February 24, 2014 | By Greg Fisher

NBC

Employers do not use credit scores.

See "CNBC reporting errors about credit scores, December, 2013."

They love being zeros: 'Life in the Credit Basement: When Low Scores Are a Source of Pride' http://t.co/L1QVWGZqlo via @NBCNews

— Bill Briggs (@writerdude) February 23, 2014

'Life in the Credit Basement: When Low Scores Are a Source of Pride' by @writerdude http://t.co/P0O4D37Ouq via @NBCNews

— Steve Adkins (@AdkinsDebtDiet) February 23, 2014

@WriterDude Good morning, Dude. Why do you use two spellings of the word *zeros*? @NBCNews #creditscore

— Greg Fisher (@creditscoring) February 24, 2014

@creditscoring Good morning. Only see one version in the post.

— Bill Briggs (@writerdude) February 24, 2014

@WriterDude Yes, but you spell it differently, above. Did someone edit your story?

— Greg Fisher (@creditscoring) February 24, 2014

@creditscoring The tweet spelling?

— Bill Briggs (@writerdude) February 24, 2014

@WriterDude, yes. I refer to the spelling in your social media message in the conversation we are having, now. Did someone edit your story?

— Greg Fisher (@creditscoring) February 24, 2014

@creditscoring All our stories are edited. Thanks. Need to move on to breaking news.

— Bill Briggs (@writerdude) February 24, 2014

@WriterDude, please get back to breaking things, but what is the editor's name? #Error: There was no "email back." https://t.co/gZDIlmdaZH

— Greg Fisher (@creditscoring) February 24, 2014

An author named Geoff Williams is quoted in the NBC article mentioned above. His book mentioned in the article states, falsely, "If you're filling out a lengthy, wordy job application, there may be some very difficult-to-notice, legalese fine print giving permission to check your credit score."

That is impossible because the consumer reporting agencies do not provide credit scores for employment purposes.

@GeoffW /Chris Balish, employers don't use #creditscores. Will you publish an errata page?@HCI_Books http://t.co/JndV1N9O14 @LaurieAbkemeier

— Greg Fisher (@creditscoring) February 24, 2014

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