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About Resident Credit Reporting


Resident Credit Reporting was established in 1977 to solve screening problems the Houston Apartment Association founders felt plagued the local apartment industry. RCR has unsurpassed data on resident rental histories in the Houston region.

Houston Apartment Association (www.haaonline.org) and First Advantage SafeRent (formerly Registry-SafeRent) (www.Registry-SafeRent.com) have partnered to expand your resident screening options.

Expanded Service

The partnership provides a new and expanded version of RCR featuring additional FREE screening products. The new service provides expanded applicant screening products that enable you to select the best qualified residents and lower the risks of delinquencies and criminal liability.
Resident History - Nationwide rental history and landlord-tenant records.
Criminal Information - Broader criminal screening data.
Help When You Need It - 40 support offices throughout the United States for superior customer service and training.
Quick and Easy - Information is entered into an easy-to-use Web application and a decision is delivered instantly.
Cost Effective - Automated decisions save your staff time.
Move-in/Move-out Entry - Process changes in resident rental histories online through RCR's familiar and easy-to-use tools.
Eviction Entry - Protect yourself and other properties by registering your evictions with RCR.
You can learn more about RCR by e-mailing rcr@haaonline.org or by calling (713) 595-0300.

RCR Facts - Why RCR can help you improve resident screening results

Resident Credit Reporting Simply Better Data
You want to know what we know about your prospective apartment residents.

RCR can help you find out who pays their rent who has moved owing money.
Local data, high volume
RCR processes an average of 10,000 move in/move out updates per month.
Quality data
49.1 percent answered inquiry rate for rental history & eviction information.
Up-to-date
Immediate updates to RCR database from RCR members with skips and evictions.
Data that matters
Rental history data constitutes largest share of matching
information in the RCR database.
68 percent of RCR rental history information is
negative.
The average balance for residents with a negative history is $996.84.