Experian states that employers use credit scores

While stating that it does not sell scores to employers, National consumer reporting agency Experian said that employers use credit scores.

In a written response to creditscoring.com, Experian said, "Experian's business policy prevents the inclusion of credit scores with an employment report, at Experian called Employment Insight."

But the company's sales literature makes things seem different. For example, a recently edited Experian internet page stated, "Credit scores can help potential lenders, landlords, and employers quickly gauge your credit history and decide what kind of a risk they are taking if they approve your application." The edited page no longer contains that sentence.

Those contrary messages earned Experian two spots on creditscoring.com's report "Credit scores in employment, Believers and Nonbelievers": One spot with the Believers, and one with the Nonbelievers.