Consumer Reporting Agency · est. 2003

Background checks, done right.

FCRA-compliant pre-employment screening powered by paralegals at 3,200+ courthouses, not database scrapes. Faster, cleaner, and defensible.

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Active screenings
Last 7 days
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138
Flagged for review
42
Clear rate
96.2%
Candidate
Package
Submitted
Status
ETA
AR Alicia Reyes
Platinum
2h ago
In review
22h
MC Marcus Chen
Gold
5h ago
Courthouse
18h
PS Priya Shah
Gold
8h ago
Clear
Ready
JB Jordan Blake
Silver
11h ago
Clear
Ready
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Why Information Direct

The CRA your compliance team picks on purpose.

Courthouse research, not database scrapes

Paralegals visit county, state, and federal courthouses every business day, retrieving certified records directly from clerks.

24-48 hour turnaround

Most screenings complete the same business day. Rush service available for time-sensitive hires without cutting corners on accuracy.

FCRA, EEOC, ISO 27001

Every disclosure follows federal and state reporting law. Adverse action workflow, dispute resolution, and audit trail built in.

Native ATS integrations

Real-time status into Workday, BambooHR, Greenhouse, iCIMS, and more. Submit candidates without leaving your hiring workflow.

190+ countries covered

Vetted international researchers retrieve criminal, education, and employment records for foreign-born candidates, with local compliance.

Minority-owned SDB, SAM-registered

Socioeconomic credit for federal primes and subcontractors. ISO 9001 quality posture documented for procurement review.

Client dashboard

See every candidate, every status, in real time.

Submit applicants, track research as paralegals work, and export FCRA-ready reports, all from a dashboard that integrates with your ATS.

  • Live status from every courthouse request
  • One-click adverse action workflow
  • Full audit trail with dispute resolution
  • SOC 2 + ISO 27001 data security
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Background Report, Alicia Reyes
ID 0294-2026 · Delivered 9:18 AM PT
Clear
Identity verified
SSN matches 3 prior addresses
01 / 06
County criminal, Orange, CA
7-year lookback, no records
02 / 06
County criminal, Los Angeles, CA
7-year lookback, no records
03 / 06
Federal criminal, C.D. Cal.
PACER, no records
04 / 06
MVR, California
Class C, no violations (3 yr)
05 / 06
Employment, Cedars-Sinai (2021-2024)
Verified via HR, direct phone
06 / 06
Prepared under FCRA §604 for employment purposes PDF · Signed · Retained 7 yrs
Lab & specialist network

Drug testing, occupational health, and international coverage — handled.

Direct integrations with national lab networks, 700+ DOT-certified collection sites, and accredited international research partners.

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Coverage

Every jurisdiction. Every clerk. Every day.

3,200+ county, state, and federal courts across all 50 U.S. states, plus researcher networks in 190+ countries for international hires.

3,200+
Courthouse agents
700+
Drug testing sites
50
States covered
190+
Countries reached
SeattleSan FranciscoLos AngelesPhoenixDenverDallasHoustonChicagoAtlantaMiamiWashington DCNew YorkBostonAnchorageHonolulu
Major research hub (15)
Courthouse agent (3,200+)
Drug testing site (700+)
How it works

From applicant to offer, in under 48 hours.

01

Open a free account

No contracts, no minimums. Your team is vetted and ready to order in under 10 minutes.

02

Submit a candidate

Enter an applicant, choose a package, or push one through your ATS integration.

03

Paralegals investigate

Real people work real courthouses, tracked live in your dashboard with a full audit trail.

04

Review the report

FCRA-ready PDF delivered in 24-48 hours. Adverse action workflow built in.

"We moved from a database-only vendor after two false hits in a single month. Information Direct gets records from the clerk, and our time-to-hire actually went down."
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VP of Operations
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FAQ

Questions, answered.

Background checks your hiring team, and your lawyers, will trust.

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