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Credit History Check (CRB)

For roles with fiduciary responsibility, an employment-purpose credit history check drawn from licensed Kenyan CRBs (Metropol, TransUnion, Creditinfo) surfaces material financial-risk indicators without exposing the credit score.

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Turnaround

1–2 business days

Category

Background Screening

Deliverables

3 artefacts

Compliance

Kenya DPA 2019

Overview

What this service delivers

For roles with fiduciary responsibility, an employment-purpose credit history check drawn from licensed Kenyan CRBs (Metropol, TransUnion, Creditinfo) surfaces material financial-risk indicators without exposing the credit score.

Benefits

Why our clients use it

  • Support fiduciary-role hiring decisions
  • Meet CBK and SASRA expectations for financial-services hires
  • Detect fraud markers and identity anomalies

What we search

Scope of the check

Loan Performance

Repayment behaviour patterns across facilities.

Defaults & Listings

Any active CRB negative listings.

Fraud Markers

Identity, address and PIN anomalies.

Public Records

Bankruptcies, judgments, and insolvency filings.

Methodology

Our verification process

Every check follows a documented, DPA-compliant workflow with human analyst review at the final stage.

Step 1

Consent & Verification of Identity

Secure candidate consent and validate identity per Kenya's Data Protection Act, 2019.

Step 2

Direct-Source Investigation

Our analysts contact issuers, registries, or authorities directly — never third-party aggregators.

Step 3

Analyst Review & Reporting

Human-in-the-loop QA before a signed, audit-ready report is released to the requester.

FAQs

Frequently asked

Answers to the questions our clients ask most about this check.

Request Credit History Check (CRB)

Start a screening request in minutes. Our team responds within one business day.