Equifax CreditTalks

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Now more than ever, you need reliable, high-quality information to help you make decisions about your personal finances. Equifax is committed to answering your most pressing credit questions on our latest podcast, CreditTalks. Hosted by award-winning financial journalist and wellness expert, Ilyce Glink, and drawing on insights from industry experts, CreditTalks helps you better understand our rapidly evolving world and gives you actionable steps to improve your financial life.

  1. 02/17/2021

    The End of Forbearance

    Listen to the latest episode of Equifax's new podcast: CreditTalks. Hosted by Ilyce Glink, CreditTalks helps you better understand our evolving financial world.  Topics discussed in this episode:  00:00 Introduction to podcast guests and topics for discussion 01:32 Ilyce and Kendall discuss why Credit scores are doing well  05:14 What happens at the end of all of the forbearance periods? 10:46 Ilyce introduces Marietta Rodriguez 11:34 NeighborWorks America history 13:10 Forbearance and foreclosures and people’s struggles this year 16:03 Lessons from 2008 19:17 Minority homeownership

    25 min

  2. 02/17/2021

    Real Estate Insight in the Time of Coronavirus

    Listen to the latest episode of Equifax's new podcast: CreditTalks. Hosted by Ilyce Glink, CreditTalks helps you better understand our evolving financial world.  Topics discussed in this episode:  00:00 Introduction to podcast guests and topics for discussion 01:34 Ilyce and Kendall discuss how job loss affects credit scores 04:33 How credit reports are used for job applications 08:13 Ilyce introduces Jessica Lautz 08:46 How COVID affects the buyers and sellers in the real estate market 10:06 Multi-generational homes 13:09 What buyers want and how COVID is related 15:12 Retirement and real estate 16:12 Pricing in the housing market 21:04 New technology  22:37 Other unusual changes

    24 min

  3. 02/17/2021

    Credit Reporting and the Mortgage Market

    Listen to the latest episode of Equifax's new podcast: CreditTalks. Hosted by Ilyce Glink, CreditTalks helps you better understand our evolving financial world.  Topics discussed in this episode:  00:00 Introduction to podcast guests and topics for discussion 01:46 Ilyce and Kendall talk about how credit reporting works from the Bureau side 08:16 Ilyce introduces Michael Fratantoni 08:48 Interest rates being so low 12:23 Why aren’t people refinancing as much as they should? 19:37 Millennials in the housing market 22:40 Forbearance 27:16 Optimism in the purchase market

    29 min

  4. 02/17/2021

    The Cost of Getting Older

    Listen to the latest episode of Equifax's new podcast: CreditTalks. Hosted by Ilyce Glink, CreditTalks helps you better understand our evolving financial world.  Topics discussed in this episode:  00:00 Introduction to podcast guests and topics for discussion 02:04 Ilyce and Bev discuss the silver lining of family time during COVID 03:18 How credit card companies report your payments to a credit reporting bureau 07:23 Ilyce introduces Kelly Levine 07:39 The consumer insight study Allianz did about retirement 09:34 Consumers aren’t sharing with their advisors 10:04 Is retirement affordable? 15:48 Trust between financial advisors and clients

    20 min

  5. 02/08/2021

    Identity Theft: A Deeper Dive

    Listen to the latest episode of Equifax's new podcast: CreditTalks. Hosted by Ilyce Glink, CreditTalks helps you better understand our evolving financial world.  Topics discussed in this episode:  00:00 Ilyce introduces the topic and her guests for the podcast 01:30 Ilyce and Kendall discuss the difference between identity fraud and identity theft 02:47 They discuss different types of frauds and their definitions, from counterfeiting to real estate scams 08:33 They discuss situations where the perpetrator knows the victim 09:41 They discuss who is most at risk for identity theft 11:43 A few ways that consumers can protect themselves 15:15 Ilyce introduces Chris Butler 15:59 They discuss identity thefts concerns and the two new products Equifax is launching to protect against identity theft.

    27 min

  6. 01/29/2021

    Identity Theft in the Digital Era

    Listen to the latest episode of Equifax's new podcast: CreditTalks. Hosted by Ilyce Glink, CreditTalks helps you better understand our evolving financial world.  Topics discussed in this episode:  00:00 Introduction to podcast guests and topics for discussion 01:42 Ilyce and Julie discuss trends from an Equifax Canada identity protection survey  05:50 More people are checking their credit reports 07:20 Why aren’t people taking more precautions against identity theft? 08:20 The modernization of identity theft vs classic methods of theft and fraud 10:53 Importance of credit monitoring as risk increases with digitization of identification 12:25 Ilyce introduces Chris Butler 12:48 Consumers are really concerned about identity theft 13:30 Ilyce and Chris discuss 2 new Equifax products for consumers worried about identity theft and spending

    20 min

  7. 01/22/2021

    COVID-19 and the Evolving Real Estate Industry

    Listen to the third episode of Equifax's new podcast: CreditTalks. Hosted by Ilyce Glink, CreditTalks helps you better understand our evolving financial world.  Topics discussed in this episode:  00:00 Introduction to podcast guests and topics for discussion 01:39 Ilyce and Bev review the latest unemployment statistics 03:10 Ilyce and Bev discuss credit reports and why they look different in various contexts 07:19 Ilyce introduces Rick and shifts the conversation to real estate. They discuss the differences between the housing market today versus in 2008. 09:39 Ilyce and Rick discuss forbearance 12:07 Ilyce and Rick discuss the pandemic’s disproportionate impact on renters 15:52 Illyce and Rick discuss the impact on commercial real estate 21:10 Ilyce and Rick discuss generational trends and geographic changes 22:41 Ilyce and Rick discuss housing prices

    28 min

  8. 09/22/2020

    What Does your Business Insurance Cover During a Pandemic?

    Listen to the sixth episode of Equifax's new podcast: CreditTalks. Hosted by Ilyce Glink, CreditTalks helps you better understand our evolving financial world.    Topics discussed in this episode:  00:00 Introduction to podcast guests and topics for discussion 01:52 Pandemic updates  03:05 How long late payments stay on a credit report 06:14 What your business insurance covers during a pandemic 09:46 What your homeowners insurance covers 12:56 Ways to save money when choosing homeowner's insurance 14:30 Podcast closing remarks

    15 min
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Now more than ever, you need reliable, high-quality information to help you make decisions about your personal finances. Equifax is committed to answering your most pressing credit questions on our latest podcast, CreditTalks. Hosted by award-winning financial journalist and wellness expert, Ilyce Glink, and drawing on insights from industry experts, CreditTalks helps you better understand our rapidly evolving world and gives you actionable steps to improve your financial life.

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  • Creator
    Equifax
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2021
  • Episodes
    13
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2025 Equifax
  • Show Website
    Equifax CreditTalks