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Amy Scott

Host & Senior Correspondent, Housing

Amy Scott is the host of “How We Survive,” Marketplace's climate solutions podcast, and a senior correspondent covering housing, climate and the economy. She is also a frequent guest host of Marketplace programs. Since 2001, Amy has held many roles at Marketplace and covered many beats, from the culture of Wall Street to education and housing. Her reporting has taken her to every region of the country as well as Egypt, Dubai and Germany.  Her 2015 documentary film, “Oyler,” about a Cincinnati public school fighting to break the cycle of poverty in its traditionally urban Appalachian neighborhood, has screened at film festivals internationally and was broadcast on public television in 2016. She's currently at work on a film about a carpenter's mission to transform an abandoned block in west Baltimore into a community of Black women homeowners. Amy has won several awards for her reporting, including a SABEW Best in Business podcast award in 2023, Gracie awards for outstanding radio series in 2013 and 2014 and an Edward R. Murrow Award for investigative reporting in 2012. Before joining Marketplace, Amy worked as a reporter in Dillingham, Alaska, home to the world’s largest wild sockeye salmon run. These days she's based in Baltimore.

Latest from Amy Scott

  • New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is launching a statewide investigation of deceptive marketing of credit cards to college students.

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  • Many school systems made severe budget cuts and lay offs to stay afloat, but some public school systems are still financial secure, and in some cases, have even more money coming their way.

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  • Toyota has issued yet another big recall of it cars. This time it involves some engine problems in the popular Corolla. Reporter Amy Scott talks with Bob Moon about what the problem is this time.

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  • The world's biggest retailer is asking the Supreme Court to weigh in on a massive sex-discrimination lawsuit against the company. Wal-Mart says the class action case could include more than a million women and should be stopped. Amy Scott reports.

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  • California has passed legislation to set up a new market for health insurance. The online exchange could be a model for other states as they implement the health care overhaul passed earlier this year. Reporter Amy Scott talks the details with Steve Chiotakis.

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  • It seems you can't go more than a few weeks without seeing another car recall in the headlines. Just last week, Mazda told consumers it would fix more than half a million cars for steering problems in a voluntary recall. The key word there is voluntary. Amy Scott reports.

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  • Georgia, New York, Maryland and Ohio are among the winners of the final round of Race to the Top money. They join Tennessee and Delaware in sharing a $4 billion pot of federal education funding. Amy Scott reports.

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  • A couple of weeks ago, the Federal Reserve surprised the markets when it decided to buy more government debt. But that move came with a lot of debate among Fed officials. Reporter Amy Scott talks the details with Bob Moon.

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  • New credit card rules are kicking in. Banks will no longer be able to charge you an "inactivity fee" when you don't use your card. There are also new limits on late fees. And it sounds like great news for credit card users, except for one thing. Amy Scott reports.

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  • Gulf of Mexico residents impacted by the BP rig explosion will be able to ask for compensation now that the company's $20 billion fund is open. Amy Scott reports some people already say the rules aren't fair.

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