Before the COVID-19 crisis, 20.8 million American renter households–47% of all renter households–were already burdened with housing costs that threatened their financial security. Since the onset of the crisis in the United States, over 44 million Americans have filed for unemployment. Over 20 million people live in renter households experiencing job loss related to COVID-19.…
This report provides an update to the 2012 Broken Records report. Today, the background screening industry is a multi-billion dollar industry, with about 94% of employers and about 90% of landlords using background checks to evaluate prospective employees and tenants. Background screening companies now generate reports through largely automated processes. Generally, they run automated searches…
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