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Credit Karma has begun offering on-demand access to credit reports from Equifax.
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Free credit scores are so seven years ago. Credit Karma, an educational site for consumers that makes money from sending customer leads to lenders, is now publishing free full credit reports on a more frequent basis. The idea is to better educate borrowers who are in the market for credit while collecting better leads for its bank partners.
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Credit Karma has raised $85 million in equity funds from Google Capital and existing investors Tiger Global, Ribbit Capital and Susquehanna Growth Equity.
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Credit Karma in San Francisco has raised $175 million in venture capital to expand its product offerings for consumers' personal finances.
Tiger Global Management, Valinor Management and Viking Global Investors were among the investors that participated in the Series D funding round. Credit Karma, a provider of free credit scores from
Credit Karma plans to use the funding to expand the ways it uses its customer data, such as adding more automation to its personal financial-management tools.
"Our members will be able to apply for something without filling out endless forms," Nikhyl Singhal, Credit Karma's chief product officer, said in a news release. "They'll also only share the bare minimum of data necessary, yet they'll have access to a large number of lenders."
Credit Karma wants to make this process available for student loan consolidation, comparing customized insurance quotes, and determining which credit cards best fit their spending habits and credit profiles and financing their first cars, among other things.