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Employers using credit score myth, Charleston Post and Courier, Evening Post Publishing Co.

From: Greg Fisher  Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2011 To: David Slade, reporter, Charleston Post and Courier, Evening Post Publishing Company Cc: Pierre Manigault, chairman, Evening Post Publishing Company Subject: credit score, employers, Charleston Post and Courier, Evening Post Publishing Company You wrote, “The scores can be used not only to issue credit, but to help … Continue reading Employers using credit score myth, Charleston Post and Courier, Evening Post Publishing Co.

Credit score inquiries, ”less than five points” Wall Street Journal takes fewer words to describe effect of inquiries than even FICO score company Fair Isaac

TO: Annamaria Andriotis CC: Jennifer Openshaw, Maria Lamagna, Brian Kelly, Elisabeth Hershman, Fair Isaac, Elizabeth Warren, Oscar Suris FROM: Greg Fisher DATE: Wed, Sep 21, 2016 at 2:22 PM SUBJECT: false information, Murdoch, Wall Street Journal, credit score, inquiries, 1,497 #1609aa I am with the media, I am on a deadline, and I am writing … Continue reading Credit score inquiries, ”less than five points” Wall Street Journal takes fewer words to describe effect of inquiries than even FICO score company Fair Isaac

The Bank of New Glarus Credit Score Myth 8: Closing accounts shortens credit history (#1411s)

The website of the Bank of New Glarus states Don’t Avoid All Debt One common misconception among consumers is that any debt on your credit report is bad, which is not entirely true. Good debt – debt that you handled well by making on-time payments – is good for your credit score because it shows … Continue reading The Bank of New Glarus Credit Score Myth 8: Closing accounts shortens credit history (#1411s)

Mound City Bank and Transunion Credit Score Myth 8: Closing accounts shortens credit history (#1411s)

On a page titled “Credit Myths and Misconceptions,” Transunion, a consumer reporting agency, questionably states It helps to close old accounts. This credit myth advocates closing old and inactive accounts to hike up your score. However, this might inadvertently have the opposite affect[SIC] and lower your credit score because now the credit history appears shorter. … Continue reading Mound City Bank and Transunion Credit Score Myth 8: Closing accounts shortens credit history (#1411s)

Richmond, VA WRIC-TV duped by same article as AJC Media General televison station furthers credit score myth just like the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

A writer named Shawn is having a good laugh somewhere tonight. His false article, written for MoneyTips (LeadPoint, Inc.), has been picked up by another unwitting victim. The item is false in that it states that employers use credit scores. On the contrary, employers do not use credit scores because they cannot even get them. … Continue reading Richmond, VA WRIC-TV duped by same article as AJC Media General televison station furthers credit score myth just like the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

New York Times Two – Employers and credit scores myth Mayor and city council pat themselves on the back with false information about employers: Credit Score Myth 2

Employers do not use credit scores because they cannot even get them. Despite that and eight years of debunking, the mayor of New York said, “Using credit scores in hiring decisions only makes it harder for people facing economic hardship to find a job and restore their personal finances.” #1509N Bill de Blasio’s preposterous statement … Continue reading New York Times Two – Employers and credit scores myth Mayor and city council pat themselves on the back with false information about employers: Credit Score Myth 2

Duke tells students to revise history

[previous message] From: Greg Fisher (greg@creditscoring.com) Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2013 11:39 AM To: Richard H. Brodhead, president, Duke University Subject: RE: credit score, employers, myth, falsity, truth, efficacy of a social media message, ivory tower II, falsity I do not see a reply to my email from you, and I am troubled that I … Continue reading Duke tells students to revise history

Truth, falsity and myth in the Ivory Tower

From: Greg Fisher (greg@creditscoring.com) Sent: Monday, September 30, 2013 9:27 AM To: Richard H. Brodhead, president, Duke University; Richard H. Brodhead, president, Duke University (via public affairs office); Irene Jasper, director, Student Lending, Duke University; Personal Finance@Duke, Duke University Cc: Alex Rosenberg, Department of Philosophy, Duke University Subject: credit score, employers, myth, falsity, truth, efficacy … Continue reading Truth, falsity and myth in the Ivory Tower

False information spread by Time Warner/CNN

Jeff Bewkes, Time Warner This is a civics lesson directed squarely at you. If a shadow audience reads it, that’s gravy. See “Labor Day, 2013 – CNN and the myth about employers and credit scores.” In it, I make the point that your reports of American history and credit scores are factually incorrect. Your websites state that Mitch McConnell … Continue reading False information spread by Time Warner/CNN

OCC Charter No. 1316

From: Greg Fisher Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2013 1:14 PM To: William S. Demchak, president and CEO, PNC Financial Services Group (via P. McMahon) Subject: credit score, employers, OCC Charter No. 1316 See this message and your response at https://blog.creditscoring.com/?p=5343. At https://twitter.com/PNCNews/status/372705152752705536, you wrote, “Who looks at your #creditscore? Not just lenders, but employers, landlords, … Continue reading OCC Charter No. 1316