Millions of Americans are seeing their credit scores suffer now that the U.S. government has resumed referring missed student loan payments for debt collection.

    • Steve
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      20 hours ago

      They’re a big step up from the previous alternative, that was rife with racism, abuse, and good-ole-boy advantage.

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        19 hours ago

        Why not neither?

        Lets get rid of our credit scores and the racism, abuse, and good-ole-boy advantage.

        None of it is necessary. None of it is needed.

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          17 hours ago

          One of them kind of is necessary.
          If you don’t have some kind of “objective standard” to decide who gets a loan or not, you’re at the whims of the loan officer sitting in front of you; Including all the bias they (knowingly or not) bring to the table.