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Background Screening Services

Background checks are becoming more common in our digitized economy. Everything from employment to housing applications can use this method to verify someone’s identity, employment history, criminal history, education, financial standing, and other relevant details.

However, while these checks help confirm a person’s identity and ensure they meet your basic requirements, background checks can become complex very quickly. As a result, it’s important to understand the key laws and guidelines related to background checks before you move forward. By knowing these essentials in advance, you can stay compliant, make informed decisions, and avoid costly mistakes throughout the background check process.

Check out our SmartHire Comprehensive Solution

As a result, SmartHire now offers you, the consumer, a chance to see what a hiring manager sees when they pull your pre-employment background screening report. Backed with over 40 years of experience and PBSA certified; SmartHire will create a personal report that you can look over and scan for any discrepancies. For this reason, this process helps you know what to expect when applying for your new career goal.

Why Choose USA Fact?

Every hire, contractor, or review of an employee is important. USA Fact is committed to help you screen your candidates thoroughly. With our broad range of products and expertise, we can help your business hire right the first time.

Smart Hire

Smart Hire

SmartHire is brought to you by USAFact.com a Background Screening company that has been around for over 40 years. So you know the quality of your report will be exact and complete.

Executive Fact

Executive Fact

Our mission is to provide relevant, accurate, and timely information to our clients so they can make informed decisions. We enjoy helping our clients get the answers they deserve. Every case we take on is unique, often like solving a puzzle, and this gives us the motivation to get the facts necessary for a successful outcome

LendFact

LendFact

The LendFact™ screening platform harnesses 37 years of USAFact’s proven pre-employment background screening and verification service experience and expands our reach for the specific format of loan origination screening that lending institutions need for due diligence in loan origination.

Gauging Your Success

For nearly 40 years, USAFact has been at the forefront of the background screening industry. In fact, when we first started, there was no background screening industry. We helped create it by providing the services and solutions our clients were asking for. You don’t stay in the background screening industry for 40 years without knowing a thing or two about doing background screening right. USAFact’s pre-employment and post-employment screening services combine the latest Internet technologies with an experienced professional staff. This combination delivers a proven resource to thousands of clients. We offer a variety of screening services and packages for businesses sized from global Fortune 100 companies, to small, not-for profits, and every size in between. USAFact provides services custom-tailored to our individual clients’ needs.

1million+ Searches Annually
95% of Background
Screenings Are Completed Same Day
100% of clients say
they would choose USAFact again.

Our Trusted Partners

Clients globally rely on USA Fact to provide standalone background screening services for their business.

  • ATA
  • American hotel & Lodging Association
  • Colorado technology Association
  • Iapp
  • PBSA
  • NBAA

What Our Clients’ Are Saying

  • As a public library it is our duty to ensure all staff members who have contact with children, teens, and the elderly are properly vetted before the begin to provide service. USAFact had the most comprehensive packages at pricing that was affordable for a small non-profit.
    Lewes Public Library
  • I have worked with their team for going on 4+ years now and I can say they’re great and professional. Adriana is wonderful to work with and I feel like overall team USAfact is the best option for any business looking to vet candidates backgrounds.
    Jeremy R.
  • Christina K, and her team at USAFact are great. We use them frequently for our background checks for all new hires. Their support, prompt responses, and attention to detail is excellent. I really appreciate Christina and her follow through, this truly makes my job easier. Her service to our new hires is also awesome, which in turn, provides a memorable experience for our new hires. Thank you for all that you do!
    Daquari D.
  • I have worked with USAFact for over 20 years, to run background checks on potential employees. I have always been able to rely on their timely response, accurate information and reasonable pricing for the reports needed. Their staff is also very easy to work with.
    Tamie W.
  • Always a prompt response. If something is slow on the return we get an explanation. If there is something we should be aware of Immediately , we get a phone call. Fantastic Customer Service. The background check is thorough and the information is reliable.
    Jennifer C.

Recent Blog Posts

  • Can AI Replace Background Checks? (Short Answer: No—Here’s Why)

    BySmartHire

    Hiring decisions can carry significant risk. Employers, HR professionals, and staffing agencies are under pressure to move quickly. They may turn to AI tools to speed up candidate screening. While these tools can surface information fast, they frequently miss critical details or fail to meet legal standards. For this reason, it is essential to use a reliable screening service for background checks. This ensures that hiring decisions are based on verified, compliant data and not assumptions or incomplete records. Why AI-Driven Hiring Tools Fall Short AI tools are built for efficiency, not accountability. They aggregate large amounts of data but…

SCREENINGS FAQ’S

They are structured screening programs that include identity verification, criminal searches, employment and education confirmation, and compliance-aligned documentation.

We integrate FCRA procedures, state law considerations, and secure data handling into our screening workflows.

Yes. Even small employers face negligent hiring and compliance risks. Structured screening reduces preventable exposure.

Yes. Our multi-jurisdictional search capabilities support compliant remote and distributed workforce hiring.

Most screenings are completed within a few business days, depending on scope and jurisdictional.