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Chris Van Hollen: “Because the whole model of this industry is you collect information without permission from consumers, and yet their…”

On the recordOctober 3, 2017
Because the whole model of this industry is you collect information without permission from consumers, and yet their lives depend, in many ways--their economic lives depend on decisions you make.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

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Van Hollen critiques the credit reporting industry's practices affecting consumers' economic well-being.

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