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Alternative data demonstrated to provide material benefits for consumers with limited credit histories
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Who’s scoreable and who’s not? Why millions of minority borrowers lack conventional credit scores
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Opportunities for Fair Lending
Lenders are able to extend credit safely and soundly to consumers historically underserved by legacy processes with VantageScore models -- which are proven to provide a fair and accurate credit score to 94% of the population.
Newly scoreable | Scores 620+ | |
---|---|---|
African American | 4.9 Million | 1.3 Million |
Hispanic American | 4.6 Million | 1.7 Million |
White | 21.6 Million | 9.2 Million |
Asian | 1.3 Million | 0.6 Million |
Native American and Pacific Islander | 290,000 | 100,000 |
Breaking the Cycle of Financial Exclusion
VantageScore research shows that in addition to minorities, there is an increased percentage of newly scoreables in:
- Lower income populations
Communities with low homeownership rates
- Communities with limited access to brick-and-mortar banking services
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As an industry leader, VantageScore advances innovation and collaborates on public policy to provide much needed reform in credit-score model development. We take time to find common ground to support an agenda that serves consumers, lenders, and the financial market as a whole.
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