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Credit card interest rates are rising

By Marielle Segarra
October 09, 2018
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The average rate is just over 17 percent, and it's expected to keep going up.

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4 things you should know about protecting your kid's credit

By Andy Uhler
October 05, 2018
In this photo illustration, a man is seen using a mobile phone in the light of a projection of a thumbprint on August 09, 2017 in London, England.
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It's something parents need to think about more and more these days.

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The last CEO standing from the financial crisis

By Kai Ryssdal
October 03, 2018
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Cybersecurity is now the top worry of Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JPMorgan Chase.

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Protecting your identity: the difference between a credit lock and a credit freeze

By Janet Nguyen
September 24, 2018
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The three major credit agencies now allow you to freeze your credit for free.

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NerdWallet is changing how we shop for financial products

By Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser
September 19, 2018
Tim Chen, the CEO and co-founder of NerdWallet, said the company started as a spreadsheet after his sister asked for help finding a credit card.
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"Money is complicated. ... We try to make it easier," CEO Tim Chen says.

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Congress is set to vote on more mandatory financial counseling to help curb student loan defaults

By Justin Ho
September 05, 2018
Students pull a mock 'ball & chain' representing the $1.4 trilling outstanding student debt at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, in 2016.
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Student debt is topping $1.4 trillion dollars.

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In China, your credit could depend on how often you visit your parents

By Amy S. Choi
August 20, 2018
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The country is designing a credit score that factors in social behavior.

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The way credit scores are calculated is changing

By Justin Ho
August 15, 2018
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The New York Fed says fewer kinds of missed payments are showing up on credit scores.

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Why does everybody want me to check my credit score?

By Amy Scott
August 08, 2018
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Once a closely held secret, free scores are abundant.

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