Should we be more open with credit ratings?

So here in the UK, the idea of not only having a credit score, but of wanting to share it with friends and family, is almost laughable. But in the US it’s no joke. We all know that our friends across the pond are a bit different. They’re marginally less reserved, and any good wholesome American boy who compliments an English girl on her choice of “pants” is about to get a slap. But knowing and sharing your credit score has become part of the course in the US. Ads for FICO, the American credit scoring system, show cheery exchanges between Day-Glo-tan couples discussing their credit score l...