Equifax removed the $125 claim payout option after millions submitted claims

Re:Equifax removed the $125 claim payout option after millio... by em-bee on Thursday August 01, 2019 @01:59PM (#20586493)

i have been renting in several countries, including the US and i have never been asked for a credit check, i have never seen or heard about that for jobs either. why would a job need a credit check? all i care is that you can do the work.

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Re:Equifax removed the $125 claim payout option after millio... by jrnichols on Friday August 02, 2019 @02:37PM (#20595448)

> why would a job need a credit check?

So they can weed applicants out. This is very common in the fire service. Applications can be 40 pages long and they want you to list each financial account, balances, limits, etc. It's ridiculous. But I know just why they're doing it. I also think such requirements are weeding out minority applicants.

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Re:Equifax removed the $125 claim payout option after millio... by em-bee on Saturday August 03, 2019 @03:51AM (#20599187)

sounds like a very shady and likely illegal thing to do

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Re:Equifax removed the $125 claim payout option after millio... by jrnichols on Sunday August 04, 2019 @07:50AM (#20605915)

you'd think so but it's really quite common.

at least most agencies have stopped asking you to write down all of your social media accounts & passwords. or requiring you to add HR managers/etc as friends.

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