Word: failings
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...inaccuracies in consumer records. The agencies maintain that somewhat out-of-date or incomplete information does not necessarily hurt a consumer's chances of getting a loan. "A credit report is just a snapshot," says Barry Connelly, senior vice president of Associated Credit Bureaus, an industry group. "What consumers fail to understand is that credit is based on history, not on how you are this moment, this...
...credit agencies point out that banks, credit-card companies and other consumer lenders sometimes fail to report promptly on the status of their accounts. Another problem in the industry is that federal law prohibits the credit repositories from sharing information, so that updated information that reaches one databank may still be missing from others...
...still, I find myself unable to convince the cold-hearted cynics of the world who fail to see the majesty of the game...
This leaves us with only one option--turn up the pressure. Students who want divestment must turn to activism that cannot be ignored by the Corporation. Of course, any tactics must be non-violent. But they should be disruptive. When petitions fail, sit-ins must take their place...
...MCAD and the courts fail to end the discrimination, student activists will have to resort to civil disobedience, such as blocking club entrances and occupying club grounds, in order to achieve their goals...