| Contact | Darin Barney | Jason Nierman |
| Company | MiniCo, Inc. | TransUnion |
| dbarney@minico.com | jnierma@transunion.com | |
| Telephone | 800-528-1056 | 312-985-3059 |
MiniCo, Inc. and TransUnion To Provide Storage Screening Services
LAS VEGAS, Sept. 7, 2005 – MiniCo, Inc., a leading provider of innovative products to the self-storage industry, and TransUnion, a leading global information solutions company, today announced the introduction of Storage ScreeningTM. The announcement was made at the Self Storage Association’s Fall Conference and Trade Show in Las Vegas.
Storage Screening is a data screening solution that has been tailored to meet the specific needs of the self-storage industry. Through the offering, facility owners and managers can cross check applicants against multi-source databases to ensure they are legitimate, law-abiding and creditworthy. This allows self-storage businesses to protect themselves and their customers from the risks associated with unlawful and high-risk tenants.
“We believe in helping our customers make their businesses run more safely and profitably,” said MiniCo Chairman and CEO Hardy Good. “It makes good sense for us to partner with a company like TransUnion given their years of experience in providing automated decision-making solutions.”
With Storage Screening, self-storage managers and owners can verify applicants by referencing the following comprehensive information sources:
- Criminal databases for background checks
- Terrorist databases such as OFAC and FBI Most Wanted
- Sex offender databases
- Payment reporting and payment histories databases
- Credit reporting databases
- Other databases for identify verification and authentication
About MiniCo, Inc. Since 1974, Phoenix-based MiniCo, Inc. has been a self-storage leader providing superior specialty insurance programs, informative publications and valuable products and services created expressly for the self storage industry.
About TransUnion TransUnion is a leading global information solutions company that customers trust as a business intelligence partner and commerce facilitator. TransUnion offers a broad range of financial products and services that enable customers to manage risk and capitalize on market opportunities. The company uses leading-edge technology coupled with extensive analytical capabilities to combat fraud and facilitate credit transactions between businesses and consumers across multiple markets. Founded in 1968, Chicago-based TransUnion employs 4,100 associates that support clients in more than 30 countries. Visit us at Transunion.com.