WBIR TV-10, Knoxville asks, “Did you know that many potential employers check your credit score?”
And, the people at the East Tennessee Gannett television station want you to tell them what you think. Their website says, “Selected comments will air on Wednesday’s 10 News at Five.”
Here is one comment that may or may not make it on the air:
GregFisher wrote:
Consumer reporting agency Equifax stated, “We do not knowingly provide scores for pre employment screening.”
Experian stated, “Experian’s business policy prevents the inclusion of credit scores with an employment report, at Experian called Employment Insight.”
And, in Oregon, a TransUnion official testified, “There’s no such thing as a credit score in employment.”
Who is your source regarding credit score use by employers?
UPDATE, 3/3/2010, 10 pm
It didn’t make it.
What did make it was one that said, “A low credit score does not mean someone will not be a valuable or trustworthy employee.”
That’s another one to add to the video compilation.