Edgar Filing: INTERSECTIONS INC

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q


þ		QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2008


o		TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

INTERSECTIONS INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in the charter)


DELAWARE		54-1956515
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or		(I.R.S. Employer
organization)		Identification Number)


14901 Bogle Drive, Chantilly, Virginia		20151
(Address of principal executive office)		(Zip Code)

(703) 488-6100
(Registrant’s telephone number including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes þ No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):


Large accelerated filer o	Accelerated filer þ	Non-accelerated filer o	Smaller reporting company o
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2).

Yes o No þ

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the last practicable date:

As of November 3, 2008, there were 18,382,103 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value, issued and 17,315,687 shares outstanding, with 1,066,416 shares of treasury stock.

Form 10-Q

September 30, 2008

Table of Contents


	Page
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements		3
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 (unaudited)		3
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 (unaudited)		4
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 (unaudited)		5
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)		6
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		24
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk		42
Item 4. Controls and Procedures		43
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings		43
Item 6. Exhibits		44

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

INTERSECTIONS INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)


	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2008			2007			2008			2007
Revenue	$	93,415		$	71,403		$	273,521		$	194,708
Operating expenses:
Marketing		12,776			9,390			38,573			25,325
Commissions		22,319			13,992			61,680			35,830
Cost of revenue		30,439			27,074			88,719			75,070
General and administrative		17,712			14,968			51,031			44,268
Depreciation		2,438			2,221			7,107			6,669
Amortization		2,739			911			8,132			2,336

Total operating expenses		88,423			68,556			255,242			189,498

Income from operations		4,992			2,847			18,279			5,210
Interest income		46			171			218			667
Interest expense		(537	)		(304	)		(1,722	)		(968	)
Other expense, net		(442	)		(18	)		(543	)		(23	)

Income before income taxes and minority interest		4,059			2,696			16,232			4,886
Income tax expense		(1,736	)		(1,269	)		(6,715	)		(2,196	)

Income before minority interest		2,323			1,427			9,517			2,690
Minority interest in net loss of Screening International, LLC		374			297			971			853

Net income	$	2,697		$	1,724		$	10,488		$	3,543

Net income per share — basic	$	0.16		$	0.10		$	0.61		$	0.21
Net income per share — diluted	$	0.15		$	0.10		$	0.60		$	0.20
Weighted average common shares outstanding — basic		17,296			17,156			17,244			17,086
Weighted average common shares outstanding — diluted		17,707			17,560			17,586			17,492

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

INTERSECTIONS INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except par value)

(unaudited)


	September 30,			December 31,
	2008			2007
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	16,344		$	19,780
Short-term investments		4,955			—
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts $182 (2008) and $37 (2007)		25,991			25,471
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		5,608			6,217
Income tax receivable		1,449			4,329
Deferred subscription solicitation costs		26,742			21,912

Total current assets		81,089			77,709

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT—net		17,042			18,817
LONG-TERM INVESTMENT		3,327			—
GOODWILL		79,905			76,506
INTANGIBLE ASSETS—net		36,397			16,855
OTHER ASSETS		21,842			16,381

TOTAL ASSETS	$	239,602		$	206,268

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Note payable—current portion	$	7,013		$	3,346
Note payable to Control Risks Group Ltd.		900			900
Capital leases—current portion		603			1,001
Accounts payable		8,668			10,647
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		19,156			15,187
Accrued payroll and employee benefits		5,124			4,945
Commissions payable		829			2,413
Deferred revenue		4,914			2,886
Deferred tax liability — net, current portion		7,058			6,019

Total current liabilities		54,265			47,344

NOTE PAYABLE — less current portion		36,337			22,347
OBLIGATIONS UNDER CAPITAL LEASES—less current portion		250			699
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES		2,480			2,071
DEFERRED TAX LIABILITY—net, less current portion		8,733			8,935

TOTAL LIABILITIES		102,065			81,396

MINORITY INTEREST		9,067			10,024
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Common stock at $.01 par value; shares authorized, 50,000; shares issued, 18,381 (2008) and 18,172 (2007); shares outstanding, 17,315 (2008) and 17,106 (2007)		184			182
Additional paid-in capital		102,613			99,706
Treasury stock, 1,066 shares at cost		(9,516	)		(9,516	)
Retained earnings		34,845			24,357
Accumulated other comprehensive income:
Cash flow hedge		208			—
Other		136			119

Total stockholders’ equity		128,470			114,848

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY	$	239,602		$	206,268

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

INTERSECTIONS INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands, unaudited)


