How It Works
How does StellarFi build your credit?
Paying bills like utilities, rent and streaming services on time don't increase your credit score. But with StellarFi, they do. Read on to learn how.
How it works
Get your free credit report
View your current credit score and access your detailed credit report, just by creating your account.
Add and pay your bills
Make automatic bill payments using your StellarFi Virtual Bill Pay Card. Next, we report on-time payments to all major credit bureaus each month.
Build your score
See your credit score increase while we build your payment history, optimize your credit utilization, and more.
Start with your free credit report
See where you stand with access to your full free credit report and current credit score.
If you find that your score could use a lift, don’t sweat it! The perfect StellarFi credit-building plan is just a click away.
Create an account to access your free credit report and credit score.
We pay your bills on time
Link your monthly bills by adding your StellarFi Bill Pay Card as the primary payment option with your billers.
We will automatically pay the bill on its due date, and you'll then automatically authorize repayment. We will debit your linked checking account for the amount of the bill.
StellarFi then reports all your positive monthly payments to the credit bureaus, improving your credit history. The more bills you pay, the more we report.
We report to all major credit bureaus
We report to three major credit bureaus. Although StellarFi is not a credit card, it shows up on your Experian®, TransUnion®, and Equifax®, credit reports similarly to a line of credit.
For Lite members, a $500 StellarFi limit is reported to the bureaus.
For StellarFi Prime members, that number can grow up to $25,000. This limit depends on the total dollar amount you pay each month toward bills using your StellarFi Bill Pay Card. As you link more bills (and larger bills), your reported limit increases—and so can your credit score.
How StellarFi builds your credit score
StellarFi helps you build all scores: FICO® and VantageScore®. We primarily target the two most critical credit-building factors: payment history and credit utilization.
We improve your payment history by reporting on-time monthly payments to Experian®, TransUnion®, and Equifax®.
We optimize your credit usage by reporting a higher limit, which can reduce your credit utilization (and increase your credit score).
You may also see a credit score jump when the StellarFi account is added to your report, and your credit mix improves.
StellarFi member testimonials
FAQ
StellarFi is a Public Benefit Corporation that solves one of the biggest economic problems faced by American consumers: access to credit. We make it easy for people to manage bills and build credit. StellarFi reports payments to Experian®, Equifax®, and TransUnion® to build payment history. We also report a high credit limit that can grow up to $25,000 for Prime members.
We report the bill payments made through StellarFi directly to the credit bureaus similar to a line of credit Because they are on-time, successful payments, and recurring payments naturally build up positive payment history, they have the ability to increase your score.
How do we do this?
We take the bills that normally do not have an impact on your credit score, like utilities or streaming service subscriptions, and report them to the credit bureaus. Because you were going to pay them anyway and because recurring payments naturally build up positive payment history, they have the ability to increase your score.
Connect a bank account that you normally use to pay your bills. Choose the bills that you want to pay through StellarFi and link them in the dashboard. When the due date arrives for a bill, or when you want to manually pay a bill, we check to see if your bank account balance is sufficient to cover the amount of the linked bill. If your account balance is sufficient, StellarFi pays your bill. At the same time, you’ll automatically authorize a debit from your connected bank account for the amount of the bill. At least once a month, StellarFi batch reports your StellarFi Limit (which is based on the dollar amount of bills you’ve paid through StellarFi) to all major credit bureaus.
Here’s what sets us apart:
By continuously linking recurring bills and setting them up to be paid automatically, we report this positive payment history directly to the credit bureaus. That is because StellarFi reports all bills as credit. We are not a lender. But since we’re making the payments on your behalf, we’re able to reliably report positive payment history to all three major credit bureaus (Transunion®, Experian®, and Equifax®) and help build credit.
When your credit score goes up, you can unlock possibilities that didn’t exist before. Want to buy a house? A car? Take out a loan? You’ve set yourself up for success with StellarFi and from there, it’s up to you. The sky’s the limit!
We offer three different membership plans:
Lite $4.99/mo
Prime $9.99/mo
Premium $19.99/mo (coming soon)
The membership fee is charged the same day you enroll and there are NO hidden fees. The fee will then be charged on the same day each month thereafter. For example, if you enroll on January 1st, your membership fee is charged on January 1st and your next fee is due on February 1st, etc.
You’re at least 18 years old and a US resident with a valid Social Security number.
Our verification process may require some applicants to submit documentation such as a state-issued ID/Drivers License, Social Security card and/or a utility bill to confirm your identity. If that is required, we’ll let you know!
No, we don’t provide personal loans or credit cards at this time. It’s in our roadmap, and as a member, you'll be the first to hear about it when it's officially ready.
Yes! By paying bills with your StellarFi Virtual Bill Pay Card, your bills are paid on time and payments are reported to TransUnion®, Experian®, and Equifax®.
We aren’t a lender or a credit card. We pay your bills and withdraw money from your account to cover those bills. Other companies act as a third party by simply reporting a generalized summary of your payment history. Because StellarFi is paying the bill on your behalf and you’ll then automatically authorize repayment, we are able to directly impact your credit score as an account on your credit report. As a result, we report your positive history and build your credit in a reliable way.
Still have questions?
Read our full FAQ to find what you're looking for.
