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> Define righteous? Define immoral?

The point here was that credit scores do not only rate your own behavior, but also those of people around you. If your neighborhood is bad, your credit score might reflect that instead of your own performance as a debtor. And if your neighborhood becomes hip and gains a better reputation, your credit score might improve even though you're still the same person.



Could you send me something reflecting why you think credit scores are based on the neighborhood in which you reside?


I live in Germany, where the zip code is a strong factor into the credit score. Source e.g. https://www.welt.de/finanzen/verbraucher/article13255357/Wer...


Thank you. Yes, I agree, that's pretty unfair.




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