Credit card delinquency rates inching upwardsBy Reema KhraisSeptember 22, 2017POSTED IN: Economy business credit card industry companies nation ListenreadDownloadDownload
How the Equifax hack could have been avoidedBy Kai RyssdalSeptember 18, 2017Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP/Getty ImagesThe breach might have been stopped with a system update. But it won't be the last big hack. POSTED IN: equifax hack security breach hacking credit scores ListenreadDownloadDownload
Here’s what to do if your identity is stolenBy Marketplace Weekend StaffSeptember 15, 2017William Thomas Cain/Getty ImagesFraud alerts, credit reports, freezes — the Federal Trade Commission has an action plan.POSTED IN: identity theft FTC Federal Trade Commission fraud credit report read
A new form of ID theft: account takeoverBy Sabri Ben-AchourAugust 21, 2017Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty ImagesThieves are now hijacking phones, bank accounts, even 401(k)s. POSTED IN: cell phones hackers identity theft Credit Cards legal technology ListenreadDownloadDownload
Banks are rethinking their premium credit card offeringsBy Justin HoAugust 15, 2017frankieleon/FlickrPOSTED IN: business credit card industry companies banking industry finance industry ListenreadDownloadDownload
Why consumer credit is a matter of "social trust"By Kai Ryssdal and Maria HollenhorstJuly 25, 2017Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesThe modern credit economy mostly works, author Josh Lauer says.POSTED IN: credit industry consumer credit credit score FICO business Economy companies ListenreadDownloadDownload
Sweden is moving away from cash, and some businesses will no longer accept itBy John LaurensonJuly 17, 2017John LaurensonSweden is increasingly becoming a cashless society, but there are those who worry this trend will leave some people behind. POSTED IN: cash Banks Credit Cards money apps cashless credit cards smartphone ListenreadDownloadDownload
Millennials of color are worse off financiallyBy David Brancaccio and Jana KasperkevicJune 28, 2017Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesFinancially secure white millennials feel held back.POSTED IN: Money Credit Cards millennials African Americans Latinos Banks ListenreadDownloadDownload
Here's what the latest interest rate hike could mean for your credit card debtBy Jed KimJune 14, 2017iStockphotoIt could become harder to pay off.POSTED IN: credit card debt Federal Reserve inflation interest rates ListenreadDownloadDownload
