If your credit score is less than ideal — or you’re just starting out and don’t have one yet — you might be wondering how to get your foot in the door. One smart (and often overlooked) solution? A ...

If you don’t yet have a credit history—or you’re trying to rebuild your score—credit-builder loans, one type of personal loan, are an effective way to demonstrate your ability to make on-time payments ...

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When you want to improve your credit score, you can take advantage of several different strategies to do so. One option is using a credit builder loan. These loans are designed to help you demonstrate ...

A passbook loan is a type of secured loan that allows you to borrow against the funds in your savings account. Passbook loans can be useful for those looking to build or rebuild credit. “With a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. True Tamplin is on a mission to bring financial literacy into schools. This article explores secured and unsecured loans, ...

Credit builder cards are designed to help kick off – or grow – a credit score. This is the measure lenders use when deciding whether or not to grant a loan or credit card, and at what interest rate.

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