First Advantage Corporation is a provider of consumer credit information in the mortgage, automotive and specialty finance markets; business credit information in the transportation industry; lead generation services; motor vehicle record reports; supply chain security consulting; employment background verifications; occupational health services; applicant tracking systems; recruiting solutions; skills and behavioral assessments; business tax consulting services; insurance fraud, corporate and litigation investigations; surveillance; computer forensics; electronic discovery; data recovery; due diligence reporting; resident screening; property management software and renters insurance. First Advantage has 4,700 employees in offices throughout the United States and abroad. The company is a majority-owned subsidiary of The First American Corporation.
On November 18, 2009 First American announced that it had completed the buy-in of First Advantage by acquiring all outstanding First Advantage shares not tendered in the exchange offer by means of a short-form merger under Delaware law.