Criminal-record screening has become a pillar of life in the digital age. Employers, landlords and consumers have dozens of background-check companies to choose from to search for information about an ...

When federal systems slow or stall, it can feel like the floor drops out from under your hiring process. E-Verify backlogs, federal record delays, and the ticking clock on background check data can ...

Hi. Yeah, the company is called National Public Data. Major companies use them to run background checks on employees and new hires. Maybe even you hackers claim to have stolen 2.9 billion records ...

Seeking to put an end to, as Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra said, "background check and other consumer reporting companies creating flawed reputational dossiers that ...

Consumer advocates have sued RentGrow, a tenant screening company used by landlords that provide low-income housing in D.C. and other cities, for failing to ensure that its background checks are ...

Whether you’re a landlord vetting a potential tenant or a business owner hiring new staff, today’s background check services ...

Employers may not be able to trust background checks completely, particularly because they may contain false information, according to a new study published in the research journal Criminology.

A comprehensive study of criminal drug trafficking found that background checks save lives by preventing dangerous people from arming themselves and hurting others. The fourth and final volume of the ...