American Inequality

American Inequality

Credit Scores and Inequality

One number to rule them all

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Jeremy Ney
Sep 22, 2021
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The most important number in your life is your credit score. More important than your GPA, your bank balance, your standardized test scores — your credit score determines which opportunities are open or closed.

Your credit score not only sets the interest rate you get on loans or mortgages, landlords also use it to decide if they want to rent to you or n…

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