No hard credit pull

Build the file. Then get the money.

A revolving credit account reported to all three bureaus every month, and the lender intelligence most people never get their hands on. Nothing of yours gets locked in savings, and there is no interest, because we are not lending you cash.

Open my account See how it works From $12/month. Cancel any time.
3
bureaus: Experian, Equifax, TransUnion
0%
interest. There is no finance charge
$0
of your money locked in savings
None
hard credit pull to open

Two plans

No setup fee, no annual fee, no interest, no contract. The larger line exists because a bigger limit against the same small balance keeps your utilization lower.

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Tenure Account

$12/month

$750 revolving line

  • Reported monthly to all three bureaus
  • Full access to the capital library
  • Personalized apply-list, refreshed quarterly
  • 0% interest, no finance charge, ever

Tenure Plus

$29/month

$2,500 revolving line

  • Everything in the Tenure Account
  • Larger limit, so utilization sits lower
  • Apply-list refreshed monthly
  • Priority support

How it actually works

This is not a loan and not a savings account. No money is lent to you, and nothing of yours is held. You get a revolving account with us, you use it to buy from us, and we report it.

01

Open the account

No hard credit pull, because there is nothing to underwrite. You get a revolving line usable at Tenure.

02

Your plan goes on the line

Each month your membership is charged to the account. That becomes the balance, and it stays small against your limit on purpose.

03

You pay it back

From your debit card. No interest, no fees, nothing added on top of what you spent.

04

We report it

Every month we furnish the account to Experian, Equifax and TransUnion: your limit, your balance, and whether you paid on time.

What this account actually moves

Credit scores are built from a handful of weighted inputs. An open revolving account with a payment history touches four of them. It cannot touch the fifth, and we are not going to pretend otherwise.

Payment history every on-time payment
35%
Amounts owed a small balance on a larger limit
30%
Length of history the account ages every month you keep it
15%
Credit mix adds a revolving account to your file
10%
New credit we do not affect this
10%

Weightings shown are the standard FICO® category weights. They describe how scoring models are built, not a prediction about your file. Your result depends on the model used and on everything else already on your report.

The membership buys something real

Most credit builders sell you nothing but the tradeline. Yours comes with the lender intelligence people normally pay a consultant for.

  • The Bureau Pull Map. Which lender pulls which credit bureau, broken out by state. Apply in the wrong order and you burn a bureau for nothing.
  • Lender matrices. Banks, credit unions, construction lenders and the card stack, with requirements and the order to approach them in.
  • Your personalized apply-list. Your profile goes in, an exact lender sequence comes out, including which lenders are frozen right now.
  • The capital readiness checklist. What to have in place before you submit a single application.

Straight about what this is

  • Not credit repair. We never dispute or remove anything on your existing report. We add new, accurate history.
  • Not a loan. No cash is lent to you. Your line is spendable only at Tenure.
  • Not a savings account. We are not a bank and hold no deposits. Nothing of yours is locked up.
  • Late payments get reported. Accurately, the same as on-time ones. That accuracy is why the account carries any weight.

All three bureaus

Experian, Equifax and TransUnion, every month, not just whichever one is convenient.

No hard pull

Opening an account does not put an inquiry on your report.

Nothing locked up

No deposit, no CD, no savings requirement. Your money stays yours.

Cancel any time

No contract and no cancellation fee. We stop reporting going forward.

Straight answers

How much will my score go up?

We do not know, and we are not going to invent a number. We have no results to point to yet, and any company quoting you a specific increase is quoting an average that may have nothing to do with your file. What we can tell you is the mechanism: you get an open revolving account with a payment history, an age that grows every month, and a very low balance against your limit. Those are inputs scoring models weigh. What they do to your particular score depends on the model and on everything else on your report.

Is there a credit check?

No hard pull. There is nothing to underwrite, because we are not lending you money. The line is spendable only on our own products, so our exposure is limited to the value of what you bought.

Can I spend the line on anything else?

No, and that is deliberate. The account is usable only at Tenure. It is not a cash advance, not a card you can take elsewhere, and there is no way to withdraw from it. That structure is exactly why there is no hard pull and no interest.

How is this different from Credit Strong or Self?

Those are savings-secured loans. You pay monthly and your money sits locked in a bank account until the term ends, which is why both are built on banks. We do not lend cash and we do not hold deposits, so nothing of yours is tied up and there is no interest. You are buying the capital library, and the tradeline comes with it.

Is this credit repair?

No. Credit repair means disputing items already on your report. We do the opposite: we add accurate new history and never touch your existing file.

What happens if I stop paying?

The missed payments get reported, the same as the on-time ones, and that can lower your score. If you want out, cancel instead of going delinquent and we stop reporting going forward.

Who can open an account?

You must be at least 18, a US citizen or permanent resident, and have a valid Social Security number so the bureaus can match the account to you.

How soon does it show up?

We report on a monthly cycle, so allow one full cycle after your first payment before you go looking for it. The bureaus also take time to post what they receive.

Open your account

About two minutes. No hard credit pull, and nothing is charged until your account is open and your first purchase posts.

You must be 18 or older, a US citizen or permanent resident, with a valid SSN. We collect your date of birth and SSN when the account is opened, over a secure channel, never on this form.