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Equifax + Fortress OS
Verify applicant employment and income through The Work Number, without chasing paystubs by email.
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What is the Equifax + Fortress OS integration?
Fortress OS connects to Equifax through The Work Number to verify what an applicant earns and where they work. The first check confirms the employer and costs nothing. A second check pulls paystub detail for each employer, and you pay only for the reports you ask for.
Key takeaways
The first check confirms the employer at no cost and returns no salary figure.
Pull paystub reports for each employer when you need them, and pay per report.
Paystub pulls sit behind a user permission, so your team cannot run up a bill by accident.
How does Equifax work with Fortress OS?
The Work Number is Equifax's employment and income verification service. You switch it on for a property in Integrations Setup, and Fortress asks you to confirm, since enabling it opens the door to billable screening. Verification then runs in two stages during the application, which keeps the free check separate from the paid one.
What data flows between the two?
The first stage returns the applicant's employer records with no salary attached. When you need the income itself, the second stage returns a paystub report for each employer. Pulling more than one report per adult requires a specific user permission, so the people who can spend money on screening are the people you picked.
Who handles the setup?
Our integrations team handles documentation exchange, API keys, and end-to-end testing. Most Equifax connections go live in a few weeks. You can request a setup any time.
Why should you connect Equifax to Fortress OS?
Income verification turns into a chase. You ask the applicant for paystubs, wait a week, receive two of the four, and squint at a photo of a payslip. Pulling employment straight from the payroll record removes the chase and the judgment call about whether the document in front of you is real.
What changes once you connect Equifax?
Same screening tool. Different day-to-day for your team.
| Daily task | Without the integration | With Fortress OS + Equifax |
|---|---|---|
| Confirming where someone works | You email the applicant, wait, then call an employer who never picks up. | The free first check returns the employer record. |
| Getting income detail | You collect paystub photos of varying legibility. | You pull a paystub report for each employer from payroll data. |
| Controlling screening spend | Anyone who can screen can run up the bill. | Multi-report pulls need a permission you assign. |
| Filing the verification | The evidence lives in an email thread. | It sits on the application, where an auditor will look. |
Tags
- Equifax
- Equifax integration
- Screening
- Fortress OS
- integration
- property management software
- affordable housing
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers about how Equifax and Fortress OS work together. Don't see your question? Ask us →
What is The Work Number?
It is Equifax's employment and income verification service. It reads from payroll records, so verification does not depend on the applicant finding their paystubs or an employer returning your call.
How much does verification cost?
The first check, which returns employer information with no salary detail, is free. You are charged for each paystub report you pull afterwards, so the cost tracks how much detail you asked for.
Can anyone on our team pull paystub reports?
Only users you have granted the paystub permission. It exists so a billable screening cannot be run over and over by someone who was only meant to check an employer.
Is this turned on for every property automatically?
No. You enable it per property in Integrations Setup, and turning it on asks you to confirm first.