Archive for January, 2010

Mortgage Loan Originators to Undergo Background Checks

There are things that come in a nick of time, and there are things that come a little too late.  As a background checking service that conducts business research and corporate investigation, we have had certain clients ask us to explore certain issues related to mortgage fraud.    In conversation and after conducting research, it is [...]

Beware of Diploma Mills and Employment Mills for Background Checks

Have you ever conducted a background check and noticed that your employment candidate lists as his college background some obscure college or university?  Have you noted, too, that sometimes a candidate will list as a past employer some obscure IT group or business that doesn’t sound quite right?  That’s because the college in question may [...]

Professional Basketball and Background Checks

The Detroit Pistons are up for sale.   It may be a tough sale in a declining market.   The other consideration, according to the article in the Detroit News is that the team, like other NBA teams on the sales bloc may choose to move to a new location.   That is if the team can be [...]

Background Checks Over Phone

Now background checks can be ordered just like a pizza.   Just order them over the phone.   According to an article in PC World,  BeenVerified has stirred up a lot of controversy by enabling users to order up to three background checks, monthly, over the IPhone.  Turnaround is a matter of seconds. A good thing?  [...]