Sep 19, 2018

Penny: Powering the future of conversations at Credit Karma

In March, Credit Karma acquired a three year old company by the name of Penny. For those of you not already familiar, Penny was a personal finance app that served hundreds of thousands of people primarily by having conversations about your finances. The acquisition aligns with Credit Karma’s bigger vision—a vision that we’re betting conversation […]

Sep 5, 2018

Unmasking the Dark Web

Everyone deserves to feel confident about their finances. We believe that confidence shouldn’t cost money. Fraud is a huge problem that can undermine your financial confidence and cost you a lot of money. In 2017 alone, there were 1.1 million fraud reports costing Americans more than $900 million. Just as understanding credit scores can be […]

Aug 17, 2018

Welcome to the Credit Karma family, Approved!

At Credit Karma, we’re on a mission to help our 80+ million members make financial progress. Whether it’s filing your taxes for free with Credit Karma Tax or getting the best deal on an auto loan, we have the scale and technology to help you through every step of your financial journey — and that […]

May 16, 2017

Credit Karma Now Helps Homeowners Save on Their Mortgages

May 16, 2017 By Arun Mohan Buying a home is the biggest financial decision many of us will make in our lifetime. Unfortunately, it has also historically been one of the most confusing, so many people don’t bother to shop around for the best deal on their home loan. As many as half of all homeowners might […]

May 9, 2017

Credit Karma Unclaimed Money Will Help Return Billions of Dollars to Americans

If you’ve ever found money under the couch, we’ve got some news for you. There is over $40 billion hiding in America’s proverbial couch. It’s called unclaimed money, and it’s owed to tens of millions of people. The problem is most people don’t know they have money just sitting with the state, waiting to be […]

Mar 31, 2017

A Decade of Financial Progress with Credit Karma

Ten years ago, we started Credit Karma with the idea that everyone should have free access to their credit information. A few months later, the recession hit and there were so many reasons we could’ve failed: a tough economy, lack of funding, widespread distrust of consumer credit companies… the list goes on. But despite these […]

Feb 7, 2017

Credit Karma’s Journey to Mobile: From Web 1.0 to Top Ranked App

Our team was thrilled when Apple® named Credit Karma one of the “10 Best Apps of the Year” in 2016, out of two million other apps in the App Store®. Mobile is an important priority for us, and it’s easy to understand why. For many of you, regularly staying on top of your credit is […]

Nov 30, 2016

Updated App Could Help Credit Karma Members Save Billions in Interest

November 30, 2016 Here at Credit Karma we’re committed to making financial progress possible for everyone, which means solving the biggest, hairiest financial problems faced by everyday Americans. One of the biggest challenges we hear about from our members is the cost of their debt – over $3.5 trillion of debt for more than 60 […]

Nov 28, 2016

Credit Karma Grows International Footprint with Expansion to Canada

November 28, 2016 As part of its mission of making financial progress possible for everyone, Credit Karma is launching in Canada. Upon visiting the beta version of www.CreditKarma.ca and becoming a member, Canadians will have free access to their credit score and full credit report, updated as often as once a week. “Since our founding nine years […]