When you’re trying to gather information about someone for a specific purpose, such as for an investigation or a vendor risk assessment report, you want to be able to turn your information into actionable intelligence. You can gather hundreds of different pieces of information about someone for investigative research, but if none of it is … Read more
An investigation is a thorough, precise, and systematic attempt to uncover the truth about something or someone by gathering facts. In reality, investigations are more nuanced. There are many types, from fraud investigation and detection to insurance investigations and even general business investigations. Despite their many differences, investigations share one key similarity — they require a variety of skills and … Read more
If you work in an industry in which you need to run many searches and process large amounts of information, you know how tedious the process can be. No one wants to sit at a computer and run the same searches over and over and over again, especially when you could be focusing your efforts … Read more
Tracers partnership with Allied Solutions will help credit unions, banks, and financial institutions streamline their collections and repossession processes. Brooksville, FL. Tracers, the the #1 trusted cloud-based public and private records research software, and Allied Solutions (Allied), one of the largest providers of insurance, lending and marketing products to credit unions, banks, and financial institutions … Read more
Litigators, also called “trial lawyers,” are attorneys that handle legal disputes between two different parties. Most of the time, these disputes end in settlement. However, if the dispute cannot be settled outside of court, litigation cases will go to court in front of a judge and jury. Whether the case ends up in court or … Read more
Financial institutions provide a nearly endless list of valuable and vital services, from credit cards to mortgages to college loans and more. The goal of providing services like loans is to give people the opportunity to pay for certain things at the time they need to even if they do not currently have the necessary … Read more
A key part of reducing risk and maintaining strong business relationships is being able to access information to know your customers (KYC), vendors, and third-parties. Not only is gathering information about these people important for customer due diligence and customer and vendor risk assessment, but it helps you implement better procedures in your business for … Read more
Collections is a constantly changing landscape — collection agencies deal with changing consumer data and a variety of different parties, all while having to maintain compliance with different debt collection regulations. There are a lot of factors collection agencies have to deal with in terms of risk management, but one factor you can control is … Read more
If you’ve ever read a private investigator book or watched a private investigator TV show or movie, you’ve likely heard a number of different terms used by private investigators. Some terms you may have known right off the bat, and others may have left you wondering, “what does that even mean?” Because private investigation has been … Read more
When you think of fraud, you likely think of someone stealing another person’s information in order to get a loan or credit to buy certain products. This specific kind of fraud is called third-party fraud, and it has a clear victim — the person whose identity is stolen. Most fraud prevention techniques and tools are focused … Read more