‘Leveling the playing field’: Could rent reporting pave a path to greater financial inclusion?

Timely rent payments aren't taken into consideration by credit bureaus, missing an opportunity to score thin- or no-file people.
Rent reporting could turn out to be a solution.

Rivka Abramson | July 22, 2021

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