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*Credit score calculated based on FICO® Score 8 model. Your lender or insurer
may use a different FICO® Score than FICO® Score 8, or another type of credit
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*Credit score calculated based on FICO® Score 8 model. Your lender or insurer
may use a different FICO® Score than FICO® Score 8, or another type of credit
score altogether. Learn more
øResults will vary. Not all payments are boost-eligible. Some users may not
receive an improved score or approval odds. Not all lenders use Experian credit
files, and not all lenders use scores impacted by Experian Boost®. Learn more.


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The Experian Smart Money™ Debit Card is issued by Community Federal Savings Bank
(CFSB), pursuant to a license from Mastercard International. Banking services
provided by CFSB, Member FDIC. Experian is a Program Manager, not a bank.
øResults will vary. Not all payments are boost-eligible. Some users may not
receive an improved score or approval odds. Not all lenders use Experian credit
files, and not all lenders use scores impacted by Experian Boost®. Learn more.
See disclosures


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*Credit score calculated based on FICO® Score 8 model. Your lender or insurer
may use a different FICO® Score than FICO® Score 8, or another type of credit
score altogether. Learn more
øResults will vary. Not all payments are boost-eligible. Some users may not
receive an improved score or approval odds. Not all lenders use Experian credit
files, and not all lenders use scores impacted by Experian Boost®. Learn more.

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φResults will vary. Not all bills or subscriptions are eligible for
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φResults will vary. Not all bills are eligible, savings are not guaranteed, and
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βResults will vary and some may not see savings. Customers who switched saved
$961 on average. The average savings was calculated by comparing purchasers’ new
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The Experian Smart Money™ Debit Card is issued by Community Federal Savings Bank
(CFSB), pursuant to a license from Mastercard International. Banking services
provided by CFSB, Member FDIC. Experian is a Program Manager, not a bank.

§Funds in your Experian Smart Money™ Digital Checking Account are held in a
pooled deposit account at Community Federal Savings Bank and insured up to
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ӂThe Experian Smart Money™ Digital Checking Account is only available to
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files, and not all lenders use scores impacted by Experian Boost®. Learn more.

‡To be eligible for the $50 bonus, your Experian Smart Money™ Digital Checking
Account must be credited with at least $1,000 in direct deposits within 45
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