Frequently Asked Questions

WeReportYourRent helps renters build credit history by reporting on-time rent payments to the credit bureaus. After you sign up and verify your identity, we work with our credit-reporting partner to add your rent payment history to your credit profile — so the largest payment you make every month finally counts toward your credit.

Today, we report rent payments to Experian and TransUnion through our credit-reporting partner. Equifax rent reporting is on our roadmap, and we'll add it as soon as it becomes available — at no extra cost to existing subscribers.

The credit scores you see in your dashboard are VantageScore 3.0 — the same scoring model used by many credit-monitoring services. VantageScore looks at the same underlying credit data as FICO, just with a slightly different formula. Lenders typically look at one or both, and improving one usually improves the other. We use VantageScore because it's the score our credit-reporting partner provides through its 1-bureau and 3-bureau bundles.

Basic ($19.99/month) focuses on Experian — you get your Experian credit score and report, credit alerts when something changes, Debt Navigator for personalized repayment guidance, $1 million identity theft insurance, ad-hoc privacy scans across data-broker sites, and rent reporting to Experian and TransUnion.

Premium ($39.99/month) gives you scores and reports from all three bureaus (Experian, TransUnion, Equifax — currently VantageScore 3.0 on all three), daily monitoring, a Score Simulator to model the impact of credit decisions before you make them, enhanced identity protection, active privacy removal (we file removal requests on your behalf), and Subscription Manager to see and cancel any recurring charge in one place.

Both tiers include the same rent reporting and AI credit assistant. See full comparison →

Once you complete rent enrollment and we receive your first payment confirmation, your rent typically appears on your Experian and TransUnion credit profile within 1–45 days. Why the range? Bureaus refresh on their own schedule — some members with a thin credit file see their score move within days of the first report we send, while others wait through the full 30–45 day bureau update cycle. If you opt in to our 24-month rent history lookback, eligible past on-time payments can also be added to accelerate the impact on your score. Individual results vary based on your existing credit history.

Yes. We offer up to 24 months of rent history lookback — if you have eligible past on-time rent payments, we can include them so the impact on your credit score starts immediately rather than waiting months to accumulate. Eligibility depends on documentation (lease history, payment records) and is verified during enrollment.

A rental tradeline is a line-item on your credit report that reflects your rent payment history. Rent payments are not automatically included on your credit report — a credentialed third party has to report them. WeReportYourRent works with a credentialed credit-reporting partner — a rental payment data furnisher to the major credit bureaus — so every on-time rent payment becomes a positive tradeline on your Experian and TransUnion credit reports.

No — we only report on-time rent payments, never missed or late ones. You can still use WeReportYourRent if you've missed a couple of rent payments or have been late in the past; those payments simply stay private. Enrollment itself does not involve a credit check or hard inquiry, so signing up has no negative impact on your score. The only signal we send to the bureaus is positive payment behavior.

In the best case, rent payments can appear on your credit report in as few as 10 days from enrollment. That happens when (a) the bureau is in the middle of its refresh cycle when our data arrives, and (b) your credit file already has other tradelines to anchor the new one. More typically you'll see the new tradeline within 30–45 days. We can't guarantee a specific day because every bureau runs on its own update schedule. If you opt in to our 24-month rent history lookback, the impact often shows up faster because there's more positive data to anchor.

Yes — all renters on the lease are eligible, as long as there's a formal lease agreement and each roommate is named on it. Each roommate enrolls with their own account and verifies their own rent payments. Even if one of you pays the landlord directly and the others reimburse via Venmo, Zelle, or Cash App, every roommate can independently build their own credit history through WeReportYourRent.

Generally, yes — you can report the portion of the rent you pay yourself. The share a housing authority or assistance program pays on your behalf isn't your payment, so it can't be reported. As long as you're a named tenant and we can verify your own on-time payments, those payments can count toward your credit history.

Yes. The length of your rental term doesn't matter. Month-to-month, a fixed 12-month lease, or anything in between — as long as you have a rental agreement and a verifiable record of your on-time payments, we can report them to the bureaus.

The credit bureaus require us to confirm that you're actually a renter before your rent can be reported, and your lease is how we verify that. If you don't have a formal written lease, we can usually help you document your tenancy another way — just reach out and we'll walk you through it. Your lease and identity are handled through our bureau-certified verification partner; WeReportYourRent never stores your lease document on its own servers.

Often, yes. College students in dormitories or on-campus apartments can generally report what they pay for their own room — whether or not you receive financial aid — as long as there's a lease or housing agreement in your name and a payment history we can verify through your linked bank account. If your housing payments run through a verifiable account, they can build your credit like any other rent. Eligibility depends on that verification.

Yes. We're built with FCRA compliance from day one — we only report positive, on-time rent payments (never missed or late ones), we use parameterized database queries and HTTPS/HSTS everywhere, payments are processed by Stripe (PCI DSS Level 1), and identity verification runs through our verification partner's bank-grade infrastructure. We don't sell your personal information. For full details, see our Privacy Policy and Compliance pages.

You can cancel anytime from your dashboard or by contacting support — no cancellation fee, no minimum term, no penalty. Cancellation takes effect at the end of your current billing period; your subscription and rent reporting remain active until then. Monthly fees are non-refundable for the period in which you cancel because your bureau reporting service is already paid in full for that period. Past rent payments we've already reported remain on your credit history (we don't remove positive payment data when you cancel).

Every subscriber and every individual landlord who joins gets a unique referral link. You earn $10 for each person who signs up through your link and becomes a paying subscriber. Individual landlords get an additional benefit: a free Basic-tier membership while they have at least one active tenant-referred subscriber. There's no limit on how many people you can refer. Learn more about Earn $10 →

The fastest way is to email us at support@wereportyourrent.com, or use the contact form on our Contact page. We typically respond within one business day. For billing questions, please include the last 4 digits of the card on file.