Canadians now have the option to build their credit scores via rent payments
Eight years after Canadians first became able to use their mortgage payments to build their credit scores, a similar option now exists for those who rent. The Toronto-based Landlord Credit Bureau, which is used by 30,000 landlords and property managers across Canada and the U.S., is partnering with Equifax Inc. to create an online portal that tracks a tenant’s rent payments so that the resulting data can be incorporated into credit files. Either tenants or landlords, who are tasked with updating their tenants’ profiles on a monthly basis with on-time or missed payments, can sign up to use the service.