	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2008			2007
Net income	$	10,488		$	3,543
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation		7,067			6,756
Amortization of intangible assets		8,132			2,336
Amortization of gain from sale leaseback		(29	)		(72	)
Loss on disposal of fixed assets		—			60
Amortization of debt issuance cost		76			57
Provision for doubtful accounts		145			19
Share based compensation		3,251			2,026
Amortization of deferred subscription solicitation costs		38,624			24,125
Minority interest in net loss of Screening International, LLC		(971	)		(853	)
Foreign currency transaction losses, net		293			29
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of businesses acquired:
Accounts receivable		(557	)		(4,523	)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		609			(1,505	)
Income tax receivable		2,880			1,296
Deferred subscription solicitation costs		(46,059	)		(34,122	)
Other assets		(1,479	)		(6,585	)
Accounts payable		(2,104	)		2,605
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		4,095			2,228
Accrued payroll and employee benefits		179			(2,473	)
Commissions payable		(1,584	)		872
Deferred revenue		2,028			(2,546	)
Deferred income tax, net		(202	)		(26	)
Other long-term liabilities		334			2,273

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		25,216			(4,480	)

NET CASH (USED IN) PROVIDED BY INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Acquisition of property and equipment		(5,400	)		(4,325	)
(Purchase) sale of short-term investments		(4,955	)		10,453
Purchase of long-term investment		(3,327	)		—
Cash paid in the acquisition of Intersections Insurance Services, Inc		—			(5	)
Cash paid in the acquisition of Net Enforcers, Inc., net of cash received		(867	)		—
Cash paid in the acquisition of Hide N’ Seek, LLC, net of cash received		—			(936	)
Cash paid in the acquisition of intangible membership agreements		(30,176	)		—

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities		(44,725	)		5,187

NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Note receivable		—			(750	)
Repayments on note payable		(14,955	)		(2,546	)
Capital lease payments		(846	)		(820	)
Borrowings under credit facility		32,611			450
Debt issuance costs		(132	)		—
Cash proceeds from stock options exercised		175			940
Tax benefit of stock options exercised		—			372
Withholding tax payment on vesting of restricted stock units		(517	)		—
Repurchase of treasury stock		—			(471	)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		16,336			(2,825	)

EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE ON CASH		(263	)		71

DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS		(3,436	)		(2,047	)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS—Beginning of period		19,780			15,580

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS—End of period	$	16,344		$	13,533

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Cash paid for interest	$	1,348		$	853

Cash paid for taxes	$	3,802		$	1,575

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NONCASH FINANCING AND INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Equipment accrued but not paid	$	353		$	531

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

INTERSECTIONS INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

1. Organization and Business

We offer consumers a variety of consumer protection services and other consumer products and services primarily on a subscription basis. Our services help consumers protect themselves against identity theft or fraud and understand and monitor their credit profiles and other personal information. Through our subsidiary, Intersections Insurance Services, Inc. (“IISI”), we expanded our portfolio of services to include consumer discounts on healthcare, home and auto related expenses, access to professional financial and legal information, and life, accidental death and disability insurance products. Our consumer services are offered through relationships with clients, including many of the largest financial institutions in the United States and Canada, and clients in other industries. In addition, we also offer our services directly to consumers.

Through our majority-owned subsidiary, Screening International, LLC (“SI”), we provide personnel and vendor background screening services to businesses worldwide. In May 2006, we created SI with Control Risks Group, Ltd., (“CRG”), a company based in the UK, by combining our subsidiary, American Background Information Services, Inc. (“ABI”) with CRG’s background screening division. We own 55% of SI, and have the right to designate a majority of the five-member board of directors. CRG owns 45% of SI. We and CRG have agreed to cooperate to meet any future financing needs of SI, including guaranteeing third party loans and making additional capital contributions on a pro rata basis, if necessary, subject to certain capital call and minority protection provisions.

SI has offices in Virginia, the UK, and Singapore. SI’s clients include leading United States, UK and global companies in such areas as manufacturing, healthcare, telecommunications and financial services. SI provides a variety of risk management tools for the purpose of personnel and vendor background screening, including criminal background checks, driving records, employment verification and reference checks, drug testing and credit history checks.

We have three reportable segments. Our Consumer Products and Services segment includes our consumer protection and other consumer products and services. This segment consists of identity theft management tools, membership product offerings and other subscription based services such as life and accidental death insurance. Our Background Screening segment includes the personnel and vendor background screening services provided by SI. Our Other segment includes services from our relationship with a third party that administers referrals for identity theft to major banking institutions and breach services reallocated from the Consumer Products and Services segment. This segment also includes the software management solutions for the bail bond industry provided by Captira Analytical, LLC (“Captira”) and corporate brand protection provided by Net Enforcers, Inc. (“Net Enforcers”).

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation and Consolidation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by us in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Our financial results include Captira, which we acquired from Hide N’Seek, LLC on August 7, 2007 and Net Enforcers, which we acquired on November 30, 2007. In the opinion of management, all adjustments consisting of only normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of our financial position, the results of our operations and cash flows have been made. All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated. The condensed consolidated results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results for the full year.

These condensed consolidated financial statements do not include all the information or notes necessary for a complete presentation and, accordingly, should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes for the year ended December 31, 2007, as filed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

We consider all highly liquid investments, including those with an original maturity of three months or less, to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents consist primarily of interest-bearing accounts and short-term U.S. treasury securities with original maturities less than or equal to 90 days. Interest income on these short-term investments is recognized when earned.

