See Credit scores used by employers: Believers and Nonbelievers.
Now, only categorized in the influence > government directory, this topic deserves its own section. FICO, USA Today, the U.S. Treasury Department, Federal Reserve, EEOC and many others communicate a similar message: Watch out— credit scores are used in employment screening. But, when contacted, the various media, government agencies, associations and consumer advocates (they all look the same; on the Internet, nobody knows you’re a bureaucrat) come up short when asked for their sources.
So, what’s the big problem with that? The credit bureaus say that they don’t sell scores to employers.