If your city routinely conducts credit checks on applicants or employees, you may want to consider only conducting the checks on positions involving money (finance department employees, police officers, etc.). Be sure to provide notice and follow the guidelines when an adverse decision is made.

The CFPB has issued updated FCRA notices that employers and consumer reporting agencies must use when conducting background checks on employees or applicants.

Detailed information regarding employer responsibilities can be found at www.consumerfinance.gov. The Summary of Consumer Rights is the form used mostly by employers, most notably when obtaining "investigative consumer reports" and sending pre-adverse action letters.