Current：Home > ScamsWhat's Your Worth? -FundSphere
What's Your Worth?
View
Date：2025-04-18 03:12:29
The credit score: even if you don't think much about it, that three-digit number can change your life. A high score can mean the keys to a new apartment or a new car, while a low score can keep you locked out of the American Dream. Around 40% of people in the U.S. have a low credit score or no credit score at all. So what happened? Today on the show, we talk with media historian Josh Lauer about credit's origins as a moral judgment, and how a tool intended to level the playing field has instead created haves and have-nots.
veryGood！ (54)
Related
- Former longtime South Carolina congressman John Spratt dies at 82
- Hurricane Milton from start to finish: What made this storm stand out
- Are you prepared or panicked for retirement? Your age may hold the key. | The Excerpt
- Authorities continue to investigate container suspected of holding dynamite in Tennessee
- South Korea's acting president moves to reassure allies, calm markets after Yoon impeachment
- California pledged $500 million to help tenants preserve affordable housing. They didn’t get a dime.
- Andy Cohen Reacts to NYE Demands After Anderson Cooper Gets Hit by Hurricane Milton Debris
- Martha Stewart Says Prosecutors Should Be Put in a Cuisinart Over Felony Conviction
- Nevada attorney general revives 2020 fake electors case
- 50 pounds of 'improvised' explosives found at 'bomb-making laboratory' inside Philadelphia home, DA says
Ranking
- The FTC says 'gamified' online job scams by WhatsApp and text on the rise. What to know.
- Inflation is trending down. Try telling that to the housing market.
- Climate change gave significant boost to Milton’s destructive rain, winds, scientists say
- Reese Witherspoon Reacts to Daughter Ava Phillippe's Message on Her Mental Health Journey
- Hackers hit Rhode Island benefits system in major cyberattack. Personal data could be released soon
- Hurricane Leslie tracker: Storm downgraded from Category 2 to Category 1
- Knoxville neighborhood urged to evacuate after dynamite found at recycler; foul play not suspected
- US consumer sentiment slips in October on frustration over high prices
Recommendation
Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Hi Hi!
Tigers ready to 'fight and claw' against Guardians in decisive Game 5 of ALDS
Bachelor Nation's Joey Graziadei Shares How Fiancée Kelsey Anderson Keeps Him Grounded During DWTS
Disney World and other Orlando parks to reopen Friday after Hurricane Milton shutdown
Macy's says employee who allegedly hid $150 million in expenses had no major 'impact'
Mike Tyson names his price after Jake Paul's $5 million incentive offer
Apple's insider leaks reveal the potential for a new AI fix
WNBA Finals Game 1: Lynx pull off 18-point comeback, down Liberty in OT