First American CREDCO, also known as First American Credit Information Group, Inc., provides credit and information services for companies. It offers broker certification services, credit reports, add-on services, identity verification and antifraud tools, and strategic marketing solutions. The company also offers credit automation software and services, including credit application analysis and decisioning; bankruptcy, Internet, subprime, and targeted lead generation solutions; and compliance tools. First American serves the mortgage lending, automotive, home equity, manufactured housing, recreational vehicle, boat/marine, and other consumer finance industries. It has strategic alliances with Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and The Reynolds and Reynolds Company. The company was formerly known as Credit Associates and changed its name to CREDCO in 1972. Further, the company changed its name to First American CREDCO in 1995. The company was founded in 1960 and is based in Poway, California. As of September 14, 2005, First American CREDCO operates as a subsidiary of First Advantage Corporation.