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Financial Services Hiring, Built on Trust

Hire with confidence with our robust background checks for the financial service industry, including credit checks, executive investigations, criminal history searches — as well as searches into liens, judgments, and bankruptcies.

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Protect your people, brand, and community with our faster, smarter background checks that help you have a workplace built on integrity.

First Advantage offers a broad set of screening solutions tailored to financial services, helping organizations validate candidate qualifications and support compliant hiring practices.

With services spanning more than 200 countries and territories, First Advantage supports global hiring programs with consistent and locally relevant screening solutions.

First Advantage helps organizations align screening programs with industry expectations and evolving compliance requirements through our deep experience supporting financial institutions.

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We offer a wide range of products you can tailor to meet your unique industry needs,helping you hire more quickly and confidently.

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The Liens, Judgments, Bankruptcies + Credit (LJB+C) service provides a nationwide search of bankruptcies as well as lien and judgment records at the federal, state, and county levels in over 2,000 counties.

Employment credit checks can provide visibility into relevant financial information, such as account history, collections, and public records, where permitted. These insights help organizations evaluate alignment with roles that involve financial responsibility.

For executive and board-level hires, deeper due diligence can help validate experience, reputation, and qualifications. Executive investigations support informed decision-making by reviewing publicly available information relevant to leadership roles.

Simplify FINRA fingerprint requirements for employees in financial roles. As the sole fingerprint provider for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), we handle FINRA fingerprinting services through First Advantage Biometrics.

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International Financial Checks for Global Hiring

Support global hiring with access to financial record checks available in select countries. First Advantage helps organizations align screening workflows across regions while adapting to local requirements and data availability.

Access credit and financial history insights across multiple regions, subject to local regulations and data availability. These checks help organizations evaluate financial responsibility for roles involving fiscal oversight while supporting consistent global hiring standards.

Review available bankruptcy and insolvency records in select countries to help provide insight into financial standing where permitted. These checks support role-based hiring decisions while aligning to regional reporting requirements.

Support international hiring with solutions designed to adapt to country-specific requirements while promoting consistency across regions. Integrated processes help streamline data collection and provide visibility into global screening programs.

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Why First Advantage?

Our advanced fulfillment systems will accelerate the turnaround times on your background criminal record checks. Approximately 90% of our U.S. criminal searches utilize intelligent automation to speed up the entire employment criminal background check process of searching for court records*.

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Financial Services Frequently Asked Questions

There is no standard financial background check, and components may vary by organization. After a preliminary identity verification, common elements may include criminal record checks, employment and education verification, credit checks, liens, judgments, and bankruptcies checks, sanctions searches, social media checks, and other role-relevant screenings.

Employers must comply with applicable local, state, and federal laws, including the Fair Credit Reporting Act and Title VII when screening. Financial institutions may also consider regulations such as the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA), Gramm-Leach Bliley Act (GLBA), and the Dodd-Frank Act. Organizations should consult legal counsel for guidance regarding their specific program.

Timing for a financial services background check depends on the types of checks requested and responsiveness of the sources. First Advantage incorporates advanced automation and integrations where available to help support faster turnaround times and consistent results.

Screening helps organizations validate candidate information and qualifications, supporting informed hiring decisions and helping align candidates with role requirements and organizational standards.

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Whether you want to rethink your employment background check program or need enhanced criminal background checks for more informed hiring, we can help.

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Source: *First Advantage as of 12/31/2025

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