Dunn & Bradstreet credit reports may not be available from the database vendors just yet, but reports from TRW are. The TRW Business ProfilesTM database is available via NewsNet, and it is remarkable in that it represents the first time business credit information has been available “on demand.” TRW has been offering credit reports online since 1975, but an annual subscription fee of between $1,000 and $2,000 has usually been required.
The cost per report is $29, plus the applicable NewsNet connect-hour rate. Reports typically include 30-, 60-, and 90-day payment histories, public report data (UCC filings, tax liens, judgments, bankruptcies, etc.), and company background and business information supplied by Standard & Poor’s, Trinet, and Harris Publishing.
Over eight million businesses are covered. The database dates from 1976 to the present.
