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Samantha Fields

Senior Reporter

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Samantha Fields is a senior reporter at Marketplace.

She’s particularly interested in how the economy affects people’s everyday lives, and a lot of her coverage focuses on economic inequality, housing and climate change.

She’s also reported and produced for WCAI and The GroundTruth Project, the “NPR Politics Podcast,” NPR’s midday show, “Here & Now,” Vermont Public Radio and Maine Public Radio. She got her start in journalism as a reporter for a community paper, The Wellesley Townsman, and her start in radio as an intern and freelance producer at “The Takeaway” at WNYC. She is a graduate of Wellesley College and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

Latest Stories (525)

If you're married, do you share finances?

Aug 29, 2019
When people get married, they often end up merging a lot of things — kitchen stuff, books, families, finances. Though that last one seems to be changing, at least somewhat. Just 11% of Gen Xers and 13% of baby boomers keep their finances separate from their spouse or partner, according to a survey Bank of […]
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More people could qualify for mortgages under new rule

Aug 14, 2019
The Federal Housing Finance Agency this week announced a new rule that will open up competition for which score, or scores, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac use.
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Are you saving for college for your kids?

Jul 26, 2019
We want to know if your financial planning extends to your kids' future tuition fees.
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How did you pay for college?

Jul 22, 2019
We're thinking about the evolution of student debt, generation to generation, and we'd like to hear from you.
Students walk near Royce Hall on the campus of UCLA in Los Angeles, California
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