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Credit Builder Loans Are Predatory and Pointless for Most

Driver’s Ed for Credit Audio version included Quiz at the end

Why Is This Important?

  • Avoiding predatory lenders is one of the keys to staying 720 Credit Ready.
  • Credit builder loans are without question a predatory loan that you should avoid.
  • Paying a company a fixed fee of 15% to hold your money for you is insane — savings accounts pay you 5% for the privilege of holding your money.
  • If you have a credit builder loan, CANCEL it and get your money back.

What They Didn't Tell You

  • At the end of the so-called loan, the account is marked as paid and closed — this will cause your credit score to drop.
  • All positive effects of the account disappear — you would have just taken 2 steps backwards.
  • The amount of money you get back will be 15% less than what you paid.

Gross Profits at the Expense of Working Families

One well-known credit builder loan service claims to have returned $500 Million in funds to credit builders — meaning they've profited close to $100 Million of your money.

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