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Re:Sanders wants to replace credit reporting companies with ... by lotsofpulp on Saturday September 21, 2019 @08:32PM (#21038838)
Credit reporting agencies don’t give a “rating”. They keep a record of whether or not you pay debts in a timely manner or not.
Re:Sanders wants to replace credit reporting companies with ... by binarymax on Saturday September 21, 2019 @08:39PM (#21038861)
They absolutely do provide a rating. Equifax, Transunion, and others provide a FICO score (or similar) based on the data they have.
Re:Sanders wants to replace credit reporting companies with ... by pxeboot on Saturday September 21, 2019 @09:23PM (#21039031)
Credit reports are not the same as credit scores. They are typically provided by different companies.
Re:Sanders wants to replace credit reporting companies with ... by lotsofpulp on Saturday September 21, 2019 @08:49PM (#21038902)
I meant as their primary purpose, if the government were to offer a similar service. They all started selling scores recently, but lenders don’t necessarily use that, they look at the details themselves and come up with a decision on whether or not to lend.
Re:Sanders wants to replace credit reporting companies with ... by caseysoftware on Saturday September 21, 2019 @08:52PM (#21038913)
That's not accurate. I just finished my home refinance two weeks ago.

First, my score qualified me into a certain set of options (rates, points, etc) then they asked about specific details of the report after. But the score is the first pass/qualification.

Re:Sanders wants to replace credit reporting companies with ... by Chozenlaruso on Saturday September 21, 2019 @10:32PM (#21039272)
The fair Isaac corporation issue the FICO score and each credit bureau has their own competing score. The Equifax one is call the "Equifax Credit Score"