Current:Home > StocksWhat's Your Worth? -VisionFunds
What's Your Worth?
View
Date:2025-04-14 13:27:21
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! (417)
Related
- North Carolina trustees approve Bill Belichick’s deal ahead of introductory news conference
- New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu is expected to endorse Nikki Haley
- Why Bella Thorne Is Trying to Hide Battery Packs in Her Hair for Mark Emms Wedding
- NFL power rankings Week 15: How high can Cowboys climb after landmark win?
- John Galliano out at Maison Margiela, capping year of fashion designer musical chairs
- Attacks on health care are on track to hit a record high in 2023. Can it be stopped?
- Universities of Wisconsin regents to vote again on GOP deal to cut diversity spots for cash
- Analysis: It’s uncertain if push to ‘Stop Cop City’ got enough valid signers for Atlanta referendum
- Person accused of accosting Rep. Nancy Mace at Capitol pleads not guilty to assault charge
- Most populous New Mexico county resumes sheriff’s helicopter operations, months after deadly crash
Ranking
- North Carolina trustees approve Bill Belichick’s deal ahead of introductory news conference
- Lose Yourself in This Video of Eminem's Daughter Hailie Jade Celebrating Her 28th Birthday
- Indian police arrest 4 intruders for breaching security in the Parliament complex
- Cheating in sports: Michigan football the latest scandal. Why is playing by rules so hard?
- $73.5M beach replenishment project starts in January at Jersey Shore
- Newest, bluest resort on Las Vegas Strip aims to bring Miami Beach vibe to southern Nevada
- Former Iowa police officer sentenced to 15 years for exploiting teen in ride-along program
- Wall Street calls them 'the Magnificent 7': They're the reason why stocks are surging
Recommendation
Which apps offer encrypted messaging? How to switch and what to know after feds’ warning
The pope says he wants to be buried in the Rome basilica, not in the Vatican
Turkish soccer league suspends all games after team boss Faruk Koca punches referee in the face
Congressional candidate’s voter outreach tool is latest AI experiment ahead of 2024 elections
The FTC says 'gamified' online job scams by WhatsApp and text on the rise. What to know.
Marvel mania is over: How the comic book super-franchise started to unravel in 2023
Five whales came to a Connecticut aquarium in 2021. Three have now died
Jennifer Aniston says she was texting with Matthew Perry the morning of his death: He was happy