Search Descriptions
Our search packages are custom-designed to meet the specific needs of different businesses and industry segments. This gives you a head-start on designing a package that meets your particular needs. We begin with a package that targets your industry and then add and subtract search elements until you are happy with the results. Often, clients can use an existing package without any alteration!
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Business Credit Reports
Returns information on a company’s key credit scores (with explanations), basic company information (location, incorporation data, key personnel, sales, etc.), corporate linkage (parents, branches, etc.), debt and payment trends, trade payments, and legal filings (including tax liens, judgments, and bankruptcies).
CDLIS
(Commercial Drivers License Information System) Search of database maintained by the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators to ensure single license issuance nationwide. Enables employers to comply with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) requirements and helps eliminate a candidate who does not hold a valid Commercial Drivers license. This search provides name, DOB, S.S. # match, AKA information, present jurisdictional state and license number and up to three previously held CDL numbers.
County Civil Search
Searches a specified county to identify noncriminal suits filed by individuals or corporations, such as product-liability suits, local civil-rights violations, judgments for nonpayment of goods, and litigation related to divorce, marriage, or child custody. Most states divide its lower and upper courts based on the monetary amount of the claim. Searches access records for cases assigned to and processed in either Upper or Lower Courts.
Education Verification
A verification specialist will contact the school, college, university, or other educational institution or agency that granted the degree or certificate. The education verification report will include dates of attendance, degree, major or program, and graduation date, if applicable.
Employment Credit Report
Accesses applicant credit history, including identifying information, public records, outstanding debt, payment history, loans and mortgages, late payments and defaults, and credit inquiries. (Report provided through TransUnion.)
Employment Verification
An employment verification specialist will contact the employer to verify information reported by the employee on a job application or resume. The report will contain dates of employment, last position held and eligibility for rehire.
Federal Criminal Search
Returns Federal Criminal Filings/Records. Available in over 90 jurisdictions throughout the U.S. Each state is broken into 1-4 jurisdictions. Reports convictions/ cases of crimes led or tried in Federal District Courts. Examples of records returned are: kidnapping, bank robbery and counterfeiting.
Global Report
Accesses Global Criminal Database data to identify individuals linked to terrorism or appearing on government watch lists and sanction lists. Results include information from United States agencies as well as databases of other countries, institutions and international law enforcement agencies across the world.
Nationwide Rental Records
National Search
Searches evictions, liens and judgments filed from all 50 states and the District of Columbia, including statewide and county eviction records. Our database is updated daily.
Single State Search
Searches evictions, liens and judgments filed from specific individual, including statewide and county eviction records. Our database is updated daily.
MVR (Motor Vehicle Report)
Searches information compiled from an individual states Department of Motor Vehicles. Reports access 3-7 years of license data (depending on the state) and will include such information as license status, suspensions or revocations, moving violations, DUIs, point accumulation, chargeable accidents, court appearances and departmental actions.
MedEx Complete
National Searches the above-listed federal sources, state agencies across the 50 states and includes the Global Report (see Description above.)
Nationwide Criminal Search
An instant multi-jurisdictional search of state and county criminal records compiled from counties, Department of Corrections, Administration of the Court nationwide. Over 550 million documents & records updated daily. Nationwide Sex Offender Registry search – Accesses all 50 states and the Indian Nation Sex Offender Registries. National/International Watch lists. Global Report includes information from U.S. agencies as well as databases of other countries and international law enforcement agencies.
Professional License Verification
Verification with the state or federal issuing authority of the applicants license, certification or credentials, the date of issue, expiration date and status.
Residence Verification
A verification specialist will contact each landlord (current or prior) reported by the applicant. The landlord will be asked questions pertaining to the applicant. Report may include landlord’s relationship with the applicant, length of time at residence, state of unit when vacated, timeliness of payments and eligibility to re-rent.
Social Security
Social Security Number validation and trace. Address Trace Report provides insight into applicants residency and movement patterns by returning full name, age and DOB, a complete address history, including dates and phone numbers at listed addresses. As an additional barrier to identity theft, data is crosschecked through the Social Security Death Index, which is designed to prevent stealing of a deceased persons identity.
Tenant Credit Report with FICO Score
Accesses applicant credit history, including identifying information, public records, outstanding debt, payment history, loans and mortgages, late payments and defaults, and credit inquiries. Also returns a FICO score, a snapshot of risk used by financial institutions to aid in making lending decisions. Report provided through TransUnion and is a “hard inquiry” to the applicant’s credit.
Unlimited County Criminal Search
A Social Security Trace report is run, system automatically prepulls and searches all counties returned on the SSN Trace for the primary name entered, showing addresses for the past 7 years. Counties can be added at no additional cost. These searches are used to determine if an applicant/employee has a felony, misdemeanor and in some instances, an infraction filing within the last seven years or longer if records are available and are reportable. Completed reports consist of only reportable information; information may include dates of arrest and filing, charges, level of charges, disposition date, final disposition of charges and any applicable sentence or penalty. This report will also show any current OPEN cases that have not yet been adjudicated/processed.