We are used to thinking only about our financial behaviors when trying to improve our credit scores. That’s probably because since the 1950s, FICO’s ranking formula has been an industry ...

It's called the social credit score. Economy. China Tests A 'Social Credit Score' October 31, 2018 5:00 AM ET. Heard on Morning Edition. By . Stacey Vanek Smith , Cardiff Garcia ...

You can listen to The World's audio program about China's social credit score here. Updated 10-25-19, 12:07 pm ET: This story originally stated that the city of Nanning partnered with the social ...

On the roster: How’s your social credit score? - WH makes veto threats against immigration proposal - Cramer to announce Heitkamp challenge - Poll: Voters trust Congress more than Intel agencies ...

Federal Housing Finance Agency director Bill Pulte announced that lenders may start using VantageScore, a rival to the Fair Isaac Corporation, the company behind the widely recognized FICO score, to ...

The idea that China’s “social credit score” could be implemented here has captured the horrified imaginations of many in America. The Orwellian fear that the government could assign a ...

In China, a formalized social credit score can determine whether you're allowed to take out loans or even use public transit. The system is often held up as a particularly dystopian application of ...

Simply have your social media app generate a special data access code, and voilà, your credit score can be augmented by simply looking at how positive your comments are, how often you “like ...

As CNBC recently reported, China is on its way to developing a “social credit score” that would be applied to every one of its citizens.Several pilot programs have already been implemented, and a ...

Is a Tech-Based Social Credit Score a Good Idea? Frank Landman. Frank Landman. Editor. Frank is a freelance journalist who has worked in various editorial capacities for over 10 years.

The generation currently between the ages of 23 and 38 likes social media -- but not as much as they like a good credit score. A recent survey by Experian suggests most millennials would rather ...