The background check company has earned points for reliability, being founded in 2003, and offering record searches for criminal offenses, location information, and fast searches.

NBC 5 Responds finds background check websites often fail to locate criminal records We ran background checks on seven Chicago men who were convicted of serious crimes. In several cases, the paid ...

A New Jersey bill aimed at preventing outdated criminal records from appearing on background checks, if charges were being expunged, has been vetoed by Gov. Phil Murphy. The governor instead ...

Tinder wants to help people surface red flags about potential dates through quick and affordable criminal background checks. Beginning this week, Tinder users will see a background check tool ...

For years, advocates have pushed to limit how New York City landlords can use criminal records to screen tenants.

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — The surge of criminal background checks required of new gun purchasers has been so unrelenting in recent months that the FBI had been forced to temporarily halt the ...

Most states require criminal background checks on doctors. Colorado doesn’t. Colorado is one of only five states that does not require a criminal background check to license a doctor ...

Its reach is modest. It would seal most records of low-level convictions and keep them out of the background checks that private companies provide for employers and landlords.

Currently, background checks are a standard part of applying for rental housing, and applicants with a criminal record often are denied.