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Credit Where Understanding Is Due
Canadians are being offered faster credit, instant financial explanations and increasingly seamless ways to borrow. Financial education must catch up. Understanding interest and inflation remains essential, but so does knowing how to question an algorithm, assess overlapping debts, protect personal information and verify a request for money. As AI handles more of the lending journey, human judgment takes on a different value: helping borrowers understand their commitments and weigh choices in the context of their lives. For the CLA’s certified lenders, this is an opportunity to pair technological efficiency with the clear explanations and trusted relationships that underpin responsible lending. The measure of progress is how confidently borrowers can make informed decisions.
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