Protecting Your Credit Score During COVID-19

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This Aug. 11, 2019 file photo shows Visa credit cards in New Orleans. Jenny Kale, AP
Nerd Wallet Change Credit Odds
This Aug. 11, 2019 file photo shows Visa credit cards in New Orleans. Jenny Kale, AP

Protecting Your Credit Score During COVID-19

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More than 16 million Americans have lost their jobs in the last three weeks, and millions more could be vulnerable because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Reset checks in with a credit expert about how to protect our credit scores and advocate for our credit rights.

GUEST: Kristin Schell, director of programs at Working Credit