Mass Account Closure by Issuers Citing Unexplained High Risk
Synchrony Financial closed all of a customer's accounts simultaneously citing high risk, despite 20 years of perfect payment history and excellent credit scores. Consumers have no appeal process or transparency into algorithmic risk decisions.
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