credit /tags/credit credit en-US Copyright Mon, 16 May 2022 22:03:20 GMT Data breach at Department of Insurance exposed personal information of 1.8 million Texans /business-economy/2022-05-16/data-breach-at-department-of-insurance-exposed-personal-information-of-1-8-million-texans The personal data was accessible to the public for nearly three years because of a glitch in the code of the department’s web application. Mon, 16 May 2022 22:03:20 GMT /business-economy/2022-05-16/data-breach-at-department-of-insurance-exposed-personal-information-of-1-8-million-texans Jason Beeferman | The Texas Tribune New Nonprofit Fund Offers Alternatives To 'Predatory Loan' Industry In Texas /business-economy/2020-12-02/new-nonprofit-fund-offers-alternatives-to-predatory-loan-industry-in-texas The Capital Good Fund offers an alternative to payday and auto title loans, and other credit services that come with high costs and a lot of risks for borrowers. Wed, 02 Dec 2020 13:00:46 GMT /business-economy/2020-12-02/new-nonprofit-fund-offers-alternatives-to-predatory-loan-industry-in-texas Christopher Connelly A Warning About U.S. Credit Rating Could Signal Higher Interest Rates /2019-01-09/a-warning-about-u-s-credit-rating-could-signal-higher-interest-rates A major credit rating agency is warning that a prolonged government shutdown could mean that it will reconsider the nation's AAA rating. That could lead to higher borrowing costs. Wed, 09 Jan 2019 16:52:03 GMT /2019-01-09/a-warning-about-u-s-credit-rating-could-signal-higher-interest-rates Avie Schneider Kicking In Doors And Crushing Credit: How A Texas-Based Retailer Torments Customers /business-economy/2017-10-30/kicking-in-doors-and-crushing-credit-how-a-texas-based-retailer-torments-customers Virginia real estate investor Olivia Quinn says she lost her mortgage because Rent-A-Center, the nation’s largest rent-to-own company, failed to correct… Mon, 30 Oct 2017 16:43:40 GMT /business-economy/2017-10-30/kicking-in-doors-and-crushing-credit-how-a-texas-based-retailer-torments-customers Brad Wolverton/NerdWallet