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Data Provided Directly From Over Two Million Employers 

The Work Number® database offers credentialed verifiers with permissible purpose access to income and employment data for more than 136 million records.

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Utilizing The Work Number database, Equifax provides differentiated and proprietary data that can give you a more holistic view of applicants.

Helping to Increase Your Conversion Rates

Less administrative burden for you and more time to focus on your business objectives can have a positive impact for your business and your bottom line.

Delivering a Seamless Applicant Experience

Our online verifications offer instant data without additional action from the applicant. Paperless documentation that flows directly into automated underwriting and benefits decisioning platforms can ease customer and administrative burdens.

Trusted by Thousands of Verifiers

We are the preferred provider to hundreds of thousands of credentialed verifiers across thousands of organizations including lenders, credit issuers, and government agencies.
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How The Work Number Keeps Life Moving

As the industry-leading centralized commercial source for income and employment data in the U.S., The Work Number helps deliver information 24/7 so you can make more informed lending decisions quickly.
 

Credentialed Verifiers

Credentialed verifiers with a permissible purpose can access secure income and employment data 24/7.

Employees

Employees may receive decisions faster without being asked to manually provide sensitive income & employment materials to third-party verifiers.

Employers

Employers are freed from many manual verifications by contributing payroll data each pay period.
Featured Solutions

Equifax offers reliable, robust and secure solutions to meet your verification needs.

Income and Employment Verification
Get third-party verifications with income and employment information provided by employers and payroll providers.
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The Work Number ID
Confirm whether an applicant-provided name and social security number matches employer-provided data to quickly validate an applicant’s identity.
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Education Verification
Fast, comprehensive verification of an applicant's education status.
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Property Verification
Verify non-commercial residency with county-level property tax data.
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SSN Verification Services
Quickly match an individual's name, date of birth, and SSN with information from the Social Security Administration.
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IRS Tax Transcripts Fulfillment Service
Obtain various personal tax, business tax, and/or wage statements for a complete picture of all household income.
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SUCCESS STORY
The Equifax team was very proactive and innovative in defining a solution for our manual VOE needs. They took the time to understand our needs and then they launched a well designed and executed plan with no surprises.
Top 5 Mortgage Lender, Ops Director
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Explore Verification Insights

Visit the Verification Views™ blog to learn more about how we can help give you a more informed view of individuals with timely, informative articles.

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How Lenders Can Realize Efficiencies by Choosing a Single Partner for All Their ...
Complete verification coverage enables lenders to seamlessly waterfall from one research process to the next.
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Automated Workflows Can Help Lenders with Credit Decisioning
The Work Number® instant income and employment verifications are already integrated with over 60 loan origination platforms, enabling a more streamlined and informed lending process.
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How Lenders Can Use Technology to Stay Competitive in the Mortgage Industry
Joel Rickman, SVP of Verification Services at Equifax, recently spoke on Fintech Hunting about the changing landscape for lenders and borrowers in the mortgage industry.
SUCCESS STORY
Equifax Verification Services has been an excellent long-term partner in streamlining the delivery of employment data.
Craig Caddell, ReferencePro

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Are you looking to outsource your company’s verifications? Equifax Workforce Solutions can help automate the process and provide additional solutions, including I-9 and unemployment cost management.
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