Database Info

	Business Background Check helps you make informed decisions about selecting new suppliers, customers, or business partners by searching the following five databases:
	Corporate Records The Corporate database provides filing information from Secretary of State Offices across the United States. The types of information included are records related to corporations, limited partnerships, limited liability companies, trademarks, reserved names, and more. Check the Coverage Area section to determine the jurisdictions included in the Corporate database.
	Bankruptcy The Bankruptcy database provides filing information from ALL bankruptcy districts in the United States. Individuals or companies who either voluntarily or involuntarily file for bankruptcy, including chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13 petitions, will be included in the database.
	FEIN The D&B FEIN database provides information about businesses such as their addresses and Duns Number (when available) along with their FEIN. The FEIN is the unique, nine-digit federal employer identification number issued to each business by the IRS. The information is collected by Dun & Bradstreet from a variety of sources, including business registrations.
	Business Yellow Pages The Business Yellow Pages database provides general information from thousands of yellow page directories in the United States.
	Business Lawsuits, Liens, & Judgments
	The Lawsuits database provides filing information on civil suits from various courts, including circuit, district, small claims, chancery, and municipal courts throughout various jurisdictions in the United States.
	A lien is the right of a secured creditor to grab a specific item of property if you don't pay a debt. The Liens database provides filing information from various state and county offices throughout the United States. The types of liens collected are federal tax, state tax, county tax, city tax, state tax warrant, mechanics, personal property, attachment, judgment liens, agricultural, and chattel mortgage. Not all jurisdictions across the U.S. are included in the database.
	A judgment is a final court ruling resolving the key questions in a lawsuit and determining the rights and obligations of the opposing parties. The Judgments database provides filing information on civil judgments, judgment notes, default judgments, summary judgments, declaratory judgments, consent judgments, foreign judgments, judgment confessions, small claims, civil special, child support payments, deficiency, foreclosures, forcible entry/detainer, civil new filings, civil dismissal, vacated/appealed, abstract of judgment, and domestic divorce judgments from various county offices throughout the United States. Not all jurisdictions across the U.S. are included in the database.
	Check the Coverage Area section to determine the types of jurisdictions included in the Business Lawsuits, Liens, & Judgments database.

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