Author: Chris Holmes-Forshee

The DCHA Rent Reporting Story & Film Release! “When Joseph explained to us the benefits of reporting your rent to the credit bureaus, and how your score can go up, it was a no…

New VantageScore Study Reinforces the Benefits of Rent Reporting for Thin File & Credit Invisible Renters Did you know that there are 44 million renter households in America, but less than 5% of those households have their rents reported to…

Freddie Mac Incentivizes Housing Developers to Offer Rent Reporting CBA’s Annual Symposium last month was just in time for an exciting announcement: Freddie Mac will now incentivize owner/operators of multifamily properties to report rental payments to the three major credit…

Mitigating the Potential Risks of Rent Reporting When talking about rent reporting, we often get asked, what’s the hitch? In this post we break down the ways in which rent reporting could potentially damage a renters credit profile and how…

California’s rent reporting implementation deadline is fast approaching! SB1157 is a first in the nation legislation that requires California landlords who receive local, state or federal housing subsidies to offer their residents the option of having their rental payments reported…

Rent Reporting & CBA’s TA Center in the News! We’re stoked that CBA’s new Rent Reporting Technical Assistance has been getting media attention at local and national levels! Credit building may not be top of mind for everyone yet, but…

Colorado Passes a Rent Reporting Pilot Bill On June 29th, Colorado Governor Polis signed HB 1134 into law, creating the first statewide rent reporting pilot that aims to facilitate rent reporting in affordable and market housing of all sizes. Over…

Grants & Technical Assistance for affordable housing providers in the mid-Atlantic interested in Implementing rent reporting! Apply by 8/20/21 LEARN MORE With generous support from the TD Charitable Foundation, CBA is offering funding and Technical Assistance to housing providers seeking…