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Explore the latest services offered by credit agencies and assess if consumers are adequately informed. Learn about scoring, identity verification, fraud prevention, and more. Discover potential solutions for better consumer awareness and legal implications.
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New services offered by credit agencies The issue of transparency www.option-consommateurs.org
Introduction • Credit reports • Credit scores • Two questions: • What are the new services offered by credit agencies? • Are consumers sufficiently informed about these services? www.option-consommateurs.org
What are the new services offered by credit agencies? • Scoring multiplication • Diversification of the uses for credit reports • Identity verification and fraud prevention • Services to consumers • Service automation www.option-consommateurs.org
Are consumers sufficiently informed about these services? • Difficulty to obtain information • The major financial institutions’ consent clauses • Management policies for personal information (credit agencies and banks) • Legal implications www.option-consommateurs.org
Possible solutions • The need to better inform Canadian consumers • Change the law: 4.8.2 principle - openness • Changes in practices • Simplify and explain www.option-consommateurs.org
Other issues • Re-identification risk • Inaccurate data in credit reports • Freedom of contract and risk management www.option-consommateurs.org
Alexandre Plourde aplourde@option-consommateurs.org www.option-consommateurs.org