Turbulence in the Screening Industry: 2025 First Quarter Pulse Check

About this episode

The episode discusses the current state of the screening industry and the implications of recent changes in guidance from the CFPB.

On this episode of Background Check Radio, Kevin Bachman is joined by fellow IQubed Advisors' colleagues Nick Fishman, Bianca Lager and Jason Morris. We discussed the state of the industry, our concern about limited new product innovation, the growing gap between large and small CRAs, and how the guidance withdraws from the CFPB will affect screeners and employers.

People in this episode

Host: Kevin Bachman

Guests: Nick Fishman, Bianca Lager, Jason Morris

Topics covered

• screening industry
• product innovation
• CRAs
• CFPB guidance

Keywords

• 2025
• first quarter
• industry concerns

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