Support first-gen, international & low-income students by turning their housing payments into a lifelong financial asset.
Track adoption, engagement & outcomes with your complimentary dashboard.
Students graduate with both a degree and a thriving credit history.
Students spend thousands on housing, but those payments don’t count toward their credit. Rentaba changes this by reporting on-time housing payments to credit bureaus. Turning a routine expense into lifelong financial confidence.
Support first-generation, international, and low-income students by providing a tool that helps level the financial playing field.
Measure student outcomes with a complimentary dashboard that tracks engagement and supports your institution's initiatives.
Empower students to graduate not only with a degree but also with the financial tools to thrive in the real world.
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Beyond supporting students, Rentaba provides universities with real tools to track outcomes, report impact, and demonstrate leadership in financial empowerment.
Real-time insights into student adoption, engagement, and credit growth.
Generate measurable data to demonstrate your impact on student success and equity initiatives.
Monitor KPIs, trends, and benchmarks across your student community.
Dedicated Rentaba team for onboarding, training, and partnership support.
Everything you need to know about Rentaba for universities, simplified and explained.
Rentaba transforms a student's largest recurring expense, their rent or housing payment, into a powerful tool for building credit history. For students, especially international students who often arrive without a U.S. credit file, this is a game-changer. They can establish a credit score from day one, which can help them secure an apartment after graduation, obtain a phone contract, or even get a car loan without needing a co-signer. This service is a foundational step toward financial independence.
Partnering with Rentaba enhances your university's value proposition. It’s a modern amenity that showcases your commitment to student success beyond academics.
- Student Support & Retention: By providing a solution to a major financial hurdle, you demonstrate a deep understanding of student needs, which can improve student satisfaction and retention rates.
- Recruitment Edge: This is a powerful, tangible benefit for your admissions team, especially when recruiting international students who are concerned about integrating into the U.S. financial system.
- Reduced Administrative Burden: Our seamless platform and dedicated support reduce the need for university staff to handle complex student credit-building inquiries.
- Data-Driven Insights: Our university dashboard provides valuable
- Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and metrics that support your university's initiatives and help you better understand student needs and engagement.
Yes, Rentaba is completely free for universities. We are committed to making this service accessible to all higher education institutions. While your school always has the option to pay for Rentaba services to offer them as a free benefit to students, there are no hidden fees or charges for your university to participate in our standard program.
Joining Rentaba is a strategic move that aligns with your institution's mission to prepare students for the future. By providing a clear and compliant path to building credit, you are empowering your students with a critical life skill. You're not just helping them while they're on campus; you're equipping them with a tool that will benefit them for decades to come, fostering long-term alumni loyalty and positive word-of-mouth for your institution.
Joining is simple. We've designed a straightforward onboarding process that can be completed by a single point of contact, such as a staff member from the Student Affairs or Student Housing office. The process involves signing a partnership agreement and a simple verification to authenticate your institution account and your role. We handle the rest.
Yes, compliance is our top priority. Rentaba is compliant with the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), which governs how consumer data is reported to credit bureaus. We also maintain strict internal protocols to ensure we operate in full compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), ensuring student data is handled with the utmost care and is never disclosed without explicit student consent. We are committed to protecting the privacy of your students.
Our onboarding process is designed to be as easy and quick as possible. Typically, it requires only a few simple steps and can be completed in less than 15 minutes. We'll provide you with a dedicated onboarding specialist who will walk you through the process, answer any questions, and ensure a smooth setup. Our goal is to make it effortless for you to start providing this valuable benefit to your students immediately.
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