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Take control of your credit score.

Bivo gets your Equifax report with a soft pull, explains every factor in plain English and builds you a personalized plan. It's free.

Soft pull only. Checking never affects your score. No credit card.

Example

Your snapshot

Score 724, Good, on a scale of 300 to 850.

Good

VantageScore® 4.0 from Equifax. Lenders may use different scores.

What's shaping it:

  • Credit utilization: 36%.Fair

Your next step

Pay your cards down below 30%

Your cards are using 36% of their $10,000 total limit.

How it works

It takes five steps to get from sign-up to your plan, and Bivo checks your credit only once.

Step 1: Create your account and verify it's you

Your name, date of birth, address and SSN let Equifax find your file.

Step 2: Bivo makes one soft pull

Bivo gets your Equifax report with a soft inquiry. It doesn't affect your score.

Step 3: See every factor in plain English

Bivo explains each factor that shapes your VantageScore 4.0 score.

Step 4: Get a ranked plan

Bivo ranks your next steps by estimated impact.

Estimated score impacts are illustrative projections, not promises or guarantees.

Step 5: Ask the Advisor anything

The Advisor uses AI to answer your questions from your report. Its answers are for education and aren't financial advice.

Your report is a snapshot from the day you pull it.

What you get

One soft pull gives you your full report, a plain-English explanation of every factor, a ranked plan and an Advisor that has read your report.

See every factor explained

Each factor that shapes your score gets a plain-English explanation and a status.

Example
  • Payment historyGood
    On time
  • Credit utilizationFair

    36%. Your cards are using 36% of their limits. Getting under 30% helps.

  • InquiriesGood
    1 in 12 months
  • Age of creditFair
    6 yrs average
  • Account mixGood
    3 cards, 1 loan

Follow a ranked plan

Bivo orders your next steps by estimated impact.

Example
  1. Step 1: Pay your cards down below 30%Next

    Your cards are using 36% of their $10,000 total limit.

    Likely impact: MediumEstimate

    Estimate: Paying $700 across your cards would bring them to 29%.

  2. Step 2: Keep your oldest accounts open
  3. Step 3: Keep paying on time

Estimated score impacts are illustrative projections, not promises or guarantees.

Ask the Advisor

Ask questions in plain English. The answers draw on your Equifax report.

Example
  1. You: What's hurting my score the most?

  2. Bivo: It's your credit utilization. You're using 36% of your card limits, and lowering that is the first step in your plan.

  3. You: Which card should I pay down first?

  4. Bivo: Start with Card ····4821. It's at 46% of its limit, which is the highest of your cards. Getting it under 30% is a good first move.

Answers are written by AI and aren't financial advice.

Read your full report

See your accounts, balances and inquiries from Equifax in one place.

Example
Example accounts on the report
AccountBalance
Card ····4821$1,840of $4,000
Card ····1093$1,760of $5,000
Card ····7730$0of $1,000
Student loan$18,900

1 inquiry in the last 12 months

The report shows the day you pulled it. It doesn't update on its own.

How Bivo handles your data

Here's what happens to your information after you sign up.

  • Bivo only uses soft pulls

    Checking your credit with Bivo uses soft inquiries, which don't affect your score. A hard inquiry can happen only later, if you formally apply for credit with a lender.

    Privacy Policy, section 3
  • Your SSN is used once

    Your full Social Security number is used once to retrieve your report and isn't stored. We keep only the last four digits.

    Privacy Policy, section 1
  • Your data is encrypted

    It's encrypted in transit (TLS) and protected with 256-bit encryption at rest. Access is restricted and logged.

    Privacy Policy, section 6
  • We never sell your data

    We don't sell your personal information or use your credit data for advertising.

    Privacy Policy, sections 2 and 4
  • Delete your data anytime

    Closing your account permanently deletes your credit reports, scores, plan and Advisor conversations from our production systems.

    Privacy Policy, section 7
  • Why Bivo is free

    Bivo may receive compensation in connection with partner services. You are never obligated to use a partner service.

    Terms of Service, section 8

People come to Bivo with different goals

These three examples are illustrations. They aren't real members, and results vary.

  • Example scenario

    Getting ready to buy a home

    They want a clear picture before they talk to a lender. Bivo shows what's shaping their score and ranks the next steps by estimated impact.

  • Example scenario

    Carrying balances on a few cards

    Their cards are close to their limits. The plan starts with paying those balances down.

  • Example scenario

    Building credit

    They have a few years of history. Bivo explains credit age and account mix, and what to do next.

Thinking about consolidating?

Learn what prequalification means, how it differs from approval, and when a hard credit check can happen.

Prequalified does not mean approved yet.

Questions people ask

Short answers about cost, your score and your data. The Terms and Privacy Policy have the full detail.

Ready to see where your credit stands?

It's free, you don't need a credit card, and the soft pull never affects your score.

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