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Re:FICO to incorporate buy-now-pay-later loans into credit s... by msgodel on Tuesday June 24, 2025 @06:26AM (#44364623)
People need to stop moving out of their parent's house if they can't be stable. That's the root cause of a lot of the problems in the US.
Re:FICO to incorporate buy-now-pay-later loans into credit s... by boroboro4 on Tuesday June 24, 2025 @08:15AM (#44365325)
We need to change money flows and redistribute wealth so people can have a hope of saving some money, because they actually can make more money than they absolutely need.
Re:FICO to incorporate buy-now-pay-later loans into credit s... by immibis on Tuesday June 24, 2025 @09:09AM (#44365832)
And then you have the same people complaining about low birth rates...
Re:FICO to incorporate buy-now-pay-later loans into credit s... by msgodel on Tuesday June 24, 2025 @10:27AM (#44366637)
Does living independently before you get married make you more or less likely to have kids? That would be an interesting statistic.
Re:FICO to incorporate buy-now-pay-later loans into credit s... by banannaise on Tuesday June 24, 2025 @12:35PM (#44368008)
This assumes, among other things, that they come from a stable home that has space for them and access to the things they need to create and maintain an income stream.
Re:FICO to incorporate buy-now-pay-later loans into credit s... by Whoppertime on Tuesday June 24, 2025 @03:46PM (#44370261)
If you look at the home ownership rates of that generation it would be a fair assumption
Re:FICO to incorporate buy-now-pay-later loans into credit s... by banannaise on Wednesday June 25, 2025 @01:57PM (#44380083)
For the entire population, sure. For a subpopulation that doesn't have a stable income, not necessarily, particularly given class mobility statistics.
Re:FICO to incorporate buy-now-pay-later loans into credit s... by RiverCrochet on Tuesday June 24, 2025 @04:44PM (#44370832)
This is now happening.