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Self Head of Community, Monique White, breaks down some common financial mistakes that might be hurting consumers’ credit and best practices for building credit.

Accredited Financial Counselor© at Self, Lauren Bringle, discusses how women can protect their finances during a divorce.

Accredited Financial Counselor© at Self, Lauren Bringle, discusses how women can save for retirement.

Self Head of Community, Monique White, shares best practices for feeling more in control of finances.

Self Head of Community, Monique White, discusses credit as a tool for building generational wealth.

Article highlights features from the Self Visa® Credit Card.

Self. podcast host Jacent Wamala discusses Self's six-episode podcast series.

Self Head of Community, Monique White, discusses budgeting in your 20s and 30s.

Self partners with the Delaware State Housing Authority on a new rent reporting pilot program.

Self Head of Community, Monique White, discusses side hustles in an article about best practices for financial health in 2023.

Accredited Financial Counselor© at Self, Lauren Bringle, discusses credit as a way to make your money go farther in 2023.

Self offers rent and utility reporting to new and existing customers.

Self's Head of Community Monique White discusses how consumers can financially prepare for a recession.

Self CEO and founder James Garvey included in a roundup of recommendations for personal finance checks to complete at the end of the year.

Self launches new podcast on financial well-being in partnership with Acast

Self's Credit Builder Account mentioned as a tool for college students to build credit.

Interview with Self CEO and Founder James Garvey about Self's credit-building products.

Self listed among the top 25 Austin startups to watch in 2022.

Self spokesperson and former customer Sharita Humphrey discusses helpful habits for back to school shopping.

San Antonio Spurs share new SATX alternate uniforms featuring Self logo patch.

Interview with Self CEO and Founder James Garvey about Self's new partnership with the San Antonio Spurs.

San Antonio Spurs announce Self as the new official jersey patch sponsor.

San Antonio Spurs announce Self as the new official jersey patch sponsor.

San Antonio Spurs announce Self as the new official jersey patch sponsor.

San Antonio Spurs announce Self as the new official jersey patch sponsor.

Self spokesperson and fomer customer Sharita Humphrey discusses the impact of inflation on credit.

Self adds former Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Neal Wolin and T-Mobile’s Dara Bazzano to its board of directors.

New survey from Self reveals the toll of financial strain on Americans.

Self founder and CEO James Garvey is named a finalist for 2022 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Central South award

Self becomes the first consumer credit company to report rent payments to all three major credit bureaus.

Self spokesperson and former customer Sharita Humphrey discusses her credit journey with Self.

Self debuts new advertising campaign directed by Grammy award winner Alan Ferguson.

Self becomes the first consumer credit company to report rent payments to all three major credit bureaus.

Self becomes the first consumer credit company to report rent payments to all three major credit bureaus.

Self spokesperson and former customer Sharita Humphrey discusses credit during podcast interview.

Expert shares money tips for recent graduates.

An interview with Self CEO and founder, James Garvey, about the company's acquisition of RentTrack.

Self acquires RentTrack to offer credit reporting for rent and utility payments.

Tearsheet speaks with Self Financial CEO James Garvey about Self's recent acquisition of RentTrack and LevelCredit.

Self recognized in 3 categories: Austin Best Places to Work, Austin Best Midsize Companies to Work For, Austin Best Benefits

Roundup about the best apps for recent college graduates. Includes Self as a recommendation.

Commentary about how our customer success team manages a successful working relationship with external contractors to most effectively serve our customers.

Self named one of the hottest startups in Austin.

Includes Self commentary in a story about financial planning for next year.

Budget recommendations from Self.

CEO James Garvey interviewed about the company mission, business growth and the industry

Includes Self commentary about how marriage impacts credit.

Interview with CEO James Garvey about Series E funding, company growth and industry trends

Features Self's Series E funding news and company updates such as the new capabilities to serve Self Visa® cardholders and the hiring of our new chief compliance officer.

Sometimes saving money takes time, but it's worth it. Self recommends reviewing your credit card and bank statements carefully every month to know where your money's going - and to catch mistakes.

Self spokesperson Sharita Humphrey stresses the importance of having financial conversations before - and after - getting married.

Self engineering manager Karthic Hariharan recognized as a tech innovator!

Self's Credit Builder Account is included in a list of 7 smart ways to build credit.

Self suggests ways to save money on summer travel.

Self Financial's Lauren Bringle provides tips for saving money if you find yourself attending a lot of weddings in this post-pandemic wedding season.

Self CEO James Garvey explains to Yahoo! how in order to get access to credit, you need a credit history.

Self Financial's Lauren Bringle quoted describing homeownership as a top reason Self customers are building their credit.

Self Financial joins BlackRock's efforts to help Americans build emergency savings.

Self Financial co-founder and CEO James Garvey discusses the financial impact being felt from the pandemic and what we need to do to stay on top of our credit.

Self Financial CEO James Garvey is quoted describing the collaboration between fintechs and banks as a way to increase access to financial products.

Self Financial partner SpringFour referred hundreds of thousands to local resources for financial assistance during the pandemic.

Self Financial makes American Banker's list of best fintechs to work for in 2021.

