CuteGeek | Jan 25, 2010

Favorite Website of the Week: CreditKarma.com

CreditKarma.com is here to help not to make you change your style of living or anything, but to help you keep track of your credit score and finances. There are many tools to help you accordingly plan your financial goals through calculators, credit simulators and also special offers from credit cards.

Wallet Pop | Jan 22, 2010

New credit reality; scores must be higher to get the best rates

So if you're thinking of a major purchase, your first step is to check your credit score. You can do that for free at CreditKarma.com. You may also want to check out the Credit Score Simulator to test how certain credit actions will impact your score.

PBS Nightly Business Report | Jan 21, 2010

In Tough Economy, Credit Scores Take a Hit

Credit scores fell in most regions in of the country in the second half of 2009, according to new report by Credit Karma, a credit-tracking service.

LearnVest Blog | Jan 21, 2010

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.

365 Days To A Better Me | Jan 20, 2010

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.

Bargaineering | Jan 18, 2010

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.

The Sacramento Bee | Jan 17, 2010

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.

Kansas City Star | Jan 16, 2010

Kids & Money: Free Web sites give you credit history, money management tools

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.

Las Vegas Review-Journal | Jan 14, 2010

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.