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Kikoff Launches AI-Powered Debt Negotiator to Tackle America’s Debt Crisis

By: via Business Wire

Kikoff rolling out AI Debt Negotiation to 1M+ users, helping consumers secure better terms and reduce financial stress

Kikoff, the credit-building platform used by over a million Americans, today introduced AI Debt Negotiation, a voice AI agent that negotiates debt on behalf of consumers. The tool will roll out to Kikoff users in 2025, providing them with a smarter, stress-free way to tackle debt.

AI Debt Negotiation communicates directly with debt collectors on behalf of users and negotiates for the best possible terms, often reducing the total amount owed. The proprietary AI tool was developed in-house and trained on thousands of hours of real human negotiation calls to deliver reliable results at scale.

In a three-month pilot program, the AI debt negotiator delivered strong early results:

  • Reduced debt owed by an average of 30%, matching results typically secured by human negotiators
  • Secured over $100,000 in savings for users
  • Reached agreements in 77.5% of cases, outperforming Kikoff’s human agent success rate of 69.1%

AI to Solve the Debt Crisis

AI Debt Negotiation was built to tackle one of the toughest financial challenges people face: overwhelming debt. With more than $4.2 billion in aggregate user credit card debt, Kikoff is offering a lower-cost, more effective way for consumers to manage and reduce what they owe. According to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), 1 in 4 consumers feel “threatened” by debt collectors, and only 1 in 100 seek formal debt settlement services. Kikoff’s AI tool removes the stress of negotiating with collectors, enabling users to address their debt more confidently.

“We know how overwhelming debt conversations with collectors can be, and why so many people avoid them,” said Cynthia Chen, Co-Founder and CEO of Kikoff. “Our AI Debt Negotiation tool takes the weight off those stressful settlement calls and is designed to get people the best possible outcome. It helps them breathe a little easier.”

Built for People Who Need It Most

Kikoff’s AI Debt Negotiation is designed for millions of consumers struggling to manage rising debt. Minimum-only payments hit a 12-year high in Q4 2024, and many Americans can’t cover an unexpected $1,000 expense without taking on more debt. Traditional debt relief services often charge high fees and require a minimum of $10,000 in debt to be eligible, making these services inaccessible to many.

Kikoff uses AI to automate debt negotiation, cutting servicing costs by over 80%, therefore allowing the company to offer AI Debt Negotiation as a complimentary service to Kikoff users. As a result, Kikoff can serve a wider audience, including those who have traditionally been ineligible for debt negotiation services.

Shantell Glover, a Kikoff user, previously tried a debt consolidation service but found the fees nearly as high as her debt. “So I tried Kikoff,” she said. “I found that I can do the same negotiations for free. It saves you a lot of money, and the entire process is much faster.”

Kikoff’s AI Debt Negotiation is built to increase accessibility, with support for multiple languages and users with disabilities. It expands access to debt relief for communities historically excluded from traditional financial services.

To learn more about Kikoff’s suite of financial tools, visit https://kikoff.com/.

To learn more about Kikoff’s AI Debt Negotiation, visit: https://about.kikoff.com/kikoff-debt-negotiator

About Kikoff

Kikoff is a personal finance platform that expands access to credit and financial services, helping people build credit quickly and work toward long-term financial health. Driven by the co-founders' and team's personal experience, Kikoff is committed to creating fair, effective tools that support real financial progress. Designed to rethink the traditional hurdles of credit building, Kikoff opens a path to get started in minutes – with no credit check. Headquartered in San Francisco, Kikoff is a licensed lender and uses bank-level encryption to protect customer data. Learn more at www.kikoff.com or by downloading the Kikoff app.

“Our AI Debt Negotiation tool takes the weight off those stressful settlement calls and is designed to get people the best possible outcome. It helps them breathe a little easier," said Cynthia Chen, Co-Founder and CEO of Kikoff.

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