The consumer reporting agencies all state that they do not provide credit scores for employment screening.
However, last month on NBC, “TODAY” host Matt Lauer introduced a segment with this line: “This morning on TODAY’S MONEY, five ways to improve your credit score. It impacts all areas of your life from getting loans to how much you pay for insurance, even whether or not you might get a job.”
The interviewee, “TODAY” financial editor Jean Chatzky, does not disagree with Lauer’s statement.
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Earlier this year on ABC‘s “Good Morning America,” George Stephanopoulos said that your credit score is the key to getting a good job. CBS did the dubious deed three years ago.
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