Opinion: Is Your Credit Score Becoming 'Black Mirror'?
Fans of the dystopian TV series “Black Mirror” may remember the episode “Nosedive,” in which everyone in society is subject to a social scoring... read more »
Chris Taylor is an award-winning personal finance writer. He was Senior Correspondent at Thomson Reuters, writing money columns for one of the world’s largest news organizations for 15 years. His work focuses on the kitchen-table financial topics faced by every American family: budgeting, borrowing, spending, saving, and investing with articles on everything from mortgages to auto loan trends and credit scores. He was the lead writer for Reuters’ popular “Life Lessons” series, revealing the financial lives of celebrities. Chris has also been published in Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, Money, AARP, Kiplinger, Financial Times, Next Avenue, and The Globe and Mail. He has won journalism prizes from the National Press Club, the Deadline Club, and the National Association of Real Estate Editors. Chris is a 13x marathoner who lives in New Jersey with his wife, two sons, and beagle.
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Fans of the dystopian TV series “Black Mirror” may remember the episode “Nosedive,” in which everyone in society is subject to a social scoring... read more »
By: Chris Taylor • 6/15/26
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“Firing on all cylinders.” That’s what White House economic advisor Kevin Hassett said recently about the American consumer, since “credit card... read more »
By: Chris Taylor • 5/18/26
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Here’s a sign of the times: Where are you sending your mortgage payment? In days of yore, it was most likely a big, familiar bank. These days,... read more »
By: Chris Taylor • 3/9/26
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When is a loan not a loan? This isn’t a trick question, or a Zen koan posed by Buddhist monks. It’s an ongoing debate in the credit world... read more »
By: Chris Taylor • 1/23/26
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The next time you get a credit limit increase, remember to thank the algorithm because that’s likely who granted it. Four out of 5 such... read more »
By: Chris Taylor • 12/26/25
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You may have thought you knew the status of medical debt on credit reports — but you probably don’t. That’s because changes in this arena have... read more »
By: Chris Taylor • 11/7/25
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The recent collapse of Tricolor Auto, the nation’s largest pre-owned car dealership chain, was characterized in stunned stories. “Shock waves,”... read more »
By: Chris Taylor • 9/23/25
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When you’re a government agency tasked with overseeing huge swaths of the payments and lending world, and your budget is being chopped in half,... read more »
By: Chris Taylor • 9/9/25