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Rashida Tlaib: “But Mr. Rivera, they are saying if somebody has a low credit score, the likelihood of them committing a fraudulent claim…”

On the recordApril 30, 2019
But Mr. Rivera, they are saying if somebody has a low credit score, the likelihood of them committing a fraudulent claim is higher, so they are saying because they are poor, because they have a low credit score, the likelihood of them committing a crime is higher, isn't that discrimination?
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Rashida Tlaib
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Tlaib questions the fairness of using credit scores in determining insurance rates.

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