The United States credit system as it exists today has been around for decades and many would argue it’s long been in need of an overhaul. In the meantime, a number of startups have emerged in recen
Credit Sesame is getting into digital banking. The credit and loans company, first launched at TechCrunch Disrupt in 2010, has since grown to 15 million registered users and, in 2016, achieved profita
Today was supposed to be the deadline for Equifax's free credit freeze offering, but the company has decided to extend the service to consumers for another five months. Now, Equifax customers can requ
The credit score has become a ubiquitous way to assess someone’s credit-worthiness. It is used in a host of underwriting decisions and background checks, from mortgages to auto to business loans, ap
In the modern, credit-rating-dominated world having little or no credit history -- what the financial services industry calls a "thin file" -- makes life much, much harder. It creates a vicious cycle,
<a href="http://www.creditkarma.com/">Credit Karma</a>, the online service for keeping track of your credit score, has launched a new feature: free credit monitoring. Within the first day of its exist