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Credit Building 101: How Rent Reporting Boosts Your Credit Score

A couple smiling while reviewing finances on a laptop, holding a credit card at home.

If you pay rent every month, you’re already doing something responsible and financially meaningful. For years, though, those on‑time payments didn’t help your credit score – even though rent is often a person’s largest monthly expense.  Fortunately, that’s changing.  Progress Residential was the first single-family rental company to offer free positive…