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Re:Equifax removed the $125 claim payout option after millio... by g051051 on Thursday August 01, 2019 @09:15AM (#20583415)
They check all kinds of things, not just credit. Criminal record, job history, salary history, education, etc. How much of that should a prospective employer be "allowed" to check before deciding to hire you? Or a renter check before letting you live in their house? In both cases, they are taking on real risk. How else can they reduce that risk, without doing checks?
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Re:Equifax removed the $125 claim payout option after millio... by p49k on Thursday August 01, 2019 @10:06AM (#20583755)
That’s beside the point of my post, which was to counter the claim that essentially stated, “you are only opted in to credit bureau tracking because you made the choice to take advantage of a product that is not essential in life”
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Re:Equifax removed the $125 claim payout option after millio... by g051051 on Thursday August 01, 2019 @01:48PM (#20586387)
But the requirement for the credit check is from the bank, renter, employer, etc. They aren't being forced to do that, other than the economics of risk.
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