Topic: Credit Score

A DraftKings Sportsbook, the official sports betting partner of the NFL Playoffs, advertisement on a OUTFRONT billboard in Kansas City, Kansas. Research Brief / Personal Finance

As States Permitted Online Sports Gambling, Citizens’ Personal Financial Health Suffered

Half a trillion dollars wagered — and counting

Illustration of a person pulling a line chart Research Brief / Consumer Lending

Credit Scores, Used to Predict Repayment, Can Restrain Economic Recovery

Rigid adherence to scoring systems can reduce consumer spending when it’s most needed

Denied rubber stamp on white background. Research Brief / Consumer Lending

Privacy Comes at a Cost for Fintech Borrowers

Consumers in India welcomed an end to intrusive data mining, but it made it harder to get the loans

A US map of the location of loan officers. Research Brief / Home Mortgages

Why Lenders Needlessly Deny Tens of Thousands of Mortgage Applications

They hire remote: Loan officers in lower-wage areas lack knowledge about distant markets with strongest loan demand