• Natanael@infosec.pub
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    2 days ago

    You’re no longer proving continously that you can keep paying reliably (yes it’s dumbass logic)

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      It’s your credit age actually, it gets cumulatively lower because whatever loan it is isn’t adding to your credit age, which is absolutely ridiculous.

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        1 day ago

        Ah, yes, “it’s taken this dude longer than this other dude to pay off his debt, surely we want to give him MORE credit”

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          It’s designed so that “sweet spot” customers have the best credit scores, those who have enough to reliably pay but not enough to pay it off any time soon.

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            Bullshit, my score’s in the 800s and all I do is use my credit card for everyday purchases, and pay it off every month. I never carry a balance or pay a cent of interest, nor do I have any installment loans (car loan, etc.) at all.

            Tons of confident incorrectness in this thread.