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Amber Rose Collection Pop Up Shop at the MogoLounge

If you haven’t heard, Amber Rose will be in the 6ix to present at the MuchMusic Video Awards... But the MMVAs aren’t the only place you’ll be able to see her. That’s right, on June 18th from 4 to 7pm, Amber Rose will be doing a pop-up shop at the MogoLounge [https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Mogo+Lounge/@43.6460508,-79.4107983,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x882b34e3e23bdc81:0xbf3d6838c35278fc!8m2!3d43.6460508!4d-79.4086096] for the Amber Rose Collection. [http://amberrosecollection.com/] ![](/c

Does checking my credit hurt my score?

Ever wonder if just checking up on your credit hurts your credit score? Well, depends on if it’s a hard check or a soft check. So what’s the difference between the two? Short answer: one immediately affects your credit score and the other doesn’t. Long answer: keep reading. Getting a soft check doesn’t lower your credit score. When your employer does a background check on you, for example, this is a soft check. When you pay Equifax Canada $23.95 to check your own credit, this is also a soft c

Things to look forward to (other than the Suicide Squad movie)

Can you believe that 2016 is half over already? We’ve been telling you about so many exciting things these past few months and we’re finally going to be releasing them soon! Before we get into what new #FinancesWithBenefits you can expect, here’s a recap of some recently-launched MogoAccount upgrades you're enjoying so far. Stuff that you’re already getting ![](/content/images/2016/06/Mogo_MogoPerks.jpg)Free credit score: When you sign up, you’ll see your free credit score (paid for by us, prov

Millennials pay this fee the most out of almost everyone

Fees. Everyone pays them. Sometimes because we get suckered into paying them without knowing, other times because they're foisted upon us—we don't really have a choice. Which category does the overdraft fee fall into? Keep reading... ![](/content/images/2016/06/mogo_overdraft-fees_howitworks-1.jpg)Why banks love overdraft fees Signing up for overdraft protection with your bank sounds like a good safety net, but in reality, for you it’s just an avoidable expense—and for them, a pretty lucrative

Coming soon: the future of banking (and Mogo)

If you’ve ever wondered, “Why does being a grownup and dealing with finances suck?", well, so have we. When our CEO Dave came out of university, he went through the same credit card issues that most of us do: overspending on credit cards, racking up debt, the usual. On top of that, the process of actually getting set up with a bank account and credit was long, painful, and tedious—and he had to wait like a week for a response. It wasn’t fun. In fact it was so not fun that it ignited a desire to