PR - Experian Launches ContractorCheck Pro and Teams With Angie?s List

Experian, a global information services company, recently launched ContractorCheck Pro, a new combination report package that provides home-improvement professionals with convenient access to their ContractorCheck report. This includes a full year of business credit report access and monitoring to proactively manage their business profile. Experian also announced it is teaming with Angie’s List to make ContractorCheck products available to its consumers and contractors they rate.

“When Experian launched ContractorCheck this past December, we knew it would complement the services we offer our members because it enables homeowners to make a more informed hiring decision,” said Angie Hicks, founder of Angie’s List. “With ContractorCheck Pro, companies rated on

Angie’s List will have the same information that their potential clients are seeing.”

ContractorCheck Pro consists of a detailed reporting of the contracting business’s credit history and a copy of the ContractorCheck report that consumers receive when reviewing the contractor’s business. With a subscription to ContractorCheck Pro, a contractor can proactively manage the business’s profile by regularly checking both reports and seeing if action needs to be taken on any items that may affect the business’s overall rating. Furthermore, by being able to review and understand the underlying business credit data that drives the ContractorCheck report, contractors can utilize it to their advantage to help acquire new customers by demonstrating the business’s reliability.

“Making sure that your business has a solid credit report is as important as maintaining a positive credit score in your personal life. In fact, when creditors are reviewing the creditworthiness of a small business, or customers are deciding with whom they should do business (like deciding on a contractor), having a solid credit history becomes critical to that business’ success,” said Marc Kirshbaum, president, Experian’s Business Information Services group. “ContractorCheck Pro gives contractors the resources they need to help manage their credit, as well as provide tools to help them continue to grow their businesses. We are delighted to work with Angie’s List to make these services available to its members and the contractors they rate.”

ContractorCheck Pro membership includes:

• Unlimited access to ContractorCheck Pro (combining a detailed account of the business’s credit report and the consumer ContractorCheck report)
• E-mail alerts to inform contractors of any changes in the business credit report that may affect their rating, including new credit inquiries, late trade payments, or major events like liens, judgments and bankruptcies
• Daily monitoring of Experian’s most complete business credit report, powered by Experian’s BizSourceSM credit database

Angie’s List is where thousands of consumers share their ratings and reviews on local contractors and companies in more than 330 different categories. Currently, more than 600,000 consumers across the U.S. rely on Angie’s List to help them find the right contractor or company for the job they need done.