hello everybody. a very warm welcome to talking business weekly. let s take a look at what is on the show. can we really afford to get old? ageing populations mean a rise in pensions and health care costs but, with government struggling for cash, who is going to pay? it is the problem at the heart of this year s protests with other countries facing similar challenges. well living standards need to step can change keep us comfortable in our senior years? i am going to discuss all of this with these two. a pensions expert who says we are sitting on a global pensions crisis time bomb that needs to raise retirement ages and from this leading economist who will explain why an ageing population isn t good news for governments trying to balance the books. plus, with the cost of living soaring around the world, global debt has set a record. $300 trillion. so we will hear from the boss of europe s leading debt collection agency about how it balances the need to recover cash for its cl
Credit reporting agencies, equifax, trans union, and experience. On Consumer Credit reporting. You are watching live coverage here on cspan. Thank you for the Witnesses Today for joining us. Three Witnesses Today, plain and simple, determined the Financial Futures of every american. Equifax, experian, trans union. This countrys biggest credit unions, im sorry, biggest Credit Reporting agencies. As you know, we have talked tremendous power over peoples life. The information you collect and putting peoples Credit Reports determined, determines whether people can get a mortgage or buy a car, where Interest Rates they pay, what credit cards they can get at what rate, whether they will get insurance, what they pay for it, whether they will be able to rent an apartment, whether they will be accepted for a job. All of that, in some, sense is in your hands. These companies are not just keepers of consumer data. They essentially managed or mismanaged, its the case, maybe, americans financial re
We will call the subcommittee to order. Welcome to todays hearing on Social Security administrations role in combating Identity Fraud. When the Social Security administration began issuing numbers in 1936 they were used track workers earnings and the Social Security Program Changed dramatically and we now have a Social Security number is part of the american identity. Ssn are used for a number of reasons, required by law, others not. If you want to buy a home, a credit card you need a Social Security number but after countless data breaches is clear Social Security numbers are far from safe and far from a secret. There were a data breaches including Social Security numbers so it should come as no surprise the Social Security number is still an attractive partner for postures and Identity Theft is a real threat to millions of americans. And that includes our children and our seniors. In 2021 roughly 1. 25 million were the victims of Identity Fraud which cost American Families realtime,
We will call the subcommittee to order. Welcome to todays hearing on Social Security administrations role in combating Identity Fraud. When the Social Security administration began issuing numbers in 1936 they were used track workers earnings and the Social Security Program Changed dramatically and we now have a Social Security number is part of the american identity. Ssn are used for a number of reasons, required by law, others not. If you want to buy a home, a credit card you need a Social Security number but after countless data breaches is clear Social Security numbers are far from safe and far from a secret. There were a data breaches including Social Security numbers so it should come as no surprise the Social Security number is still an attractive partner for postures and Identity Theft is a real threat to millions of americans. And that includes our children and our seniors. In 2021 roughly 1. 25 million were the victims of Identity Fraud which cost American Families realtime,
Credit reporting agencies, equifax, trans union, and experience. On Consumer Credit reporting. You are watching live coverage here on cspan. Thank you for the Witnesses Today for joining us. Three Witnesses Today, plain and simple, determined the Financial Futures of every american. Equifax, experian, trans union. This countrys biggest credit unions, im sorry, biggest Credit Reporting agencies. As you know, we have talked tremendous power over peoples life. The information you collect and putting peoples Credit Reports determined, determines whether people can get a mortgage or buy a car, where Interest Rates they pay, what credit cards they can get at what rate, whether they will get insurance, what they pay for it, whether they will be able to rent an apartment, whether they will be accepted for a job. All of that, in some, sense is in your hands. These companies are not just keepers of consumer data. They essentially managed or mismanaged, its the case, maybe, americans financial re