Natalie Campisi is a senior journalist who covers personal finance, balancing timely news with in-depth enterprise reporting. Her mission is to make complex financial issues clear and accessible for ...

After working for decades in the consumer credit system, I have become familiar with the invisible barriers that exist in our economy, barriers that impede hardworking Americans from accessing credit ...

The financial-technology firm Plaid Inc. is launching a credit-score service to provide banks and fintechs more detailed and timely information on consumers’ financial health. Plaid — whose services ...