Automated background checks

A method to manage application data, comprising:

• receiving a first application comprised of a plurality of application fields;
• storing the received first application;
• receiving a second application comprised of a plurality of application fields;
• storing the received second application;
• receiving a set of a plurality of validation rules, each validation rule configured to specify at least one validation value accessible from a specified source, wherein a value of at least one application field is to agree with the specified at least one validation value;
• determining whether one of the plurality of application fields in the first application agrees with at least one validation rule of the received set of validation rules, and determining whether one of the plurality of application fields in the second application agrees with at least one validation rule of the received set of validation rules;
• and
• generating an administrative report on the determination of the first application and the determination of the second application.

A system to manage application data, comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory, communicatively coupled to the processor;
• an application receiving software component, resident in the memory, configured to receive at least one application form comprised of a plurality of application fields;
• an application data store, communicatively coupled to the processor, configured to store at least one application form received by the application receiving software component;
• a rules receiving software component, resident in the memory, configured to receive at least one validation rule, the at least one validation rule configured to specify at least one validation value accessible from a specified source, wherein a value of an application field is to agree with the specified at least one validation value;
• a rules data store, communicatively coupled to the processor, configured to store at least one validation rule received by the rules receiving software component;
• an evaluator software component, resident in the memory, configured to apply at least one validation rule stored in the rules data store to at least one application field in an application stored in the application data store;
• and
• a reporting software component configured to generate a report of a result of at least one evaluation performed by the evaluator software component.