After checking your debtor’s address and contact info, the next step is verifying VIN and tag numbers. It’s easy to just go with what your lender sent you, but you know far too well that info isn’t always updated – run a Motor Vehicle Search and Report to double check.
The info in this report is extensive and powerful. Data points like current address, relatives, and past properties will be integral to your job, and the report’s additional information will help you see a complete profile of your target so you can get the account closed out.
The repossession industry is finally starting to open up again in some states. While every repo agent is undoubtedly thankful, the time off the grid has resulted in a backlog with stale addresses – and you know you do not have time to go on a man hunt for every debtor.
Recently, there was an interesting survey on the popular Facebook group for RepoBuzz, a group for repossession professionals. It asked how important it is to have information about their targets’ relatives. Every.single.person said “Very Important,” the highest level designated.
Don’t get me wrong, I love a good search to get an investigation going, but I also don’t want to check the status of a target every day (or multiple times a day) and run the bill up. This is especially applicable for arrest statuses.
Connecting the dots between subjects can be time consuming. This is especially true if you are identifying juror connections, looking for potential fraud, confirming vendor independence, or looking at the relationships between multiple targets or companies.
We’re keeping you on the cutting edge of search techniques:
The golden rule:
You’ll get the best result by using just your subject’s social security number. However, if you don’t have SSN, you can provide name and city/state OR name and date of birth.
I talk to customers a lot and always make a point of asking them what their favorite searches are. Hands down, the most popular answers are the Person Searches and Comprehensive Reports.
It’s so common. When your target completely disappears, there’s a pretty good chance they are behind bars. I can’t even tell you how many times I’ve heard someone say, “I couldn’t find him anywhere.
With more than 30 million firms in the U.S., business investigations can be daunting and cumbersome. Here’s a solution that offers 25% more data than other vendors – the Delvepoint Business Report.
Our Motor Vehicle Searches, both the original search and real-time search, are some of our most frequently run searches, making them investigative essentials. To keep bringing our clients more data, we’ve recently enhanced our motor vehicle data!
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Waterfalling is one of the most effective ways to find specific data needed for larger-volume placements or purchases, while minimizing costs and increasing accuracy.
