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U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris in Puerto Princesa, Philippines

Politics Sep 21

VP Harris announces first steps to remove medical debt from people’s credit scores

By Josh Boak, Associated Press

World Jul 03

After escaping captivity, American detainees come home to credit penalties

It’s common for U.S. captives to return home to find they have a damaged financial reputation and no clear path to restore it, according to a new report from the James W. Foley Legacy Foundation, the group named after the…

By Ali Rogin

Nation Sep 08

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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 News Hour

Nation Sep 07

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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

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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

Mar 25

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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…

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