MEDIA ADVISORY: Cash, Credit and COVID-19: Experian Expert Available
April 07 2020 - 6:00AM
Business Wire
Experian Consumer Education executive answers
your top credit concerns and can provide strategies for managing
your credit during the current crisis
Experian:
WHAT:
Experian, the world’s leading information
services company, has a credit expert that is available to the
media and consumers to address credit topics during COVID-19.
Rod Griffin, a Senior Director of Consumer
Education and Advocacy, has more than 25 years of experience in
educating the public on credit. His role includes working with
non-profit and community organizations to provide credit workshops
and content to thousands of consumers each year. He also
contributes to Ask Experian, the industry’s first online consumer
credit advice column. Griffin is frequently quoted by national
television, print, radio and online media outlets including the New
York Times, Washington Post, CNBC and MSNBC and serves as a member
of Business Insider’s Money Council.
TOPICS:
- What consumers can do to protect their credit score during the
COVID-19 crisis
- How the CARES Act helps consumers manage their finances
- What consumers should do if they’ve been laid off or
furloughed
- How unemployment can (and can’t) affect your credit score
- Strategies to deal with debt during a pandemic
- How Experian is working with lenders to provide relief options
for consumers
- What is and isn’t included in credit reports (such as stimulus
payments)
- Experian’s latest national consumer survey on consumers’ top
financial concerns and plans
- Free resources that can help consumers manage their credit and
financial health
CONTACT:
To schedule an interview with Griffin,
media can contact Sandra Bernardo at 949-529-7550 or
sandra.bernardo@experian.com.
RESOURCES:
- Each week Griffin is available to consumers via social media
every Wednesday 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. ET during the Experian
Twitter #CreditChat.
- On the Ask Experian blog, there are dedicated pages including
“COVID-19 and Your Credit Report,” with ongoing and updated
information pertaining to how COVID-19 may impact consumers’
creditworthiness and COVID-19 Updates page to explore immediate and
evolving resources.
About Experian
Experian is the world’s leading global information services
company. During life’s big moments — from buying a home or a car to
sending a child to college to growing a business by connecting with
new customers — we empower consumers and our clients to manage
their data with confidence. We help individuals to take financial
control and access financial services, businesses to make smarter
decisions and thrive, lenders to lend more responsibly, and
organizations to prevent identity fraud and crime.
We have 17,200 people operating across 44 countries, and every
day we’re investing in new technologies, talented people and
innovation to help all our clients maximize every opportunity. We
are listed on the London Stock Exchange (EXPN) and are a
constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.
Learn more at www.experianplc.com or visit our global content
hub at our global news blog for the latest news and insights from
the Group.
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Sandra A. Bernardo Experian 1 949 529 7550
sandra.bernardo@experian.com
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