Impact Credit Scores - Self Ratings and Reviews

An amazing opportunity

The Self Credit Builder personal loan(CD) has been an incredible journey to rebuilding my credit score after personal reasons not only took my credit score from a 780 to a 355, but I was unable to even get any type of Fico score to see what and how I could improve and recover from my credit devastation. After I signed up for one of their account options not only did my credit score continue to improve to over 111 points in a very short time(much shorter than “unnamed” companies promising promise’s they did not deliver and/or do nothing but take money with no results. I also was granted a secured Self VISA-an actual Visa card as well as with all on time payments you can be rewarded with additional unsecured amounts added for keeping up the good work! I also started to receive PRE-APPROVED offers from other credit cards ect. That helped build my credit up and am looking to build a home WOW Self also has a plethora of knowledge that u can access. Their customer service is excellent. Truly, they have changed my life and I continue to build up my credit score. I can not thank Self enough! Enroll, make on time payments, and watch opportunities open to you that you thought you might never get to! Thank you Self!!! With Sincerity & Gratitude,
Your Loyal customer for over a year who gave me hope again

0-100 real quick lol

I started off with nothing no credit never owned a credit card but somehow I guess bc of that I started with a 527. I was just like “dude I’m not doing this it’s gonna take too long” my fiancé who has passed away but he was the one who forced me to download SELF. So he was showing me the ropes and within 3 months of paying ON TIME and I have it set up to automatic payments so I don’t forget but I was so excited I saw 590. But I wanted that 6. Sure enough about 3 months later of continual making my payments without doing it bc I have it set to take $25 out automatically every month and I had a 647!!!! When he passed away in September I wanted to throw it away but why? He helped me build my credit and I am in debt to him forever. After 6 months of not looking I check it today just to see what would happen after getting increases and paying them off. I have a 704!!!!! I wish I could post pictures on here but I wouldn’t recommend anything but SELF if you are a beginner. I have capital ones sending me cards now saying I’m approved for car loans like every other freaking day, mastercards, everything. But I just want to say thank you Matt!!!! 😇 up above and a thank you to SELF for helping my credit score grow so much 🖤 thank you guys. All they want to see is CONSISTENCY!!!

Helpful Tool

If you use this correctly it will help you. But you have to put in the minimal amount of work it’s asking you to do. Set a reminder and make sure you pay your monthly amount if you don’t set up an automatic payment plan (that’s the easiest). The first time I used self I didn’t realize there was a set amount that you have to pay off, and paying it off slowly and with the same amount is the most helpful for your credit. I got it in my head that I would use the app to save money and started making payments to myself all the time but it did nothing but pay myself off earlier and ended the what’s supposed to be a year long contract early. I had to wait over a month to finally get my check which sucked because I wanted to make sure they actually paid me. I spent time making calls to them finding out where the check was. Pros. You’re essentially paying yourself to improve your credit score. Cons. Takes a while for check to come. You really screw yourself over if you miss a payment (I would imagine, so don’t miss a payment). I am about halfway through my second term and making the automatic payments.
When you end the contract your credit drops a Little bit so I started a new one and am making all on time payments to help it even more. It’s a pretty cool system. Just don’t pay it off early.

So happy to build my credit

A couple of years ago I got injured. Lost my job without getting fired and I’m still technically on CVS’ payroll system because they send me checks whenever there is a lawsuit against them. I have alerted their team as well as my old store manager of this several times. I’m still on it, whatever I don’t care. I’m just happy that after I had to max out all of my credit cards until I got another steady job a year later. I am now back up to 534 (which isn’t great but) after the pandemic hit it made it harder. Self has been helping tremendously, that 534 is coming back up from 289... I was disgusted seeing that after getting my score up to 702 at 20 years old. 289 at 23 and now 534 at 25. Thank you self, thank you for reading this if you did. I hope it helps you as much as it has helped me. I can’t wait to get the loan at the end of the term. It’s honestly kind of like getting a tax return when you think about it while boosting your credit. There’s no drawback. Even if you think about it in a negative way, your paying into boosting your credit and getting 95% of your money back? What’s negative again? By the way. It also has APR/APY. So at the end of the term you get more money than what you put in. I just noticed this. It started out at $1663 it now has more in it.

It works and it works great!

So yeah, wow, it works! I spent my 20s and 30s making wrong decisions that hurt my credit. Now that I'm in my early 40s, I have started being serious about getting a good credit score, and on my way to that 800+ score still got a little ways to go lol... My score was low 500’s. The best thing you can do is start with SELF and comment on one of their affordable monthly plans. It's straightforward to set up and understand. Then get a secured credit card. SELF offers one. Pay your bills on time every month. In 6 months, you will start getting offers from all kinds of credit card companies. SELF has a credit card company that will match you with cards you have a great chance of pre-approval that will be approved. But seriously, if you want to build good credit the fastest way possible, SELF is your one-stop shop. Be patient. Nothing great happens overnight. It does take a little time, but as I said, pay your bills on time, don't start trying to apply for everything and end up with hard inquiries all over your credit report research. You will see why. It's fun to watch your score keep going up. SELF is a Great company, and I am happy to be a customer, and I would recommend it to any and everyone. Thanks, Self….

Developer Response ,

Thank you for taking the time to share your kind words with us. You're gaining knowledge and building your credit at the same time. If you have any questions or need assistance in the future, don't hesitate to reach out!

