Schufa is always sensitive, its power over citizens' data is rightly being critically pursued.
It evaluates 68 million Germans and 6 million companies, without the judgment of the credit reporting agency, a lot in life is not possible.
The main shareholders are banks.
In the spring it became known that some were considering selling packages, and that had what it takes to become a political issue - especially since the rumored prospects came from the private equity industry.
An American house like Hellman & Friedman is easy to frown upon in society.
Now the Scandinavian investment company EQT has agreed with Société Générale to take over almost 10 percent - which is certainly intended as a springboard for more.
EQT should play to its generally good reputation in the scene.
In addition, one obviously wants to distinguish oneself, among other things, by making the Schufa more consumer-friendly.
Whether this will also become reality can only be assessed later.
Schufa may rightly be viewed critically - but as an owner, a financial investor is not per se more problematic than a group of banks.