The federal government has fined TransUnion a total of $23 million — including some $14 million to be paid to consumers — over illegal rental background checks and security locks and freezes on ...

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NEW YORK >> Federal regulators fined credit-reporting agency TransUnion a total of $23 million for tenant screening and security freeze failures today. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the ...

Landlords and tenants often accept the tenant screening process as a formality. But there’s a hidden set of processes that work behind the scenes to create the neatly formatted PDFs landlords rely on ...

Whether you’re a landlord vetting a potential tenant or a business owner hiring new staff, today’s background check services promise instant access to public records, credit information, social media ...

The high school teacher and real estate agent racked up more than $200 in tenant screening fees, which they had to pay each time they applied to rent a unit. “Every place we went, we would have to do ...

Renters struggling to find a home in the tightest metro Phoenix rental market in nearly 50 years are submitting to new forms of background screening that include facial recognition, cryptic computer ...

On Nov. 15, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued two eye-opening (at least to me) reports dealing with the tenant background check industry. Participants in this industry sell information ...

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Working as a landlord can be a stressful job. Preparing the property, reviewing applications, interviewing applicants, choosing the right tenant, and performing the necessary ...