Can your online comments affect your credit?

Re:Can your online comments affect your credit? by josefresco on Monday January 18, 2010 @03:59PM (#1060809)

So what about real-life? If I'm hanging out in public with some shady characters can a credit agency ding my report or 'worthiness' based on that activity? It's in public just like my Twitter posts so what would be the difference?

This really should be illegal if it's true, and I'm not certain of even that based on this one article. Would be nice to see some sources/corroborating evidence.

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Re:Can your online comments affect your credit? by Pahalial on Monday January 18, 2010 @06:55PM (#1061109)

Did you look at the company mentioned in the article, Rapleaf?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapleaf

http://www.rapleaf.com/offers/free_screening

While they don't come out and specifically say they offer credit screening services, it's certainly a short jump from what they do advertise.

Fake edit: In fact, I'm wrong, they do advertise it. Rapleaf directly links to a similar story from November:

http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/lucas-conley/advertising-bra...

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Re:Can your online comments affect your credit? by blhack on Monday January 18, 2010 @07:11PM (#1061141)

If you look at their "products":

http://www.rapleaf.com/products

They're basically a data-mining company...

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