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Now That It's Free, Here's How To Freeze Your Credit

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After last year's Equifax data breach that exposed nearly 150 million Americans to identity theft, Congress updated a law to require reporting agencies to freeze consumers' credit free of charge.

Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson speaks with CBS News' Jill Schlesinger (@jillonmoney), host of "Jill on Money" and the podcast "Better Off," who explains how to do it.

This segment aired on September 24, 2018.

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