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Employers may conduct checks for jobs that involve roles that involve handling money, or access to confidential info.
A job candidate can be denied a job by a potential employer due to poor credit history in many US states.
If you are denied a job due to credit history, you have the right to receive a "pre-adverse action notice".
A copy of the credit report used in the decision must also be sent by the potential employer to you.
You can then dispute any errors or inaccuracies in the credit report with the credit bureau and request a correction.
Employers must inform you that a credit check might be done and get written permission to do the background check.
If you think you were unfairly denied a job, file a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Note that not all states have laws protecting job candidates from discrimination based on credit history.
Overall, if you are denied a job due to their credit history, you can receive a notice and dispute any errors in the report.