<prompt> Human: Basically, is this a thing? A person I work with suggested getting a letter from our landlord stating that for three years we have always made our rent payments on time and then send this to the credit bureaus. I am looking to obtain a home mortgage and am just under 700 so looking for anything that will help.  <response>: That will not do a thing. What your landlord can do is start reporting your rental payments to the credit bureaus. This may not actually help your credit score but it cant hurt. You may have to pay some money for this service though. Instructions here: 