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2025-01-07 21:28:16 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: F6187AC11792C3EFD90DC59ABB1B873FA5602963A2BFE7985703BEC8D89EACDE
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Prior to FICO scores, borrowers still needed to pass credit checks. Those credit checks "relied on subjective methods of evaluation — in other words, correspondents would provide evaluations of people based on their racial background, gender and moral character" (CNBC). https://www.cnbc.com/select/when-did-credit-scores-start/ https://www.credit.com/blog/when-was-credit-score-invented/#:~:text=Why%20Credit%20Scores%20Were%20Invented,such%20as%20liens%20or%20bankruptcies
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