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Arro Officially Launches in App Stores, Partners with Dovly
A FinTech with a unique credit-building card option is officially launching its service on major app stores. About Arro's launch: This week, Arro announced that it was now officially available in the Apple App Store as well as the Google Play Store. In turn, the credit-building Arro Card will now be available to the general public. Arro aims to make the world of credit more inclusive and accessible by using...
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Resuming My (Potential) Home Buying Quest - 7 Years Later
Seven years ago, I wrote an article highlighting the steps we were taking as we began looking at potentially buying a home. Well, since then, we have had a few more rounds of regularly sending each other Zillow listings but haven't taken any further steps. Incidentally, just a few weeks ago, I wrote another post where I lamented that, perhaps, we had waited too long and missed our chance to...
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A Practical Renters Guide From a Lifelong Renter
For those of us who can’t afford to buy a home, just don’t want to buy a home, or who enjoy the freedom to move around as we please, renting can be a great option. According to Census Bureau data, 35% of U.S. households rent — including 61.5% of those living in apartments and 26.7% of those in houses. This means that, for a huge portion of Americans, renting is...
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Varo Bank Introduces "Varo to Anyone" Payment Feature
FinTech-turned-bank Varo has unveiled a new feature that gives customers another option for sending money to friends and family. About the feature: Varo Bank has announced the launch of its new Varo to Anyone feature. As the name implies, this addition will allow users to send money to anyone who has a debit card. This feature replaces Varo to Varo, which was limited to those who already had an account...
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Credit Bureaus Make Free Weekly Credit Reports Permanent
The three major credit bureaus in the United States have announced that consumers will be able to access their credit reports for free going forward. What's happening: This week, Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion confirmed that the pandemic-era feature that allows consumers to obtain their credit reports up to one time per week will now be permanent. Originally rolled out in 2020, this capability has since been extended multiple times and...
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Insurtech Platform Authentic Raises $5.5 Million Seed Round
A startup that's bringing the practice of "captive insurance" to smaller businesses has raised a new round of funding. About the round: This week, Authentic announced that it had raised $5.5 million. The seed round was led by Slow Ventures along with participation from Altai Ventures, MGV, Upper90, Clocktower, Commerce Ventures, Mischief Ventures, Core Innovation Capital, and others. About Authentic: Authentic is a startup that provides vertical software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies with...
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