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Should credit scores be used as a part of the hiring process?

I don’t think it’s fair. It promotes putting people down, it doesn’t encourage people to reform, and it’s a systematic way to discriminate and oppress.
 Evelyn Barahona
Investment Professional
Boston
It limits those who have made mistakes in their financial decisions to get the job that matches their needs …
 Marvin Venay
Director
Massachusetts Black Legislative Caucus
Absolutely not. For that to become a policy, it would hurt the working class more [often] than not.
 Felix G. Arroyo
At-Large Candidate, Boston City Council
Jamaica Plain
No. It is discriminatory. What does your credit score have to do with your ability to do a job?
 Leonard Alkins
Former President, Boston NAACP
Boston
Nowadays, people are looking at your FICA score to consider if they would date you.
 Vanessa Valazquez
Physical Therapist
Roxbury
It shouldn’t be. It’s putting people in a box.
 Sergut W. Yohannes
Public Health Professional
Roxbury