How Kikoff works

Ready to start building credit?

Everything you need to know about building credit with Kikoff.

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Sign up without a credit check

Sign up in minutes with your email & verify your identity with your Social Security Number or TIN.

Get Approved Fast!

Once verified, you'll be approved1 for a Kikoff tradeline1.

A tradeline is the industry term for an account listed on a credit report, like credit cards and loans.

Get started
Weekly credit score updates
Free dispute filing
Extra tips & insights for building credit
Upgrade anytime

Upgrade1 to Premium or Ultimate to get access to more powerful features like Rent Reporting, Identity theft protection, & even a by-invitation Kikoff Secured2 Credit Card that can help you build credit with every swipe.

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Pick a plan

Keeping track of your credit is key to building it. Kikoff makes it easy.

Select a monthly plan that fits your goals —for as little as $51 a month.

Kikoff Plans

Choose the right plan for you

Kikoff Basic
$5/mo1
Just the essentials, from $5/month
$750 Kikoff tradeline
Reports to Equifax, Experian, & TransUnion
Tools, tracking, & insights
Bank-level security & support
View your Equifax score & full credit report
Start Basic
Kikoff Premium
$20/mo1
Our most balanced plan, from $20/month
All the perks of Basic, plus:
$2500 Kikoff tradeline
Rent Reporting
Bill Reporting
Debt Negotiation
Scores and monthly credit reports from Equifax, Experian, & TransUnion
Start Premium
Kikoff Ultimate
$35/mo1
Our most powerful plan, from $35/month
All the Basic & Premium perks, plus:
$3500 Kikoff tradeline
$1M Identify theft insurance
Personal data protection
Rent Reporting
Bill Reporting
Debt Negotiation
Start Ultimate
How do you use the Kikoff tradeline?
The Kikoff tradeline1 is used to finance the purchase of your monthly plan, not everyday items like gas or groceries.

Each month, your balance & repayments are reported to all three major credit bureaus to help you build credit safely. This helps you build payment history, lower your overall credit utilization, and grow your average account age — all key credit building factors.

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Build credit with
on-time payments

Each month, you’ll finance the cost of your plan with your Kikoff tradeline and repay us with your favorite debit card 💳. Think about it like building credit, with credit. 

A tradeline is the industry term for an account listed on a credit report, like credit cards and loans.

Set up Autopay to help make sure your monthly payments are always on time.

Your Kikoff tradeline balance & low monthly repayment are reported to Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion every month.

Kikoff’s plans target major credit building factors. 
Kikoff can help1 add to your payment history and lower your utilization rate through on-time payments, while adding to your credit mix and growing your average account age.

There are many ways to calculate credit — which is why your FICO score might look different than your Vantage 3.0 score. While the scores might differ, they’re largely determined by the same core factors.  
Payment History (35%)
How consistently you make on-time payments.
Credit Utilization (30%):
T
he percentage of credit you’re using out of the total available.
Account Age (15%):
The average age of your open credit accounts.
Credit Mix (10%):
The diversity of your credit profile.
Features Breakdown
Powerful features1 designed to help you unlock your financial goals.

Kikoff Disputes

Mistakes & inaccuracies on your report might be dragging down your credit. Kikoff Disputes can help you remove errors from your credit report. Disputes are free for all users.

Have a Premium or Ultimate plan?

Our mailing service takes the legwork (and postage) out of disputes. File for free & we’ll do the rest.
Basic
Premium
Ultimate

Rent Reporting

Start building credit with the monthly rent you already pay. Each month, we’ll report successful rental payments to Equifax. If we can’t find a payment for that month, we won’t report it. Report up to 2 years of prior rental payments with a one-time fee of $50.
Premium
Ultimate

Bill Reporting

Paying monthly bills? We think you should get credit for that. We’ll report your phone, electricity, natural gas, and water payments to TransUnion each month to help you build even more credit, faster — and we won't report late payments.
Premium
Ultimate

Kikoff Debt Negotiation

Debt holding you back? Our debt negotiation team can call your creditors to negotiate monthly payments and even help settle outstanding debt negatively impacting your credit.
Premium
Ultimate

Full monthly reports from Equifax, Experian, & TransUnion

Get monthly credit reports from all three credit bureaus. Getting up-to-date credit reports from all three major bureaus is the best way to understand your credit vitals — so you can monitor progress, catch errors, and stay on track.
Premium
Ultimate

$1M Identity theft insurance

Identity theft impacts millions of Americans every year. With Ultimate, you’re covered for up to $1M in eligible ID theft losses.
Ultimate

Privacy Protection

We constantly monitor the web to find exposures and remove your personal information from data brokers & third party data resellers.
Ultimate
Kikoff Overview

Frequently Asked Questions

Find answers to common questions below. For more information about Kikoff head to our FAQ.
Can I buy things like gas and groceries with my Kikoff tradeline?
Can Kikoff guarantee better credit?
Are the Kikoff plans a secured credit card?
Do I get my money back at the end of my time on Kikoff?