Services

Asset Searches

• Complete Asset Search
  
  Nationwide real property, banks in two states, current employment search, corporations and business affiliations, brokerages and mutual funds, credit history, trademarks and patents litigation, nationwide vehicles, UCC filings. This is our most comprehensive search, ideal for large judgments, insurance investigations and estates.This is not a no hit, no fee search and pre-payment is required. Turnaround time is 7 to 14 days.
  
  
• Basic Asset Search
  
  Identifies current employment and bank account. A charge is applied for any search submitted without a social security number. This is a no hit no fee search. Turnaround time is 7 to 14 days.
  
  
• Employment Search
  
  Current employment whether salaried, per diem or hourly. If subject is self employed, results will be reported and a charge incurred. A charge is applied for any search submitted without a social security number. Turnaround time is 7 to 14 days.
  
  
• Mutual Funds & Brokerages
  
  Identifies account relationships in the largerst brokerages and mutual fund companies, inlcuding closed accounts. Account numbers and balances are not available. This is not a no hit, no fee search and pre-payment is required. Turnaround time is 7 to 14 days.
  
  
• Nationwide Real Property
  
  Identifies real property ownership by name plus one address associated with the subject. Common names may be limited to one state. Same day turnaround in most cases. This is a no hit, no fee search.
  

Skip Tracing/Credit Data

• Subject Locate (Skip Trace)
  
  Skip tracing provides current residence or business address of any individual, includes phone number where available. A charge is applied for any search submitted without a social security number/Federal Tax ID number. Turnaround time is 7 to 14 days.
  
  
• Social Security Number Trace
  
  Skip tracing of social security number into credit bureaus to yield identity and latest address. Also determines if the social security number is being used for fraudulent or Identity Theft purposes. This is not hit, no fee search. Same day turnaround.
  
  
• Social Security Number Locate
  
  Skip tracing determines subject’s social security number from any identifying information. Date of birth and phone included in results when available. Same day turnaround..
  
  
• Dun & Bradstreet Comprehensive Business Information Report™
  
  Complete D&B report. Provides history of business, officers and executives as well as revenues and credit rating and history. Public record information (liens, judgments etc) may also appear. Excellent start for background information for any business. Please submit telephone number along with business name and address. Official business names may be different than provided. This is a no hit, no fee search. Same day turnaround.

Bank Searches

• Complete Bank Search
  
  Search of largest banks in state and smaller banks in subject’s region of residence and/or business within one state. Full report of all accounts located and banks searched. Account numbers and balances are not available. This is not a no hit, no fee search and pre-payment is required. A charge is applied for any search submitted without a Social Security/FEIN number. Turnaround 7-14 days.
  
  
• Bank Account Locate
  
  Identifies one open depository account defined as any account identified by the subject’s social security number or Federal Tax ID number – regardless of account title. Unless specified, account located may be personal or business and in any state (specify limits on our Information Request Form). Exclusions not accepted. Account number and balances are not available. A charge is applied for any search submitted without a Social Security number/Federal Tax ID number. This is a no hit, no fee search. Turnaround 7-14 days.
  
  

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. What information must I have in order to locate assets?

Ideally, each request should include the subject’s name, address, SS/FEIN number and date of birth. If you have only a name and address, we can usually develop the remaining identifiers. If you are unable to provide the subject’s social security number or Federal Employment Identification Number, we apply a $25 surcharge for certain searches. Keep in mind, more complete and accurate information from you yields better results for you.

Q. Under what circumstances are asset searches legal?

With the exemption of real property and patents and trademarks, Liquid assets and other non-public record information are considered to be protected personal financial information according to Gramm-Leach-Bliley (Public Law 106-102). In addition, by providing such information, Search-Net Management may be considered a “financial institution” . Therefore, any request regarding such information, must be accompanied by a signed statement of permissible purpose as outlined in the Federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (Public Law 104-28) and the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003. In addition, Search-Net Management cannot provide account number or balance information. However, this is provided when available. If you are submitting the search for collection purposes, you may be entitled to a credit for all or part of the charge if no recovery results
Generally, if you have a judgment or a documented debt, are acting under court order or investigating a business transaction initiated by the subject, you may order such searches. In matrimonial and estate cases, the permission of one of the spouses or an executor must be on file. Our forms contain fields that indicate the permissible purpose and authorizations but if you prefer to keep us anonymous, you may attach a plain language authorization signed by your client. If you are unsure as to whether you have a legitimate reason to request a search, please call customer service at 212-447-5913.

Q. What is the scope of each asset search?

BANK SEARCHES
Begins within the area of the subject’s home and/or business. The Largest banks in one state are searched and skip traced as well as small to medium sized banks in the general geographic area.

BROKERAGE ACCOUNTS
Searches and skip traces cover the nation’s largest brokerage houses and mutual funds.

BASIC ASSET SEARCH
Searches and skip tracing for current employment and bank account.

COMPLETE ASSET SEARCH
May include banks in areas where there is ownership of a second home or investment properties. For this comprehensive search, assets are checked in multiple states, as are other elements such as UCC filings and civil litigation. Business affiliations, patents and trademarks, real property and brokerage accounts/mutual funds are checked nationwide as well.

Q. Are volume discounts available?

Clients who submit a designated quantity of a particular search, per batch, receive substantial discounts for NO LOCATE NO CHARGE searches; the quantity is calculated based on the number of submissions, not successfully executed. Volume submitters are strongly encouraged to email data files in any format [e.g. Excel, Lotus, ASCII).