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

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

In a Help Center article, Affirms states that the following factors won't impact your credit score: So far, Affirm is the only major BNPL company currently reporting to any of the three credit ...

Subscription payments generally don’t directly impact your credit score unless paid through credit cards or ’buy now, pay ...

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 ...

RISKS OF BUY NOW, PAY LATER: 'TICKET TO OVERSPENDING ... warning them of the devastating impact this financial strategy could have on their credit score as some lenders will begin reporting ...

Buy-now-pay-later is a juggernaut that’s long been absent from consumers’ credit reports. A recent deal with Affirm means that’s no longer the case.

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