Not exact matches
The Clearinghouse provides a faster and more coordinated approach for
consumers, their attorneys, courts and other
sources to efficiently disseminate information about criminal records that have been cleared or updated by the courts to the commercial
background screening industry
Employers performing
background checks to screen applicants or employees may attempt to search these governmental
sources themselves or conduct a simple Internet search, but they often rely on third - party
background screening businesses.41 Businesses that sell criminal history information to employers are «
consumer reporting agencies» (CRAs) 42 if they provide the information in «
consumer reports «43 under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq. (FCRA).
Employment Screening Resources — a nationwide
background check firm accredited by The National Association of Professional
background Screeners (NAPBS)-- takes the position that databases should only be used for secondary research and not as the primary
source of information since inexpensive and instant database searches with unreliable results could may miss criminal records and give both employers and
consumers a false sense of security.
As a National
Consumer Credit Reporting Agency, we prepare your reports on the basis of primary
source research whenever possible — instead of relying on third - party databases as many
background reporting websites do.
Also, the NCLC report apparently did not appreciate or understand the difference between «data brokers» that dispense aggregated / unconfirmed data and
Consumer Reporting Agencies (CRAs) that conduct FCRA regulated
background checks using material from a number of
sources to provide a report where all information reported has been confirmed at the
source during its preparation.
Rosen also diferentiates «data brokers» from
Consumer Reporting Agencies (CRAs) that conduct FCRA regulated
background checks: «The NCLC report apparently does not appreciate or understand the difference between «data brokers» who dispense aggregated / unconfirmed data and
Consumer Reporting Agencies that assemble and evaluate material from a number of
sources to provide a
background check report where all information reported has been confirmed at the
source during its preparation.