Does the Archdiocese of Atlanta include a financial background check as part of the overall background check?
• The Archdiocese does not run a credit report on employees, clergy, and volunteers. Under The Fair Credit Report Law, we are required to provide The Summary of Your Rights information sheet to any volunteer or employee for which we perform a background check. This law covers all consumer investigative reports, including not only credit reports, but also felony and misdemeanor reports and any other kind of consumer investigative reports. Currently, the Archdiocese uses Choice Point as the provider to run background reports for all volunteers and Verifications, Inc. as the provider to run background reports for all employees and clergy. In order to complete the background report, both companies get the information about the individual from the credit bureau, which means the Archdiocese’s name will appear when an employee, clergy, or volunteer checks their own credit report. Unless we request a credit report, Choice Point or Verifications, Inc.
