Nation Sep 08 Watch Did the Equifax hack put your personal data at risk? Here’s what to do now. Half of all Americans could have had their sensitive data compromised by a security breach at the credit reporting agency Equifax. William Brangham joins John Yang to discuss what happened and what consumers should do to safeguard their credit. By PBS NewsHour
Nation Sep 07 Hackers accessed personal data from 143 million Equifax customers. Here’s what we know. One of the country's major credit reporting agencies said hackers had accessed the names, birth dates, addresses, Social Security numbers and, in some cases, driver's license numbers of some 143 million customers… By Erica R. Hendry
Economy May 16 5 misconceptions that might hurt your credit score If these misconceptions are not righted, they can hurt your score and, in turn, the credit available to you. By Kristen Doerer
Economy Mar 25 Watch Foreclosure Rates Reflect Human Cost of Mortgage Meltdown The city of Baltimore has lately seen skyrocketing foreclosure rates and slumping home prices. The housing shake-up led the city to sue its largest lender -- Wells Fargo -- over allegations that it gave black homebuyers higher loan rates than…