Credit Scores and the Growing Pervasiveness of Personal Metrics
The Department of Homeland Security wants to use credit scores to determine immigration cases. That sets a dangerous precedent.
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Can a Test Tell If You’re a Good Entrepreneur?
How psychometrics are helping loan officers weed out the bad risks from the good.
California May Be Next to Limit Employer Credit Checks
A bill on the floor of the California Senate, if passed and signed, will limit employers' ability to conduct credit checks of non-managerial employees.
Bad Credit Reports Put Job Seekers in Catch-22
More employers are subjecting job applicants to credit checks as a tool to determine honesty and responsibility, but is that accurate, or legal?
Threats to Self-Worth Spur Credit Card Use
New psychological research finds credit cards make people more likely to bolster their fragile egos by purchasing luxury items.
Bank Tax, We Hardly Knew Ye
A Swedish idea that creates an insurance fund for preserving big banks — but not necessarily their bosses or shareholders — needs to return from the dead.
A Nation of Savers?
Our addiction to easy credit — and aversion to thrift — got us into this mess. The withdrawal may be painful for policymakers and consumers alike.