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Digital fraud focuses on younger consumers

03/26/21

The abrupt shutdown of retail a year ago led to a rise of digital shopping — and fraud. And the most tech-savvy consumers may be the most vulnerable, according to TransUnion data.

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Twitter veteran launches credit score that digs deep into cash flow

10/01/20

Harvest, a fintech founded by Nami Baral, has developed an alternative scoring method that amasses data on spending patterns, debt payments and even earnings potential to get a better sense of consumers' creditworthiness.

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Industry bristles at Biden proposal for public credit reporting agency

07/21/20

Banking and credit reporting groups say such an agency could politicize the reporting process. Consumer groups say it would offer consumers a necessary alternative.

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Coronavirus still a threat to credit scores despite congressional relief

06/01/20

The rescue bill enabled banks to protect loans in forbearance from an immediate hit to a borrower’s credit report, but experts say affected consumers may have trouble getting loans after the pandemic ends.

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Coronavirus hitting millennials' finances the hardest: TransUnion

04/30/20

Nearly 70% of U.S. adults between the ages of 26 and 40 said their earnings had been negatively affected by the outbreak, about 10 percentage points higher than other age group.

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Dems' bid to pause negative credit reporting gets pushback from industry

03/23/20

Congressional Democrats want forceful action to prevent damage to millions of Americans' credit scores during the COVID-19 pandemic. But the credit bureaus argue that the tools needed to protect consumers are already in place.

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Credit reporting bill passes House but faces long odds in Senate

01/30/20

No Republicans voted for the package of bills intended to overhaul the credit reporting system, casting doubt on its chances in the GOP-controlled Senate.

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