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AAA Credit Screening Services strives to stay up-to-date with the latest background check & credit report news and will provide information to customers and potential customers alike. Our industry trained staff is always on standby to answer questions.

AAA Credit Screening Services now offers Learning Coach Background Checks

September 28, 2020

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic many parents are forced to make tough decisions about face to face vs. online schooling. Learning Coach Background Checks can help find the most qualified Learning Coaches for help with online schooling.

NAPBS changed their name to PBSA - Professional Background Screening Association

September 12, 2019

NAPBS (National Association of Professional Background Screeners) has changed their name to PBSA (Professional Background Screening Association) - customers will see changed logos and updated links to PBSA on this site. Cutomer service representatives will still receive the same up-to-date industry training to serve customers during the background screening process. Customers will see mentions and logo changes throughout the website.

Credit Bureaus will no longer provide Tax Lien information on Credit Reports

March 26, 2018

Tax Lien information has been a part of credit reports from all 3 major credit reporting agencies, however, after April 16, 2018, TransUnion will no longer provide this information on their reports. This change is in an effort to better comply with NCAP - the National Consumer Assistance plan standards, established in 2017 by the 3 major credit reporting agencies (TransUnion, Equifax and Experian). Read the complete article by clicking on Tax Liens.

AAA Credit Screening Services Launches QuickApp™ Feature

November 10, 2017

Customers can now place orders online, allow applicants to complete online forms and even customize the application to fit their needs or brand. For more information click on QuickApp™

Renters could get extra scrutiny through anti-terrorist measures

June 3, 2002

Criminal background probes could become as common as credit checks for New York apartment hunters, said landlords and managers who met Monday with police and FBI counter-terrorist experts. Law enforcement officials instructed property owners and management firms how to detect terrorists looking to sabotage buildings or use them as bases of operations, participants leaving police headquarters said. Click on TENANT SCREENING for complete article.

Resume Fraud

November 1995

In a survey of 150 executives of Fortune 1000 firms, AccounTemps has found that up to 33 percent of all résumés may be fraudulent or "lacking in vital information," Personnel Journal reports. And human resource managers aren't surprised by those results. "Today, it's probably as high as 30 or 40 percent," Lorayne Dollet, vice president and personnel specialist at the Chicago office of Hay Management Consulting, told Personnel Journal. "As a result, HR people are spending more time verifying résumés than ever before."

Here are some tips from Personnel Journal to help you detect lies on résumés and during interviews: Click on Resume Fraud