An employment file
Built for a hiring decision, with the identifiers, counties of residence, and court record that the role calls for.
Screening desk
Background checks built from the record, not from a form.
A screening decision goes wrong when the file is thin or when the wrong person is attached to it. We build each report around the identifiers that belong to your applicant, then search the places that person has lived.
- Desk
- Screening and background checks
- Coverage
- Employment, tenancy, address history, and financial records
- Delivery
- Email to the address that placed the request
01 / Files
What a screening file can include
Each line can be ordered on its own or combined into one report. The full catalogue is on the services page.
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Employment screening
A hiring file built around the applicant, with court research in the counties of residence and the identifiers needed to tell one person from another.
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Tenant screening
A rental file that pairs court and credit research with the terms of the tenancy and the rules that apply to housing decisions.
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Address history
A timeline of known addresses, used to decide which counties and states a complete search must cover.
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Bankruptcies, liens, and judgments
Federal bankruptcy filings and recorded liens or judgments that affect a person or a company, pulled from the courts that hold them.
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Combined packages
Court, address, and financial records returned as one report for teams that need a single file rather than several separate searches.
02 / Method
The order of work
A fast answer to the wrong question is still the wrong answer.
Confirm the person, then confirm the places, then read the courts.
Court indexes are kept by place. A search can only answer for the courthouse it names, so the address history comes before the search schedule, not after it. The identifiers you send decide which of the results actually belong to your applicant.
That is why a clean report from one county is not the same as a complete report. If the subject lived somewhere else, the file has to travel there before anyone calls the matter closed.
03 / Fit
Three ways a screening file begins
A tenancy file
Built for a rental decision, with court and credit research read alongside the terms of the lease.
A single search
Not every decision needs a package. Employment screening, tenant screening, address history, and financial record searches can each stand alone.
04 / Intake
What to send with a request
A complete intake leaves less room for a namesake to enter the file.
The desk will ask for the details that make a match provable.
- The full legal name, plus any earlier or alternate names.
- The date of birth.
- Addresses you know about, with dates where you have them.
- The counties or states you want covered.
- The decision in front of you: hiring, tenancy, or another purpose.
- The return email address and a telephone number.
05 / Questions
Questions we hear
What is the difference between a background check and a criminal record search?
A criminal record search is court research. A background check can combine that research with an address history and financial records, depending on what the decision calls for.
Why does the address history come first?
Court indexes are kept by place. The address history tells us which counties and states need to be searched, so the report follows the person rather than a single courthouse.
Can I order one search instead of a package?
Yes. Employment screening, tenant screening, address history, and financial record searches can each be ordered on their own.
How do you tell two people with the same name apart?
Date of birth, middle name, and address history are compared before a record is attributed to your subject.
How are results delivered?
By email to the address that placed the request. Findings are released to the requester and are not shared with anyone else.
06 / Reference
Rules that shape a screening file
Hiring, housing, and credit decisions are governed by public rules. These offices publish the guidance that sits behind a lawful report. Links below open in a new tab.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Federal rules on employment decisions and background information.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumer guidance on credit files, scores, and dispute rights.
National Consumer Law Center
Legal research and advocacy on consumer credit, debt, and privacy.
United States Courts
An overview of the federal court system and the records it keeps.
PACER
Federal court dockets and filings for district and appellate cases.
National Center for State Courts
Research on how state court systems publish and share records.
IdentityTheft.gov
Reporting steps and recovery plans when personal information is misused.
State consumer protection offices
A directory of state agencies that handle consumer complaints.
GovInfo
Official federal publications, including court opinions and the United States Code.
National Archives
Federal records, archival collections, and research guidance.
These are public resources, not endorsements. Rules vary by jurisdiction and by the purpose of the decision.
07 / Next step
Building a hiring or tenancy file?
Send the identifiers and the addresses you know. The screening desk will confirm the scope before the search begins. For a court file or a credit report, the criminal records desk and the credit reports desk each have a page of their own.