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Equifax introduced a free consumer service Wednesday that allows people to lock access to their credit files from a mobile phone. It did not work.

"New Service, Same Old Equifax: Credit-Locking App Freezes Up" is from the January 31, 2018 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Tara Siegel Bernard and Ron Lieber and narrated by Kristi Burns.

The news on Thursday that Congress does not (for now at least) plan to fundamentally alter our workplace savings plans was a pleasant surprise on its own. Current homeowners won’t see their mortgage interest deductions disappear, either.

"Why It’s Too Soon to Predict What the Tax Changes Will Mean for You" is from the November 02, 2017 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Ron Lieber and narrated by Kristi Burns.

Equifax, one of the three major consumer credit reporting agencies, said Thursday that hackers had gained access to company data that potentially compromised sensitive information for 143 million American consumers, including Social Security numbers and driver’s license numbers.

"Equifax Says Cyberattack May Have Affected 143 Million Customers" is from the September 07, 2017 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Tara Siegel Bernard, Tiffany Hsu, Nicole Perlroth and Ron Lieber and narrated by Mike DelGaudio.

It’s time for all of us to play defense, because Equifax clearly did not.In the wake of the epic breach of as many as 143 million of our Social Security numbers, names and addresses from the company’s credit files, the company put up a website that attempted to make sense of things for consumers.

"Equifax’s Instructions Are Confusing. Here’s What to Do Now." is from the September 08, 2017 Financial section of The New York Times. It was written by Ron Lieber and narrated by Kristi Burns.

You howled in protest, and Equifax had no choice but to respond. On Tuesday, the company said it would waive all fees until Nov. 21 for people who want to freeze their Equifax credit files. It will also refund any fees that anyone has paid since Thursday, though the company would not say whether this would be automatic.

"Equifax, Bowing to Public Pressure, Drops Credit-Freeze Fees" is from the September 12, 2017 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Ron Lieber and narrated by Kristi Burns.

In the minds of parents and teenagers going through the college application process, May 1 is a magic date. At that point, you’ve sent in a deposit, bought a sticker for your car window and posted your choice on social media.

"When Colleges Dangle Money to Lure Students Who Ignored Them" is from the May 24, 2017 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Ron Lieber and narrated by Kristi Burns.

Late last month, when the Greenwich Alliance for Education held its annual trivia challenge, Carol Sutton worried a bit when the topic turned to finance. As president of the teachers’ union in Greenwich, her table full of educators wasn’t quite equipped for the question about debentures.

"When Teachers Face the Task of Fixing Their Retirement Accounts" is from the March 03, 2017 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Ron Lieber and narrated by Mike DelGaudio.

When a Wall Street banking institution starts throwing 100,000-point bonuses at credit card customers, it may be best to grab them before they inevitably disappear. And so it goes with Chase Sapphire Reserve, a card that the bank, JPMorgan Chase, introduced last summer. The bank offered a sign-up bonus worth $1,500 to people who spent $4,000 on the card in the first three months they had it and then redeemed the bonus for travel.

"JPMorgan Chase Plans to Cut Sapphire Reserve Card’s Bonus in Half" is from the January 03, 2017 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Ron Lieber and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

So much hand-wringing over such a simple proposition: When a financial professional gives you advice about the life savings in your retirement account, that person ought to act in your best interest.

It took several years for this fiduciary rule to gain approval — firms are supposed to begin following the new rule in April — thanks to pushback from people in the financial services industry. Then, last week, President Donald Trump told the Labor Department to study this uncontroversial (and already much-studied) proposition, which he wants to upend.

"Pepper a Financial Adviser With Questions About Fees" is from the February 10, 2017 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Ron Lieber and narrated by Paul Ryden.