I'm inviting a guy I barely know to rent a spare room in the house I own and live in. Part of the deal is that I'm going to make him submit to a credit/background check to make sure he doesn't have ...

It likely won’t surprise you to learn that 95% of companies perform background checks on potential employees. What may come as a shock, though, is that 16% also conduct credit checks on all job ...

Seeking to put an end to, as Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra said, "background check and other consumer reporting companies creating flawed reputational dossiers that ...