The Mogo Blog

#FinancesWithBenefits Mashup

If you haven’t been reading the papers or the news online lately, we did something that we’re pretty sure no other company has done before: an ad campaign with a different ad almost every day. These ads featured people from the Mogo [https://www.mogo.ca/fresh] team and influencers / entrepreneurs / cool people from Vancouver and Toronto. Because 1. Our team is awesome and 2. We think it’s important to support Canadian creators and entrepreneurs. ![](/content/images/2016/06/mogo_ads-campaign_ind

A Letter from Dave

At our first AGM as a publicly traded company, we looked back on what Mogo has achieved this year and previewed the exciting new products that will be launching soon. But we thought you should hear it from our CEO himself. ![](/content/images/2016/06/Mogo_quote-1.jpg)Last week, we held our first annual general meeting as a public company, at our new offices in downtown Vancouver. Since we went public in June 2015, it’s become even more clear that the financial services industry is undergoing a

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

#AskAnAdult: Getting out of student debt

First adulting question for our Financial Fitness Coach comes from Taylor Reynolds, [https://www.instagram.com/taylurreynn/] a photographer / animator / all-around artistic badass who’s asking about student debt. This #AskAnAdult series is going to be a regular feature on the Kastor & Pollux blog [http://kastorandpollux.com/?p=2202], and you'll be able to read it here on the Mogo blog as well. ![](/content/images/2016/06/mogo_taylor_askanadult.jpg) [https://www.instagram.com/taylurreynn/]“I’ve