Any internal associates have any experience going thru the BOA background check.
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I also went thru background checks at two other banks. Exact same.
Police report and credit report. Very standard across the industry.
They fingerprint you, too, and take writing samples - just in case you spiral out into forgery and other not-client-friendly behaviors.
It's no biggie at all. They do a standard police background check (any felonies? misdemeanors?) and a credit check (overspent or non-payment on your credit cards? carrying a mortgage your income cannot sustain?). Very standard for a place where employees deal with other people's money all day.
The background findings speak to: 1) character/integrity and 2) vulnerability to blackmail/extortion by "bad actors".
I did know a banker who was convicted on a DUI who was dismissed, but this was after he'd been here for years. He passed the initial background check.
what's your specific question? I think we've all been through the background check. that's why we are here. I have not heard of anyone having difficulties at the bank with the process. However, I have had a moment in my career (many years ago) with another company (an insurance company) where something came up that said that I was a convicted felon, and I had to prove that was not true. It was a nightmare trying to prove that was not me, especially because my job was on the line. Thankfully I was successful. But I wouldn't wish that on my enemy.