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On the recordFebruary 25, 2019
And all three of your bureaus--Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion--are for-profit corporations, is that correct?
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York
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Ocasio-Cortez questions the for-profit nature of major credit bureaus.

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