check_business
Check business records
Use this when the user names a specific US business and asks whether it is legitimate, licensed, or safe to pay, what public records exist on it, or what to check before signing a quote, paying a deposit, sending money, or paying a business that is asking them for money, such as a debt collector. Covered kinds: movers, moving brokers, auto transport, puppy breeders, debt collectors, lenders, debt-relief and credit-repair companies, mortgage servicers, financial advisors, brokerage firms, online stores, ticket resellers, timeshare exit, rental listings, and the home-service and local trades listed below. Returns dated public records, sources and one question to ask, without a verdict, score, rating or recommendation. Movers and moving brokers: FMCSA authority history, insurance filings, household-goods complaints, SAFER safety records, and other carriers in the same state with authority revocation records that share its phone number or company officers. Auto transport: FMCSA motor-vehicle cargo identity, authority, filings and safety records; household-goods complaints do not cover this kind. Puppy breeders: USDA APHIS inspection counts, dates and critical/non-critical counts; current license status and direct-item detail are unavailable. Debt-relief/credit-repair, lenders, debt collectors and mortgage servicers: CFPB complaint counts by year, product mix, response timing against the product baseline and latest complaint date. Financial advisors and brokerage firms: BrokerCheck link only; registration and disclosures are blocked by its terms on AI use. Online stores, ticket resellers, timeshare exit and rental listings: dated FTC weekly-index matches, or an explicitly bounded no-match result. Roofers, HVAC, plumbers, contractors, solar installers, garage-door services, locksmiths, towing/recovery, pest control, used-car dealers, auto repair, apartment complexes and rental/property managers: a thin layer of state lookup guidance where verified, without federal busines
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