Between 2006 and 2010, the number of personal bankruptcies grew more than 2.5 times. And today, more than 40 percent of families spend more than they earn. With so many individuals on the financial brink, what credit information can employers use in hiring, and how?

The Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) reports that about 60 percent of employers use credit reports in hiring… [705 word article, May 2011]