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Alternative credit scoring systems can use data such as rental payments, utility payments, subprime credit, and cell phone bills. [26] Other sources are social media activities, internet browsing history, employment history, student history, past loan application dates and locations, or the method one uses when purchasing gasoline. [27]
[6] [7] [8] There is no universal social credit score or system. The origin of the concept can be traced back to the 1980s when the Chinese government attempted to develop a personal banking and financial credit rating system, especially for rural individuals and small businesses who lacked documented records. [9]
The scoring system has also been studied as a form of classification to shape an individual's life-chances—a form of economic inequality. [62] The classification scheme is necessitated by the loss of collective social services and risk. [63] The credit scoring system in the United States is similar to the Social Credit System in China. [64]
2004 study found the median credit score for whites in 2001 was 738, but the median credit score for African Americans was 676 and for Hispanics was 670. [115] 2004 research study found fewer than 40% of consumers who lived in high-Black Indigenous and people of color [BIPOC] neighborhoods had credit scores of over 701. [116]
FICO Credit Score Ranges . Excellent/Exceptional. 800-850. Very good. 740-799. Good. 670-739. Fair. 580-669. Very poor. 300-579
Credit scores usually range from 300 to 850 showing the customer's creditworthiness. A customer with a high credit score shows that they are creditworthy and banks will have no problem giving them a loan. If a customer has a low credit score then banks would be hesitant to give out a loan and if they do it might be with a higher interest rate. [7]
Connect (financial services company) Credit bureau; Credit bureaus in the Philippines; Credit Karma; Credit scorecards; CRIF High Mark Credit Information Services; Criticism of credit scoring systems in the United States
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