com, a San Francisco-based consumer Web site.
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CreditKarma.com offers a credit score for free from information provided by a division of TransUnion... The Web site includes other useful tools, including a debt repayment calculator and a credit score simulator that shows how certain financial transactions, such as adding a credit card, will affect your overall score over time.
How much credit card debt are you carrying? Check this KC measurement
CreditKarma, a consumer education Web site, tabulates debt information based on data posted by consumers on its Web site. The company provides tools and resources to help consumers reduce debt and save money.
You’re from Nevada: higher debt and a lower credit score
"After several months of paying down credit card balances, many consumers (nationally) were forced to turn to credit cards toward the end of the year," Ken Lin, chief executive of Credit Karma, said in a statement.
Credit card debt increases by double digits
"2009 was a rough year for many consumers, especially with unemployment topping 10-percent and the holidays," says Ken Lin, CEO of Credit Karma. "After several months of paying down credit card balances, many consumers were forced to turn to credit cards towards the end of the year."
Hawaii December credit card debt up 7%
Since July, Hawaii credit card balances rose 19 percent, according to a new report by Credit Karma Inc., a San Francisco-based credit reporting firm.
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Try applying at an institution where you have a checking account, mortgage or certificate of deposit, recommends Ken Lin, of CreditKarma.com.