Buy now, pay later plans could help build your credit history, but missing a payment could hurt your credit score later on.

At this time, the data is only visible to consumers,” TransUnion stated, noting that “over time, BNPL data will likely be ...

Experts explore how 'buy now, pay later' services like Klarna and Affirm can affect your credit score and financial health.

At least three buy now, pay later firms have begun reporting consumer data on installment financing to TransUnion or Experian ...

BNPL doesn’t significantly affect borrowers’ credit scores right now, but might have a significant impact in the near future. BNPL users — often young people — will have the chance to ...

Federal student loan borrowers should start repaying their loans so as not to affect their credit scores. A pause on credit ...

Zip is a good choice for consumers who want to use a BNPL option wherever they shop and don't want it to affect their credit score. Zip has one product that's similar to Afterpay: consumers can ...

Affirm is beginning to report pay-in-four-installments loans to credit bureau Experian. BNPL loans have been a ...

They can also have a bearing on your credit score — and by extension, your overall financial health and borrowing capability. The good news is that the impact of student loans on credit is not ...

Affirm Holdings (AFRM) starts providing payment data on all its pay-over-time products to credit reporting firm Experian ...