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Old 09-26-2008, 12:00 AM   #19
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Originally Posted by FMCoug View Post
Of course not. That is a racist view. But if socioeconomic data says zipcode X is a high risk place to lend money, regardless of cause, is that racist? So what if it HAPPENS to be a pre-dominantly black area?
Yes it is, because any model that only uses location is a DUMB model.
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