Kamal Harris announced that a new rule will remove medical debt from all Americans' credit reports, improving their chances of being approved for a car, home, or small-business loan.
A California woman, Jodi Hayes, discovered that 35 strangers were fraudulently added as authorised users to her credit card, each given a $19,000 spending limit, highlighting the growing threat of identity theft and credit card fraud.
One of the primary attractions of alternative lending is speed - while traditional bank loans can take weeks, many alternative lenders offer same-day approvals