At this conference there were no breakout sessions, no FCRA 101 training or similar education sessions. Everyone was in the same presentations at the same time. Based on input from others and an explanation of the main purpose of the conference, I think the board was ‘right-on’ to structure the conference in this manner and there were some fantastic speakers. Big issue is all the laws being passed that require a background check and this is defined as a fingerprint check via the FBI. There are 128 current bills that related to background checks. Business is up very nicely for most during Q1 and especially in Feb and March. While the unemployment rate is no longer falling, there is still turnover and we are needed. CRAs are continually looking for new products/services to add to their product line.
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