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First Advantage Corp

A global provider of employment background screening, identity verification, and hiring-compliance services, First Advantage runs criminal-record checks, drug and health screenings, education and employment verifications, and ongoing monitoring for employers of every size. It traces back to 2003, when it was spun out of title-insurance giant The First American Corporation, taking its name from that parent with "Advantage" added. A fun twist: its roots lie in the real-estate and title world, not recruiting, and its "FA" logo is meant to signal "strength in the..." — a corporate surname it has carried through multiple private-equity owners and a 2021 return to the public market.