Nick is a 35 year old marketing director from Connecticut. During his teens and twenties, he maxed out credit cards and missed debt payments.
He joined Kikoff to build credit for a mortgage and buy a house with his wife. …
We’re celebrating Black History Month. We’re striving to celebrate the Black community, while also drawing attention to ongoing marginalization and inequality.
Black Americans have been – and continue to be – underserved and discriminated against in banking. Black-owned banks, in …
Howdy Credit Builders,
I’m on the engineering team here at Kikoff, but I’m also a fellow credit builder. Just a few years ago, my score was 511.
But earlier this month, I finally joined the 700 club.
This was an …
Wanda Holland Greene is an advisor for Kikoff. She’s currently the Head at Hamlin School, an all-girls school in San Francisco, and a trustee at Columbia University.
I think the biggest barrier to financial wellbeing …
You’re 18. You’re an adult. Woohoo! 🎉🎉🎉 You’re probably starting to think about buying a car, leasing an apartment, or taking out a loan for more of life’s expenses. A credit score is the starting point for all of these …
A better credit score that’s in the 700 range is a game changer.
Lenders use your credit score as a measure of how trustworthy you are as a borrower. A better credit score — considered high by lenders — will …
Shuronda is a 32 year old hotel manager living in Georgia. She loves being able to meet and help people from around the world through hospitality.
When she was younger, Shuronda racked up debt and late payments on her credit …
Credit is everywhere: interest, mortgage rates, security deposits, loan payments, leases. The first step to a good credit score? Seeing just how expensive bad credit is.
Auto loans vary dramatically with your credit score – from 4% …
Alexus is 23 years old and from Denver. She likes being active–playing hockey, swimming, riding dirtbikes. She spent the last few years working in customer service, and recently started her own business in the same field.
Alexus wanted better credit to …
“When you take control of your credit, you can take control of your life.”
John is 33 years old and works in operations at Microsoft. He lives in Atlanta, and is planning on applying for mortgage loans this summer. When …
