USIS is making its USMA National Retail Theft Database available

For the first time ever, USIS is making its USMA National Retail Theft Database available to retailers nationwide through Employment Background Investigations, Inc. (EBI).

With this agreement, EBI and its clients gain access to USISí exclusive and proprietary USMA National Retail Theft Database product. The database, which was previously offered solely by USIS, contains client-contributed incident records of confirmed employee theft and shoplifting. Through direct access to this database, EBIís clients will benefit from unprecedented access to information key to employee hiring and loss prevention efforts.

The database houses information relating to theft and fraud (including employee theft, shoplifting, refund/credit card fraud and the passing of bad checks). According to the National Retail Security Survey, as much as 86% of retail theft is not criminally prosecuted. Retailers gain great value from the database because theyíre able to identify many of the individuals across the country who have admitted to stealing, but who may not show up in a typical criminal search, often because their crime was never prosecuted.

ìThe USMA National Retail Theft Database fits perfectly with our mission to provide comprehensive and innovative screening solutions to assist our clients in making the best possible hiring decisions,î said EBI president Rick Kurland. ìEBI is committed to providing our customers with the information they need. By contributing to and accessing the data held in the USMAís Retail Theft Database, EBI clients will have access to a new layer of screening for even more comprehensive programs.î

The collaboration will also advance the growth of the database through contributions of information by both companiesí vast retail client bases, making the database an even more useful tool than ever to retail employers.

ìWith EBIís large retail base and years of screening excellence, weíre confident that theyíll support the growth of the USMA National Retail Theft Database, as the retail industry expects,î said Tim Dowd, president of USIS Commercial Services. ìBoth companies understand and have shown tremendous commitment in this industry; we believe that our arrangement will provide tremendous benefit to all retailers who participate and share information through the database.î