Self Is For Building Credit

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About this app

Self is your credit building toolbox. Build credit, track your credit score, unlock a credit card, and more.

With the Self credit app, you’ll have everything you might need to build credit. Low credit score or no credit score — get started today. At Self, all credit scores are welcome.

BUILD CREDIT BY REPORTING YOUR RENT PAYMENTS AT NO COST
- Increase your credit score at no cost*
- Build credit with all 3 credit bureaus — Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion
- No hard pull, no credit check
- No credit card required
- Establish positive payment history — credit’s #1 factor‡
- Track credit score with VantageScore 3.0§

GROW YOUR CREDIT & SAVINGS WITH THE CREDIT BUILDER ACCOUNT‖
- Lift your credit score by 49 points, on average¶
- Plans start at $25/mo.¹
- Unlock your savings at the end, minus interest and fees²
- No credit score required
- No hard credit inquiry, no credit check

UNLOCK THE CREDIT CARD FOR CREDIT BUILDERS
- Work toward a secured Self Visa® Credit Card³ with a Credit Builder Account‖
- No credit check required
- Control your credit limit
- Build credit with all 3 credit bureaus
- Use everywhere Visa is accepted in the US

REPORT MORE PAYMENTS FOR MORE CREDIT
- Build credit with cell phone, water, electricity, and gas payments for $6.95/mo.
- Add up to 5 payments to your TransUnion credit report each month
- Credit monitoring by TransUnion
- Identity theft insurance up to $1 million
- Cancel any time

ACCESS THE SELF VISA® CREDIT CARD
The secured Self Visa® Credit Card requires an active Self Credit Builder Account and qualification based on other eligibility criteria including income & expense requirements. Criteria subject to change.

* Results vary. You may not receive an improved credit score. Not all lenders use scores impacted by rent reporting. Not all bill payments may be eligible. See learn.self.inc/lpg/mpa/rent-bills-landing for details.

‡ See https://www.ficoscore.com/education#WhatYour FICO is a registered trademark of Fair Isaac Corporation in the United States and other countries.

§ Credit scores only available to customers our 3rd party vendor is able to validate.

‖ Credit Builder Accounts & Certificates of Deposit made/held by Lead Bank, Sunrise Banks, N.A., SouthState Bank, N.A., First Century Bank, N.A., each Member FDIC. Subject to credit approval.

¶ Average outcome for customers who opened a 12 month Credit Builder account in Q1 2021, starting VantageScore 3.0 under 600, who made on-time payments. Other factors, including activity with other creditors, may impact results. On-time payments does not mean full program completion and past performance based on study does not guarantee future results. Credit score increase not guaranteed.

¹ Minimum and maximum repayment period for all loan products is 24 months. Maximum Annual Percentage Rate (APR) of all loan products is 15.92%. Sample products are $25 monthly loan payment at a $520 loan amount, 24 month term and 15.92% APR, Total Payments of $600; Check the pricing page in the Self app or Self.inc for current pricing.

² Minus fees & interest. Individual results may vary and are not guaranteed. Improvement in your credit score is dependent on your specific situation & financial behavior. Failure to make monthly minimum payments by the due date each month may result in delinquent reporting to credit bureaus which may negatively impact your credit score. This product will not remove negative credit history from your credit report.

³ The Self Visa® Credit Card is issued by Lead Bank, First Century Bank, N.A., or SouthState Bank, N.A., each Member FDIC. See Self.inc for details.

Self Financial, Inc. 901 E 6th Street Suite 400, Austin, TX 78702
Updated on
Aug 19, 2024

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
Location, Personal info and 3 others
This app may collect these data types
Location, Personal info and 4 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.5
82.1K reviews
Lindsay Spates
August 23, 2024
Zero options for people just starting out. You HAVE to already have good credit to build credit just like any other program... App is buggy. Can't verify my identity at all because it only has outdated information listed, and won't let me use my updated information. Update: And clearly they don't read reviews very carefully before responding to them.
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Self Financial, Inc.
August 22, 2024
Hi Lindsay, our mission is to help make building credit more accessible to everyone. Many of our Builders are in the process of rebuilding their credit or building from scratch. If you already have excellent credit, Self might not be the right tool for you. Feel free to contact our support team for assistance with updating your account information.
Sorawit Wanitwarodom
August 6, 2024
The app works as advertised, but it keeps offering me an offer (via both app notifications and emails) for the Self Visa Card. According to the customer service, there is no way to turn it off. The only option is to disregard it. It's really annoying. And, no, the notification settings in the app cannot turn off this annoying ads.
8 people found this review helpful
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Self Financial, Inc.
August 6, 2024
We apologize for the frustration. Please visit our Support Center here for help regarding app notifications: https://support.self.inc/s/article/alerts
Ron Lundberg
July 5, 2024
**Their reply made me realize they are worse than I thought as they already know about the problem(s); but, won't actually fix them. I certainly hope there will never be a critical notification from this app as I just had to turn them off in my system due to BS advertisements. Otherwise, this service and platform is excellent for what it is and does; but, the app need to be completely redone by someone who can actually write a program without issues.
25 people found this review helpful
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Self Financial, Inc.
June 27, 2024
We apologize for the inconvenience and we're happy to help! If you are attempting to unsubscribe from email notifications, please contact us or visit our Support Center here: https://support.self.inc/s/article/alerts

What's new

Thank you for using Self! This app update includes:

- Minor app improvements updates & bug fixes