Overview
The TR CLEAR Person Search and Business Search modules enable users to perform comprehensive investigative searches against Thomson Reuters CLEAR's extensive public records database. These searches help verify identities, locate individuals or businesses, and gather publicly available information to support due diligence, fraud prevention, compliance, and underwriting processes.
What are Person Search and Business Search?
Person Search allows users to search for an individual using identifying information such as name, address, phone number, date of birth, or Social Security Number (where permitted).
Business Search enables users to search for organizations using business identifiers such as the business name, Tax ID (EIN), address, or phone number.
Unlike ID Confirm, which verifies submitted information against trusted data sources and returns a confidence score, Person Search and Business Search return comprehensive public records and associated information that can be used for further investigation.
These searches help organizations:
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Locate individuals or businesses.
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Verify publicly available information.
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Perform due diligence and investigations.
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Support Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) processes.
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Gather additional information before making business decisions.
What Information Can Be Searched?
Depending on the search type, users can search using one or more of the following fields.
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Person Search |
Business Search |
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First Name |
Business Name |
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Last Name |
Tax ID (EIN) |
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Date of Birth |
Business Address |
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Social Security Number (where permitted) |
Phone Number |
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Driver's License Number |
State |
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Phone Number |
Registration Information |
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Address |
Additional Business Identifiers |
The available search fields may vary depending on your organization's CLEAR configuration and permissions.
What Information is Returned?
The search returns publicly available information related to the selected person or business. Depending on the available data, results may include:
Person Search
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Known Addresses
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Phone Numbers
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Email Addresses
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Date of Birth
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Relatives and Associates
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Property Records
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Professional Licenses
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Business Affiliations
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Public Records
Business Search
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Business Profile
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Business Addresses
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Phone Numbers
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Registration Information
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Corporate Officers
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Business Affiliations
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UCC Filings
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Public Records
Additional information may be available depending on the selected report type and data sources returned by Thomson Reuters CLEAR.
How to Interpret the Results
Person Search and Business Search may return multiple matching records.
Each result should be reviewed to:
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Confirm that the returned record matches the intended person or business.
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Compare identifying information such as names, addresses, and phone numbers.
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Select the appropriate record before running additional reports, such as Risk Inform or Business/Person Reports, if applicable.
The number of returned records depends on the search criteria and the data available within Thomson Reuters CLEAR.
Where to Find It in Salesforce
Person Search and Business Search are available through the TR CLEAR Search component configured on supported Salesforce objects.
After a search is completed, Salesforce stores:
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TR CLEAR Search Result records containing the search information.
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Associated reports generated from the selected search result (when applicable).
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Links to additional CLEAR reports, including Risk Inform and Business/Person Reports, depending on the actions performed.
Users can review these records directly within Salesforce for future reference and auditing purposes.