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Pally57
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By boyfriend was recently hired by a company as a loan officer, which is his profession. They offered him the job and he was to start November 1st. They asked for a list of references which he provided. They sent him an e-mail stating his references checked out fine and they were excited about him starting. The company is locally owned and only employs 4 people. Three days before starting (today) they e-mailed him and asked for his social security number and permission to pull a credit report. He responded and told them he had a few personal issues and felt it was an invasion of his privacy and had nothing to do with his job performance. He also stated that they were pleased with his references he provided and that they were welcome to do a criminal check if that was a concern. They wrote back and stated that if a person has bad credit they could be a thief and they would not hire anybody based on bad credit. He has had 3 bad months of not paying his credit card bills and that is why he needs a job. When he would not give them permission to pull the report, they e-mailed him and said he could not work there and wished him good luck. He gave up another job and 2 interviews based on the fact they verbally offered him the job. Can a prospective employer NOT hire somebody based on their personal credit report??? I am appauled by this. Please advise.