Jernessa Jones, a financial counselor for Operation Hope, tells CNBC how she turned her financial life around, a journey that included a Self Credit Builder Account.

A Self Financial survey of Black Americans found many worry about being judged because of their credit score.

Financial educator, and former Self customer, Sharita Humphrey walks through what consumers should know about building and maintaining their credit.

If your credit suffered during the pandemic year, the latest stimulus money may be an opportunity to get it back on track. Self Financial is an option to consider.

Wealth & Finance magazine’s FinTech Awards recognize companies that are redefining finance and banking for the modern age and modern consumer.

Previously a member of Self's board and VC firm Silverton Partners, Adam Chibib has now joined Self's C-Suite as CFO.

Self Financial CEO James Garvey interviews Cordray about his upcoming book, “Watchdog” in the context of turbulent times for consumer finance

Investors for Series C include Conductive Ventures and Altos Ventures

The results were based on a survey of all company employees and the list of 49 companies was published by Ariznet Brands, which includes industry-leading publication American Banker.

U.S. news covers the launch of the Self Visa Credit Card and evaluates it as a credit-building tool.

Increasing the focus on solutions to help customers build credit and save, Self Lender rebrands as Self Financial and incorporates as Self Financial, Inc.

Self Financial is one of the global winners of the Inclusive Fintech 50 in the category of credit. The competition was organized by MetLife Foundation and Visa Inc., with global nonprofit Accion and World Bank Group member IFC.

More than half of workers surveyed felt they weren't fairly compensated. This is just one of several areas for employers to optimize for employee retention.

Atlantic Capital provides innovative financial technology companies a banking partner that has significant operational expertise and processing scale to meet the demands of a rapidly growing national client base.

Self announces a new partnership with Steady, to help more Americans achieve financial stability and build credit.

The money will be invested in growing the team, and expanding product and marketing capacity to help more consumers establish or improve their credit.

A Self Lender survey finds most millennials are more forgiving about money mistakes than you think — if the other person is honest.

At participating employers nationally, workers will be able to seamlessly access Self's credit building and savings product as part of their Trusted Advisor Financial Action Plan, with guidance from their Neighborhood Trust Financial Counselor.

Strong personal and business credit scores can help small business owners qualify for better financing which, in turn, can help them grow their business.

Self Financial talks 2018 account growth, an expanding team, and introduces a veteran CMO.

Establishing or rebuilding a good credit score can be tricky, especially if you’re on a tight budget. Self Lender offers an alternative way to improve your credit while accruing personal savings.

Consumers with bad or no credit histories were traditionally relegated to high-fee loans or credit cards that provided minimal help to their credit-building journey. Fintech companies are creating products with lower fees & greater impact on credit scores.

Lourdes Matute of Chicago, who’s entering her senior year at the University of California, Berkeley, has won Self's $1,000 Scholarship for Aspiring Entrepreneurs.

Self Lender is making their marks on the savings app space by providing incentives to users to manage their money wisely.

Startups like EarnUp and Self Lender work to help consumers with financial questions and planning while also protecting them by working with regulators.

Self Lender, an Austin fintech startup, secures $5 million series A financing.

Today, it's possible to build a good credit score in a year without a big chunk of cash upfront or a large debt at the end. You can make yourself look better to lenders while keeping more money in your pocket. Here's how to do it right.

A Credit Builder Account is a low cost loan that you essentially make to yourself that allows you to build savings and your credit. Even better, Self Lender does not require a credit check. But before you open a loan, these are the things you should know.

The 20 startups selected for this year's FinTech Forward Companies to Watch are helping banks replicate, and in some cases enhance, the close bonds they often share with their customers in person through digital channels.

Self Lender offers a fix to a serious problem in our credit system. If lenders don’t give your loan applications a second look because of your limited credit history, you know what I mean.

With credit-builder loans, you're basically borrowing from yourself to build a credit history. An Austin startup, Self Lender.com, launched its version in March, in partnership with Austin Capital Bank.

between paychecks, and the payday lenders know the consumers will not be able to pay back the loan," said James Garvey, co-founder and CEO of the start-up Self Lender.

If you have no credit or — worse — bad credit, establishing good credit can seem impossible, because no one will approve you for a card or loan. A credit-builder loan, like the ones offered by Self Lender, offers consumers a chance to build credit.

Without a credit score, prospective borrowers may have a hard time buying a home, a car or getting a credit card. But one Austin-based startup says it can make it much easier for consumers to establish creditworthiness.

Austin Capital Bank, a $71.4 million-asset institution based in Texas, will originate loans for a new online consumer lending platform called Self Lender.

Self Lender, Inc., a financial technology start-up that helps consumers establish credit history and gain access to mainstream financial products, has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with Austin Capital Bank.

Techstars posted the names of the 10 companies yesterday that will participate in its three-month intensive boot camp from now through June, culminating in demo day presentations on June 17.

For young adults just starting out, or recent immigrants with solid incomes but no credit files, it can be a barrier to a better life. Perhaps the solution is to do it yourself.

Today at the Disrupt Startup Battlefield, Self Lender launched its consumer finance service to help people with limited credit history build credit, as well as assist people with weaker credit profiles boost their scores.