– Lynn Peterson, Founder, PFC Information Services, Inc."Liability, litigation, legislation and aggressive competition threaten businesses large and small. The information explosion can overwhelm those who are unprepared. Data isn't enough, businesses need highly-refined information and analysis that facilitates decision making."
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Business & Individual Profiles
Public Records Document Retrieval
Identifying and Verifying Assets & Liabilities
PFC Information Services cuts through the tangle of public records data to provide clear and concise information for the legal community, corporations, financial institutions, venture capitalists, employers, the media and other information firms. We have electronic access to thousands of public records databases and a network of skilled record retrievers throughout the country. If the information is on record, we know how to find it.
Identifying and Verifying Assets & Liabilities
"As a pre-litigation tool, attorneys use asset searches to decide if a case is worth pursuing. While the case is pending asset searches help attorneys decide on strategies, specifically on when to settle a lawsuit and for how much." Michigan Lawyers Weekly
PFC can locate hard-to-find assets of both individuals and companies:
Real Property
Business & Individual Profiles
"Every day lenders make credit decisions based on incomplete or, worse yet, on false or misleading information. The results are often losses of millions of dollars and reputation when something goes wrong." The Magazine of Bank Management
Whether you need some quick information regarding a competitor or a full "due diligence" search when a merger and acquisition is pending, PFC prepares a business profiles tailored to your needs. PFC can also find out anything that you want to know about an individual that is public record--from company affiliations or lawsuits to financial status.
Pre-employment Screening (Pre-employment Screening Privacy Policy)
"Lynn Peterson, owner of PFC Information Services of Oakland, Calif., says applicants with serious credit problems or convictions for offenses like petty theft, drug possession or assault have risen to 5% of the candidates she checks each year, from 1% to 2% two years ago." The Wall Street Journal
PFC can help employers to avoid making costly hiring mistakes. We provide nationwide pre-employment screening services for all types of employees--from licensed professionals to nannies and factory workers. Results are often available within 24 hours.
Locating Missing Persons
"The success of our litigation hinges on finding the accountant who signed a document 20 years ago, but he has completely disappeared. If the accountant subscribed to a magazine, gotten a speeding ticket, bought a boat or started a company, then it can be very quickly determined if he's still living, and where." Corporate Legal Times
PFC can find almost anyone with our access to thousands of public records databases. We have been able to locate the most difficult subjects, often with very little to go on--from birth parents to "missing inventors" who are being sought in patent cases.
Public Records Document Retrieval
"Access to public records is still achieved, more often than not, utilizing the old gum-shoed method." Database
Our clients frequently ask us to retrieve public records documents--anything from military records to articles of incorporation or court records. With our own network of researchers throughout the United States, we are quickly able to find and retrieve all kinds of public records.
Competitor Intelligence
In order to stay competitive, smart and aggressive companies need to know what their competition is up to. PFC provides a wide range of competitor intelligence services, including technological developments, changes in legislation and regulations, mergers and acquisitions, and background information about the people involved in the industry being searched.