In June 2003, First Advantage was formed by the merger of the Screening segment of The First American Corporation and U.S. Search.com. Comprised of industry leading companies from the start, First Advantage has evolved and grown to be one of the nation's leading single source providers of risk mitigation and business process solutions for thousands of clients.
Since June of 2003, First Advantage has acquired dozens of best-in-class companies to complement our core business lines and broaden our products and services. These companies have been brought together under one brand name: First Advantage.
First Advantage is headquartered in Poway, California, and has 4,700 employees in offices throughout the United States and abroad.

Comprehensive. Cohesive. Committed.

First Advantage is a leading provider of risk mitigation and business solutions - all from one single source. We offer clients a comprehensive portfolio of best-in-class products, services and innovative tools to help them make smarter business decisions, and empower them with timely, quality information.

In June 2003, First Advantage was formed by the merger of the Screening segment of The First American Corporation and U.S. Search.com. Comprised of industry leading companies from the start, First Advantage has evolved and grown to be one of the nation's leading single source providers of risk mitigation and business process solutions for thousands of clients.

Since June of 2003, First Advantage has acquired dozens of best-in-class companies to complement our core business lines and broaden our products and services. These companies have been brought together under one brand name: First Advantage.

As a single-source provider to thousands of businesses and organizations, First Advantage offers a broad spectrum of services including:

Employee recruiting solutions

Applicant tracking systems

Skills assessment and testing

Background verifications*

Occupational health services

Fingerprinting services

EAP and other workplace services

Tax credits and incentives

Sales and use tax services

Computer forensics*

e-Discovery

Data recovery

Due diligence*

Corporate/litigation investigations*

Insurance fraud investigations*

Supply chain security consulting

Facility risk assessments

Freight damage mitigation

Motor vehicle record reporting

Trucking industry credit reporting

Driver qualification file management

Fleet management

Fuel tax services

Resident screening

Property performance analytics

Property management software

Renters insurance

Mortgage industry credit reporting

Automotive dealers credit reporting

Lead generation services

Loan origination software

Specialty credit services

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., March 1, 2006 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- First Advantage Corporation (Nasdaq: FADV), a global risk mitigation and business solutions provider, today announced the acquisition of the assets of National Data Verification Service, a New England-based employment screening company owned by Chex Systems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of eFunds Corporation (NYSE: EFD). The transaction was completed to expand First Advantage's employment screening market share in the northeast.

Founded in 1969, National Data Verification Service serves the pre-employment screening needs of hundreds of regional companies from its Rockland, Mass. offices. With specialization in the financial services industry, the company offers a proprietary regional criminal database, as well as a debit reporting database. Acquired by Chex Systems in 2005 as part of a larger transaction, National Data Verification Service is being divested since it falls outside eFunds' core priorities in electronic payments and risk management.

"We are pleased to welcome National Data Verification Service's clients to First Advantage," said John Long, chief executive officer of First Advantage Corporation. "With the support of our Employer Services segment professionals, National Data Verification Service clients will have the opportunity to not only expand their screening services, but to also utilize our growing human resource services offering to streamline the hiring process."

"The transfer of National Data Verification Service assets to First Advantage presents optimal utilization of this company's long-standing screening services," said Tommy Andrews, executive vice president -- corporate development of eFunds Corporation. "We are most pleased that our clients will now have the convenience of Web-based ordering and reporting, international scope and a full platform of services to enhance their current programs."

First Advantage's Employer Services segment offers domestic and international organizations recruiting services, applicant tracking software, skills assessments and testing, tax credits screening, background screening, occupational health services and more.

Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity Statement

First Advantage is committed to equal employment opportunity, and values diversity.
First Advantage recognizes that employees are its most valuable resource and is committed to fostering a work environment where individual differences are valued and employees are challenged to be the best. Fostering an environment that recognizes, respects and values our different backgrounds and talents is expected of all employees, and has a direct effect on the company’s success.
The Company is committed to equal employment opportunity (EEO) in policy and in practice. Quite simply, our company is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and will not tolerate discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, marital status, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or other categories protected by state or local applicable law.
This policy assures equal employment opportunity to applicants and employees under the company’s Human Resources processes, including recruitment, hiring, training, compensation and promotion.