If you think your bank or other lenders are the only ones who need to see your credit score, you dear friend are mistaken. Because knowing your credit score at all times and ensuring you are doing things right to keep it great or improve it, is key to your financial wellbeing. As it happens, a handy tool that gets you access to your credit score and report has finally debuted in the Canadian Market. People, meet ClearScore!
The absolute best part – the ClearScore app is completely free to use, forever! For all Canadians over the age of 18. No sign-up charges, no hidden fees, no nothing! A free app to help you on your way to greater financial wellbeing, how great is that?
To give you some background, ClearScore is the global leader in helping people understand and improve their credit scores. After having successfully empowered individuals across the UK, South Africa, and Australia, they finally launched in Canada last year. And have already garnered a whooping 80,000 sign-ups in such a short span. Worldwide, ClearScore has a user base of over 19 million.
They have partnered with TransUnion, one of only two official credit reporting agencies in Canada. And provide Canadians with their official credit score. Meaning, you can rest assured that your credit score is accurate and coming from a reliable source.
So, why exactly do you need your credit score at your fingertips, you ask? Well, so you can improve it (if required), make sure there is no faulty or fraudulent information on your report which could cause issues the next time you go to get a new car lease or borrow money, and generally understand where you currently sit when it comes to financial health. Plus, your credit score plays a significant role in gaining access to better deals and lower interest rates on credit cards, loans and mortgages.
And no, checking your credit score regularly with ClearScore does NOT affect it in any way. You can check your score as often as you like! Anywhere, everywhere with the ClearScore app.
Living up to its commitment to making finance clearer, calmer, and easier to understand, ClearScore goes a step further than just giving you your credit report.
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Understanding what factors influence your score is crucial. And ClearScore equips you with the knowledge to make informed financial decisions. You will receive personalized insights that will help improve your score. You can choose from personalized offers across credit cards, loans and mortgages. So, you can easily find your next financial product.
Basically, you can access a marketplace of credit offers from over 15 major Canadian financial institutions. And because these are personalized offers, you can view ones that you have a high likelihood of qualifying for. This means that you don’t have to be concerned about the risk of not being approved. This also means that applying for a credit card becomes a breeze when you can see your chances of approval upfront.
Plus, you can access your score for free, anytime, anywhere. All you have to do is sign-up which takes about 3 minutes. You can do it either on their website or by downloading their convenient app.
Check out their website below for more info about this super useful tool and how it can benefit you.
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