LSU research shows lenders, borrowers would benefit from credit score alternatives

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Recent research from LSU’s E.J. Ourso College of Business, Harvard Business School and financial tech company Upstart, finds evidence that both lenders and borrowers would benefit from increased reliance on alternative data, not just credit scores, in evaluating a person’s risk of defaulting on a loan.  Alternative data can include educational attainment, such as a

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