01 / Public records
Why a free search is not a verification
NAUPA/NAST encourages people to search for a business name at no cost. That is valuable discovery, but a search result does not by itself reconcile a current legal entity, confirm custody, or establish claimant authority.
Source: NAST/NAUPA FY2024 publication →
02 / Corporate history
Why names and addresses matter
Acquisitions, DBAs, dissolved subsidiaries, reorganizations, and address changes can separate today's finance team from the name used in an older payment record. A useful review preserves both the connection and the uncertainty.
Market context: corporate entity-history practice →
03 / Process
What a defensible review contains
A source snapshot, retrieval method, record identifiers, entity evidence, jurisdiction questions, confidence labels, and a decision boundary. It should be readable by a controller and reviewable by a professional partner.
Related: our method →