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by pbk1 1986 days ago
Lenders can and do buy this kind of data to underwrite their borrowers (credit cards, BNPL, student loans, mortgages, etc.). They don't need to get it from credit bureaus. Anyone who is underwriting off of bureau data alone is a decade (or more) behind state of the art at this point.
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So... there already is a quasi-social credit system in place for anyone purchasing insurance in America?