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Podcast: How to Lend Money to Strangers
Episode: A global study of credit self-monitoring, with Charlie Wise (TransUnion)
Description: In the last five years, one hundred million Americans have started to monitor their credit reports with TransUnion for the first time. One hundred million. And the same thing is happening all around the world. But just because everyone is doing it, doesn't mean they're doing it for the same reason: some consumers are in a bind and looking for a way back to good credit; some are planning a major loan and want to optimise their options; some want to make sure everything is untouched and as it should be. So, in...