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This week, Credit Karma announced that in addition to the free credit scores, reports and tools, we will also be helping people file their taxes for free. Credit Karma TaxTM is an exciting new resource. As part of the evolution of our brand, we’ve also announced a new logo, look and feel for the site. As […]
Today, we feel that filing tax returns is a lot like accessing credit information was in 2007. We need to file our taxes like we need access to our credit information. We all know on or around April 15 taxes are due and increasingly many of you are using software to avoid filling out forms […]
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 […]
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 […]
November 18, 2016 A video take on the Life of an Auto Loan can also answer a lot of questions about the power of shopping around.
November 14, 2016 The more you know about how banks decide whether to give you a loan and at what rate, the easier it will be for you to take the actions that make you seem as more creditworthy. Credit Karma has spent the last nine years sharing information with Americans about their individual credit […]
Your little bundle of joy could start life off deeply in debt and you might not even know it. Some lenders require a social security number with a clean credit history, but don’t necessarily check that the borrower’s name matches the number, so thieves can get away with using social security numbers that aren’t assigned […]
October 6, 2016 How financial concepts are presented can have a big impact on how people feel about their bank statement. As part of the Karma of Money Collaborative research project, in August, Credit Karma worked with Qualtrics to survey over 1,000 people about their reactions to two descriptions of adjustable rate rules, one technical […]
October 3, 2016 Before the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure or CARD Act went into effect in 2009, it was a much more common sight to see credit card companies setting up kiosks welcoming students to campus, offering swag in exchange for filling out an application for a college-affinity card. Credit cards branded with […]
September 26, 2016 When it comes to sending credit card promotions in the mail, credit scores are only one data point among many used by card issuers to target mailboxes for their avalanche of offers. A September 2015 report, “Information, Contract Design, and Unsecured Credit Supply: Evidence from Credit Card Mailings,” by researchers at the […]