WCBS says it again about credit scores and employers
The consumer reporting agencies all state that they do not provide credit scores for employment purposes.
In 2008, WCBS reported that employers use credit scores:
Now, in 2010, they do it again. Real journalists make corrections.
See the headline using the word Now: “Employers Now Checking Credit Scores Of Applicants” (after they said the same thing two years ago).
July 23, 2010
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Media depiction, credit score use, employers, CBS, Dallas
Consumer reporting agencies Equifax, TransUnion and Experian all state that they do not provide credit scores for employment screening.
Despite that, the anchor at the CBS-owned television station in Dallas asks the financial expert and analyst to explain it all to us:
It is today’s #1 hit in Yahoo News for the term “credit score” (complete with [...]
August 17, 2009
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