New research from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau makes the case for greater transparency in credit reporting.
Amy Traub
Amy Traub is associate director of policy and research at Demos. She is the author of "The Plastic Safety Net: Findings from the 2012 National Survey on Credit Card Debt of Low- And Middle-Income Households," and "Discrediting America: The Urgent Need To Reform The Nation's Credit Reporting Industry," among other reports and research.
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Give Us Some Credit
States work to curb the financial background checks that can keep the unemployed out of work.