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