[quote meadandale]
Yes, there will be the oddballs who pay cash and don’t use credit and thus have a low credit score that doesn’t reflect their financial acumen but seriously, what percentage of people fall into that category? I’d estimate well under 1%.
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More people than you think. I have a non-existent credit score.. someone I know has a very good credit score, but is living paycheck to paycheck. I have way more than 1 years worth of salary saved up. This person, of course, doesn’t.
[quote UCGal]
paramount – not sure what I did to piss you off.
Does it really bother you that I spend less than I earn? Wow.
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I think you hit too close to home.. because the response got ‘personal’..
[quote GH]
If an employee has a history of theft, that kind of information WOULD be valuable to a potential employer.
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Criminal record.. often asked about on employment applications.