Pay Your SELF hood for building credit

Self is good for credit building. Basically you are paying yourself monthly $$25/$48 into an account for 1yr. You also are able to get the self credit card after you have at least deposited $50/$100 into your builder account that money will be used for your credit card amount. Use less 30% of the amount on credit card each month. Still pay $25 into your credit builder account monthly as well as the self credit card amount due on the date it’s due. Reported to 3 credit reporting agencies to help improve/build credit.(look like a loan your paying off) to credit agencies. Only issue when paying on your account for credit card it takes 6/7 days seems to show on your available balance.. credit builder account shows a little faster (can’t use it) until loan up or cashing/closing it out whenever you want.(have it sent too a debit card to get your money faster. Takes about a week or so. Helps save money as well. No interest from your money sitting either. You’ll get back what you’ve put in. Reason it’s called SELF I’d imagine however I do like the Self Card. Using them for over 1yr now. Cashed out credit builder paid up credit card and started again. Best of Luck it helps those starting out..(read/understand) how it works

An actual miracle

I was super intrigued when I first heard about Self and I waited a few months before pulling the trigger. Well I wish I would’ve done it sooner!! Within a month my score went from 487 to 581. After that I applied for a totally separate secured card through a different bank and got approved. Mind you, my credit was so bad with derogatory marks that I couldn’t even get approved for a SECURED card before all this. (Don’t judge me lol) Anyway since I opened the secured card my score went up another 46 points!! So altogether, in just over a month, my credit score went from a 487 to 627 and it all started with Self. I am so grateful for the opportunity to rebuild after the mistakes I made in the past. I truly thought I was screwed for life and now for the first time in a long time I feel hopeful that I can get back on track if I keep working at it. All that said, I realize everyone’s results will vary and that for some people it may take more time to see that big of a jump. I still think it’d be worth it, worst case you see a small increase in your score and then get a nice savings coming back to you at the end! So my advice: if you’re on the fence just go for it, you’ll wish you had done it sooner!

Developer Response ,

That's amazing, congratulations on your progress 🎉 We love hearing how we've been able to help our customers!

Very disappointed

I gave you guys a good reveal and Now i wish I didn’t yes it did help my credit but the account building that you pay so much every month to save that money then when my account was finally done you guys sent me a thing telling me I’m getting over $700 and I’m supposed to receive this in my checking account well the day that you guys put the money in was only a little over 200 I thought it was supposed to help you build a Credit and build saving my understandings I was supposed to get that amount and talking to someone on the phone did not help me one single bit they were not helpful at all so as soon as my credit card is paid in full hopefully I will receive my deposit from that credit card so be careful read everything I do not recommend these guys I feel I got screwed very hard and I was disrespected I hope self figures things out oh yes I am very disappointed I was expecting that money that I could use towards a new car they did help with my credit but the credit building thing is a waste of time I still feel the same as I did leaving this review they wanted me to update it well here’s my update you guys screwed me you screwed me hard building credit in the credit builder you guys sent me I think stadium supposed to get 725 in my checking account all I got was 200 and some dollars yes I have 400 they deposit into the credit card so why am I still short on the 725 you guys screwed me so I still give you a very poor fairy unsatisfied?

Developer Response ,

Hi, we'd be happy to take a look into this for you to ensure you were paid out the correct amount! Don't forget that if you have an active Self credit card, the funds from your Credit Builder Account savings progress being used to secure the credit limit on this card will continue to be securely held by us until the card is closed. Please contact us at your earliest convenience for assistance.

Starting to feel trapped by the ‘Self’ app…

Don’t know where to start other than by saying what I’ve went thru has been a great experience up to where they randomly close to 50 credits for 5 different reasons out of nowhere? When I’ve been making payment on the dot and never had a problem…. After finding out many people have this problem I wanted to close my account only to find that they make it extremely weird for you to by saying it’ll only be by check to the adress on file instead of my listed bank account… then go on to say that if I close my account it’ll be bad on my end because I still “owe someone” when in reality I signed up because it said you can get to pay yourself (save money while paying for credit increase).... as in you can pay for yourself to get credit after months of owing yourself… but no it’s so much more complex and hard to even talk to someone about closing an account but what I’m seeing is now…

They’ve in essence trapped me in an “agreement” to myself to pay money I’ve never received in the first place to myself.. and if I don’t pay and leave the agreement, not only will they take massive amount out my credit account but they’ll also say I still owe them money for the loan I’ve never gotten! WHEN I NEVER SIGNED UP FOR THAT!!!!

Developer Response ,

Hello! Our Credit Builder Account is not like a personal loan where funds are given upfront, it is a secured installment loan to help you build credit history and save money at the same time. Because of the way the Self loan is structured, you do not need to pay off the loan in order to close your account and you always have the option to close at any time. Once closed you will receive back everything you paid minus interest and any fees. Your account will then be reported as paid/closed and will no longer report. Your funds are sent based on your selected payout method. You can have your funds sent in the form of a check to the mailing address on file or through direct deposit by linking your bank account. We would like to learn more as to what made you feel this way and help with any questions and/or concerns. Our team is available on our phone line M-F 9am-5pm CST to help.

Success

I may be one of the biggest success stories for self. My score was under 600. Maybe 550 to 575. My score is now 775. I’ve used self for about 3 years and I have mastered the system and I can tell you how also. Only choose the $48 a month option, it makes the most sence with fees. Do the year get the credit card as soon as possible, use the full amount you have available to make the credit limit higher. On your second year what you need to do is pay the 48 as soon as possible. Itl say after it’s processed that you can increase your credit limit. Increased it as many times and as soon as possible. So every 30-60 days, your credit will show a balance decrease on the loan and a credit limit increase. The algarythym will love this. Repeat cycle till credit limit is about 1700. But don’t let the money sit there, you must increase the limit as many times as possible. It’s not about the amount of the increase, it’s about how many times you had a credit limit increase. Follow these steps for 2-3 years and I garuntee you you’ll see a way better score! My wife is also doing this and it’s working for her. Self changed my credit for life and now it’s off to the races !!