Credit Karma Review: A Truly Free Credit Score And Report Credit Karma one of our favorite sites for getting a truly free credit score announced this week it now offers free credit reports as well. There s still no catch, which is why Credit Karma remains our favorite place to quickly and easily check your own credit data at absolutely zero cost. Anyone who has read Money Under 30 for some time knows that I m a big fan of Credit Karma a site that provides a truly free credit score with no credit card numbers/signups required. This week they announced an exciting update that Credit Karma users now get access to a free credit report in addition to your score. Although you ve always been able to get free copies of your three credit reports from annualcreditreport. that service limits you to viewing each report just once a year. With Credit Karma s new offering, you can retrieve your free TransUnion credit report and get updates as often as once a week. (It s still a good idea to get your other two reports from Experian and Equifax from annualcreditreport once a year to ensure they are accurate). Why create an account with Credit Karma? So it s important to know your credit score and keep an eye on how it s changing over time. While most services charge upwards of $15-20 to view your own credit score, Credit Karma is a truly free site that lets you check and track your score without the need for a credit card, free trial, or any catches (because it s a product I use myself and believe in, Credit Karma is an affiliate see footnote). No, Credit Karma is not a scam. You ll have to create an account and provide your personal information including our social to verify your identity and pull your credit, but unlike other so-called free credit score sites there s NO CREDIT CARD or any purchase required. (Credit Karma makes money by recommending advertisers financial products to its members.) Credit Karma provides a cool new way to track your overall credit health without paying a fee. Just create a free Credit Karma account, answer a few questions to identify yourself, and you’ve got your score. I was impressed with how easy—and fast—getting my credit score was with Credit Karma. They also provide: A graph showing your credit score over time. Grades that show how your credit score compares to others. A simulator that shows you how certain actions will impact your credit score. New! Access to your free credit report with weekly updates. I ve now been using Credit Karma for four years. (Can t believe it s been that long!) It s still my go-to source for how my credit score is doing, and I ve found the comparison and simulation tools invaluable for seeing how certain decisions (like getting a new credit card or reducing my average credit card usage will influence my score. Disclosure: When I first tried Credit Karma I was so impressed that they offered as much info as they did for free when so many sites were charging $15 a month. Months later, Credit Karma asked to become an affiliate partner with this Website and I gladly agreed. This means that we get a couple bucks if you sign up for their site. If you do so, it s a way to get a free credit score and support the free content on this site, so THANK YOU if you choose to support us in this way.
Posted on: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 17:20:57 +0000
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