Only a third of those who are aware have checked to see if their data was compromised.

Affirm wants to be the alternative to all those credit cards in your wallet.

The breach might have been stopped with a system update. But it won't be the last big hack.

Fraud alerts, credit reports, freezes — the Federal Trade Commission has an action plan.

Thieves are now hijacking phones, bank accounts, even 401(k)s.

The modern credit economy mostly works, author Josh Lauer says.