Can you use your debit card as credit to build your credit score?
You can run your debit card as credit, but it won’t help build your credit.
5 min read
Jan 15, 2025
Jennifer Gorman
EXPERTISE
- Personal finance
- Banking
- Credit repair
Jennifer Gorman is a freelance writer with more than a decade of experience covering personal finance and insurance topics, most recently for Assurance IQ and Credit Karma. She specializes in helping readers make sense of complex financial subjects, from choosing the right insurance policy to the ins and outs of credit repair.
Jennifer's latest articles
-
-
Is Cred.Ai a good solution to help build your credit?
Cred.ai claims to offer a way for people to build credit with their debit card replacement.
5 min read Dec 16, 2024 -
Do other countries have credit scores?
Other countries have different credit scoring systems, so your U.S. score won’t transfer.
4 min read Dec 16, 2024 -
Can you remove hard inquiries from your credit report?
Removing accurate and timely information from your report is generally not possible. This is true for hard inquiries as well, unless identity theft has occurred.
7 min read Nov 26, 2024 -
Is credit repair a scam?
Not all credit repair companies are bad. Some can actually help you build credit.
6 min read Nov 15, 2024 -
How to build credit without a credit card
There are many ways to build up credit even if you don’t qualify for a credit card.
6 min read Nov 08, 2024 -
What is the credit repair organization act?
The Credit Repair Organization Act regulates credit repair companies.
6 min read Nov 08, 2024 -
How to dispute an error on your credit report
Dispute errors your find on your credit report in order to increase your credit score.
8 min read Oct 18, 2024