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Section 215 of the FACT Act (FACTA)1 requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or the Commission) and the Federal Reserve Board (FRB), in consultation with the Department of Housing and Urban Development, to study whether credit scores and credit-based insurance scores affect the availability and affordability of consumer credit, as well as automobile and homeowners insurance. FACTA also directs the agencies to assess and report on how these scores are calculated and used; their effects on consumers, specifically their impact on certain groups of consumers, such as low-income consumers, racial and ethnic minority consumers, etc.; and whether alternative scoring models could be developed that would predict risk in a manner comparable to current models but have smaller differences in scores between different groups of consumers. The Commission issues this report to address credit-based insurance scores primarily in the context of automobile insurance. Credit-based insurance scores, like credit scores, are numerical summaries of consumers' credit histories. Credit-based insurance scores typically are calculated using information about past delinquencies or information on the public record (eg: bankruptcies); debt ratios (i.e., how close a consumer is to his or her credit limit); evidence of seeking new credit (e.g., inquiries and new accounts); the length and age of credit history; and the use of certain types of credit (e.g., automobile loans).Product Identifiers
PublisherNOVA Science Publishers INC International Concepts
ISBN-139781606929148
eBay Product ID (ePID)86961412
Product Key Features
Number of Pages155 Pages
Publication NameCredit-Based Insurance Scores: Impacts on Consumers of Automobile Insurance
LanguageEnglish
SubjectLaw, Finance
Publication Year2009
TypeTextbook
AuthorMartin H Tarlington
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height180 mm
Item Weight508 g
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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Title_AuthorMartin H Tarlington