• Privacy

    Do A Background Check On Yourself

    lookingovershoulder.jpgCompanies can order all sorts of reports on you and make judgments about you, from banks, to landlords to employers. Here's how you can see the data they're seeing and make sure the record is right.

    Employment Report
    ChoicePoint (866) 312-8075

    Check Writing History Report
    ChexSystems (800) 428-9623

    Shared Check Authorization Network (800) 262-7771 Fax: (800) 358-4506
    TeleCheck (800) 835-3243.

    Residential and Tenant Reports
    ChoicePoint: (877) 448-5732
    Safe Rent (888) 333-2413
    UD Registry (818) 785-3905

    Medical History Reports
    MIB (866) 692-6901

    Insurance Claims Reports
    ISO A-Plus Report (800) 627-3487

    Thanks to the Fair Credit Reporting Act, you're entitled to one of each report below per year for free. — BEN POPKEN

    The "Other" Consumer Reports [Privacy Rights Clearinghouse]
    (Photo: Getty)

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