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Bill Foster: “I think they can be very severe. We have seen situations where background reports and credit reports have actually…”

On the recordDecember 13, 2022
I think they can be very severe. We have seen situations where background reports and credit reports have actually blocked people from getting an apartment or a job because they are falsely matched with someone else.
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Bill Foster
Democratic · Illinois

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Foster emphasizes the serious consequences of credit reporting errors.

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