Submitted by eatingoldcheese t3_10vd5lo in springfieldMO
eatingoldcheese OP t1_j7gwc12 wrote
Reply to comment by EcoAffinity in Rental Recs by eatingoldcheese
Yeah it's all a little bizarre the places I'm applying to use some other sort of checking along with my credit score. It's called an RV index and my student loans are being factored into that. I just said credit score because it seemed simpler to explain. It's very frustrating because without those loans I'd be approved.
EcoAffinity t1_j7gyz8q wrote
Ahh, the shadow credit report. So they develop a tenant "profile" of a bunch of personal and financial details and run it through algorithms for a computer to decide if the tenant is high risk or not. That screening tool has even less regulatory oversight than credit scores, and people and advocacy groups have raised concerns that these secret screening methods are a way to bypass equal housing rights and discriminate against otherwise acceptable candidates. For your sake, I hope it's the screening tool basing it off your student loans, while still a poorly applied derogatory remark on your tenant likelihood, and not some other BS discrimination.
eatingoldcheese OP t1_j7gzlt8 wrote
That sounds about right to me. If you have any experience with Wooten Co that's the one that's giving me all the issues. What's crazy is that I already live on one of their properties, I'm just looking to get a two bedroom to get a roommate. I've already been approved once for this company but got nixed the second time? I hate applying for apartments lol
EcoAffinity t1_j7hvnmp wrote
That's crazy if you're already an established tenant and they won't accept transfer to any other property of theirs.
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