# General Information Services: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 2 judge labels across 1 category by 2 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/general-information-services

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Background screening](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/talent/background-screening/index.md) | 0% | 76 | 100% | 2 |

## And against it

- "referenced actions involving General Information Services / e-Backgroundchecks.com and concerns about matching public-record data to the correct consumer" (GPT-5.4 mini, Background screening)
- "The CFPB took action after finding they failed to take basic steps to ensure accuracy in employment reports." (GPT-6 Luna, Background screening)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named General Information Services, from 6 of the 6 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- consumerfinance.gov: 6
- ftc.gov: 6
- files.consumerfinance.gov: 3
- csoonline.com: 2
- goodhire.com: 2
- search.ftc.gov: 2
- atlantanewsfirst.com: 1
- backgroundchecks.com: 1
- bbb.org: 1
- bib.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2023/09/ftc-says-truthfinder-instant-checkmate-deceived-users-about-background-report-accuracy-violated-fcra: 5
- https://consumerfinance.gov/archive/newsroom/cfpb-takes-action-against-two-of-the-largest-employment-background-screening-report-providers-for-serious-inaccuracies: 2
- https://consumerfinance.gov/enforcement/actions/general-information-services: 2
- https://csoonline.com/article/513407/compliance-good-and-bad-background-checks.html: 2
- https://files.consumerfinance.gov/f/documents/cfpb_fair-credi-reporting-background-screening_2024-01.pdf: 2
- https://ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2012/08/employment-background-screening-company-pay-26-million-penalty-multiple-violations-fair-credit: 2
- https://goodhire.com/resources/articles/5-ways-background-checks-can-put-your-company-at-risk: 2
- https://goodhire.com/static/ff15915ce5e4af9a4f0e836a72d0f3fc/GoodHire-eBook-Company-At-Risk-Feb-2020.pdf: 2

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/hr.