Credit score employers myth debunked on Fox News by lawyer

Credit scores are not used as some kind of cut-off point in hiring decisions. In fact, credit scores are not used in employment, at all.

It’s a myth.

In an appearance on Fox News, lawyer Pamela Devata articulates the misperception: “Employers are not using credit reports to eliminate groups of people at the beginning of the hiring process. Credit scores are not in employment reports, and therefore employers have to actually engage in a detailed and, often, time-consuming analysis to review the information in a credit report.” [1:40]

Last year, the other person on the broadcast, Maryland state legislator Kirill Reznik, blamed media for the confusion.