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Screening, Fingerprinting and Monitoring Solutions for Financial and Business Services
Protect your clients, capital, and reputation while managing complex regulatory compliance requirements.
Enhancing the entire financial experience.
Continuous Workforce Monitoring
Reduce risk and limit exposure to loss by regularly screening employees to quickly identify changes in employee status, including personal financial irregularities, sanctions, and criminal activity.
See MoreThe Global Screening Imperative
With most Financial Services firms operating internationally, and nearly all hiring applicants who have lived or worked overseas, the need for a global screening program has never been greater.
See MoreLiens, Judgments, Bankruptcies
Ensure your employees can handle sensitive information and perform critical tasks, like maintain compliance and facilitate FINRA U4 submissions, to deliver on your brand promise.
See MoreThe Sterling Advantage
Full spectrum coverage
We help the world’s top banks, broker-dealers, asset managers, private equity firms, insurance companies and other financial services firms efficiently screen, fingerprint and monitor top talent. Our full suite of services integrates with most major ATS and HRIS platforms.
Global reach
Manage your global hiring needs with a localized candidate experience, adherence to regional regulatory compliance standards, and multi-language support. We help you identify restrictions, sanctions, and exclusions maintained by U.S. and international legal and regulatory enforcement organizations.
Ongoing criminal and financial disclosure monitoring
For FINRA regulated firms, relying on your employees or registered reps to self-disclose criminal and financial events for updating Form U4 can potentially open your firm and your clients to risk. Our disclosure monitoring program sends proactive alerts on criminal and financial events to protect your firm from fines and damage to your reputation.
Seamlessly Integrated Fingerprinting
Capture and submit fingerprints to the FBI, FINRA, or NMLS as part of your background screening process. Experience faster turnaround with no appointments needed and flexible evening and weekend availability through a national network of more than 800 state-of-the-art electronic fingerprinting collection stations.
Executive Investigations
Sterling Diligence, a division of Sterling, conducts comprehensive, pre-employment investigations revealing a 360 degree picture of your candidate’s background and credentials. No matter the industry, we uncover information about senior level, high-impact hires giving you the confidence to extend an offer.
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In this series of quarterly updates, compliance expert, Joe Rotondo, discusses recent and upcoming changes in state and federal legislation as it relates to the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). He also shares recent case studies, highlighting what you should watch out for to remain compliant.
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Learn MoreThe State of Identity Verification
Download the PDFStudy: With Increase in Remote Hiring, Employers Voice Concerns Over Identity Fraud During Hiring Process
Read the NewsSterling provides a foundation of safety and trust.
Our vision is to make the world a safer place. And we know the right people make all the difference — in your workplace, hospitals, and schools, to name a few. As a global leader in background and identity services, Sterling can help you navigate uncertainty, and hire with confidence. We'll empower your business to make smarter, faster, safer hiring decisions. Whether you're looking for background check services or want to chat through complex compliance issues — we're here to help.
Sterling provides a foundation of safety and trust.
Our vision is to make the world a safer place. And we know the right people make all the difference — in your workplace, hospitals, and schools, to name a few. As a global leader in background and identity services, Sterling can help you navigate uncertainty, and hire with confidence. We'll empower your business to make smarter, faster, safer hiring decisions. Whether you're looking for background check services or want to chat through complex compliance issues — we're here to help.