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The Professional Background Screening Association (PBSA) exists to advance excellence in the screening profession.
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Events

Webinar
Better Relationships Better Everything...
June 26, 2025 | 3:00pm ET
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Events Continued

2025 Canada Conference, Toronto, Canada
September 18, 2025 | Registration opening in July 2025: $100 USD | Location: MaRS Centre
2025 Annual Conference, Anaheim, CA, USA
October 26-28, 2025 | Early Bird Registration: $695 USD | Hotel: $229++/night
Registration opening August 22, 2025
2025 APAC AGM, Bangkok, Thailand
2-3 December 2025 | Registration opening 26 September 2025
*Event pricing/costs subject to change
Latest News

- May 12, 2025
- US CFPB Issues Withdrawal of ?Several Pieces of Guidance & Pop-Up Webinar
- On Monday, May 12 the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed noticed in the Federal Register that it is withdrawing 67 guidance documents spanning a wide array of policies dating back to 2011, including more than a dozen advisory opinions, bulletins, and circulars addressing the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
- May 5, 2025
- Announcing PBSA's 2025-26 Secretary/Treasurer
- PBSA is pleased to announce our 2025-26 Secretary/Treasurer, Andy Hellman!
- April 29, 2025
- PBSA Website BIG Reveal ? Volunteer Webpages
- The PBSA is excited to announce that we have recently launched an upgrade on our website specifically geared to our Volunteer Program.
- April 22, 2025
- Government Relations Update Q1 2025
- PBSA?s quarterly update to members on some of the more notable government relations efforts that are happening in each of our Councils.
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