If you are considering a
business relationship, you need to learn everything you can about the
business in question. And you certainly need to learn everything you can
about the people who own and operate the business.
Learn pertinent details about the principals, including their
assets, by
conducting a thorough Background Check on owners and top management, which
should include criminal searches,
civil searches for lawsuits, legal
actions, and derogatory credit report entries, like liens, bankruptcies, and
judgments. See Sample
Criminal Report.
Tap the national databases to compile an in-depth Report for business and
personal assets information. Check professional licenses. Search
county
records for tax liens, judgments, and complaints. See
All Courts.
Check all available records pertaining to a business, then conduct a
Business Credit Report to ascertain its creditworthiness; its standing in
the local,
state, and
national business communities.
You do not need to know the names of business owners to conduct a Business
Background Search - along with the all-important Business Credit Report -
which will identify owners.
Identify bank and financial accounts through UCC filings and other searches.
Often, the name of the bank or lending institution that provided the
financing for business loans will be discovered.
Business Associations & Professional Information
Business Search
Business Credit Report
Partnerships & Corporate
Affiliations
Company Name Search
FEIN Search
Legal Actions
UCC Filings
Professional License
Check out businesses and service providers. Ask: "Can I trust these
people?' and 'What do we know about this company?" Consider potential
risks: contractors take deposits and then never do the job; crooks who
defraud investors out of millions of dollars. Make sure a company - and
especially the people who run it - are reputable, and that their image is
not marred by liens, judgments, bankruptcy or civil actions.
Identity Verification.
Important database search proves or disproves identity; discovers or
confirms "identifiers" like DOB, SSN, and addresses.
Identity Verification.
Important database searches prove or disprove identity; discovers or
confirms "identifiers" like DOB, SSN, and addresses reported on credit
applications Also Know As
(aka's). Discover other names associated with subject's Social Security
Number (SSN). Search and Verification. Has your subject used other Social
Security numbers in the past? This could be a cause for concern.
Others Associated with
Subject's SSN
Current and Previous
Addresses. Database returns periods of occupancy
Names of Persons at each
address subject have resided. May include spouses, family members,
roommates, and live-in lovers
Phone Summary
Subject's Residence'
Property Owners
Possible Properties Owned by
Subject
Possible Associates
Possible Relatives
Possible Neighbors
Possible Neighbors
National Death Index
Financial Information
Nationwide Property
Ownership Records
Deed Transfers
Motor Vehicles Registered.
May also include vehicles owned by others living at the subject's address
Boats Ownership
Aircraft Ownership
Civil Court Records
Evictions Search
Lawsuits
Judgments
liens
Bankruptcies – Search
nationally search by name
Federal Civil and Criminal
Courts Search - Search all federal courts, all regions
Criminal Records
Nationwide Criminal Record
Search (DOC) This is the national convicts and felons database
Sexual Offender Search: State's lists of sexual offenders
The Office of Foreign Assets
Control (OFAC), lists criminals and terrorists around the world.
