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Michael Blake: “Credit scores is a recent thing that started in 1989.”

Featuring: Michael Blake, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House New York, District 15

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Michael Blake Discusses New York City Mayoral Candidacy and Policy Proposals on The Breakfast Club

Published | Video Starts at 19:41

Like, as a. Like I get. Yeah, you answer the question first, and I'll come because I'm thinking about it out loud. Go ahead. Credit scores is a recent thing that started in 1989. This is not something that was like, back in the day, we had many ways to assess how someone was able to pay their rent and their mortgage. (19:41–19:45)

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