Investments

Our short-term investments consist of short-term U.S. Treasury securities with original maturities greater than 90 days but no greater than one year. These investments are categorized as held to maturity, in accordance with SFAS No. 115, Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities (SFAS 115), and are carried at amortized cost because we have both the intent and the ability to hold these investments until they mature. Discounts are accreted into earnings over the life of the investment. Interest income is recognized when earned. There are no restrictions on the withdrawal of these investments.

Our long-term investments consist of investments in equity shares of privately held companies and are evaluated in accordance Accounting Principles Board Opinion (“APB”) No. 18, The Equity Method of Accounting for Investments in Common Stock (APB 18). During the three months ended September 30, 2008, we made a long-term investment of approximately $3.3 million in preferred stock of a private company to expand our comprehensive identity theft protection services to consumers. The investment is included in Long-Term Investment on our condensed consolidated balance sheet. See Note 7, Long-Term Investments.

We evaluate impairment of investments in accordance with Emerging Issues Task Force 03-01, The Meaning of Other-Than-Temporary Impairment and its Application to Certain Investments. Accordingly, we consider both triggering events and tangible evidence that investments are recoverable within a reasonable period of time, as well as its intent and ability to hold investments that may have become temporarily or otherwise impaired.

Foreign Currency Translation

We account for foreign currency translation and transaction gains and losses in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 52, Foreign Currency Translation. We translate the assets and liabilities of our foreign subsidiaries at the exchange rate in effect at the end of the period and the results of operations at the average rate throughout the period. The translation adjustments are recorded into other comprehensive income as a separate component of shareholders equity, while transaction gains and losses are included in net income.

Accounts and Note Receivable

Accounts receivable represents trade receivables as well as in-process credit card billings. We provide an allowance for doubtful accounts on trade receivables based upon factors related to historical trends, a specific review of outstanding invoices and other information. We also record a provision for estimated sales refunds and allowances related to sales in the same period that the related revenues are recorded. These estimates are based on historical refunds and other known factors.

In December 2006, we entered into a note receivable with Captira in the amount of $750 thousand. In addition, we increased the note receivable by $750 thousand in 2007. In conjunction with the acquisition of Captira, we forgave the outstanding note balance of $1.5 million in the year ended December 31, 2007, including $67 thousand of interest.

Goodwill and Other Intangibles

We record, as goodwill, the excess of purchase price over the fair value of the identifiable net assets acquired in a purchase transaction. The fair value of the identifiable net assets acquired is determined based upon a third party valuation, evaluation of other information and management review.

SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, prescribes a two-step process for impairment testing of goodwill and intangibles with indefinite lives, which is required to be performed annually, as well as when an event triggering impairment may have occurred. The first step tests for impairment, while the second step, if necessary, measures the impairment. We have elected to perform our annual analysis as of October 31 of each fiscal year. As of September 30, 2008, no indicators of impairment have been identified.

Intangible assets subject to amortization include trademarks and customer, marketing and technology related assets. Such intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line or accelerated basis over their estimated useful lives, which are generally three to ten years.

Derivative Financial Instruments

We account for derivative financial instruments in accordance with SFAS No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, as amended and interpreted. SFAS No. 133 requires us to recognize all derivative instruments on the balance sheet at fair value, and contains accounting guidance for hedging instruments, which depend on the nature of the hedge relationship. All financial instrument positions are intended to be used to reduce risk by hedging an underlying economic exposure. In 2008, we entered into certain interest rate swap transactions that convert our variable-rate debt to fixed-rate debt. Our interest rate swaps are related to variable interest rate risk exposure associated with our long-term debt and are intended to manage this risk. The counterparty to our derivative agreements is a major financial institution for which we continually monitor its position and credit ratings. We do not anticipate nonperformance by this financial institution. The effective portion of the change in fair value of interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges are recorded in the shareholders’ equity section in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet. The ineffective portion of the interest rate swaps, if any, is recorded in interest expense in the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of income.

The interest rate swaps on our outstanding term loan amount and a portion of our outstanding revolving line of credit have initial notional amounts of $28.0 million and $15.0 million, respectively. The swaps modify our interest rate exposure by effectively converting the variable rate on our term loan (3.74% at September 30, 2008) to a fixed rate of 3.20% per annum through December 2011 and on our revolving line of credit (3.74% at September 30, 2008) to a fixed rate of 3.44% per annum through December 2011. The notional amount of the term loan interest rate swap amortizes on a monthly basis through December 2011 and the notional amount of the line of credit interest rate swap amortizes to $10.0 million in 2009 and terminates in December 2011. We use the monthly LIBOR interest rate and have the intent and ability to continue to use this rate on our hedged borrowings. Accordingly, we do not recognize any ineffectiveness on the swaps as allowed under the hypothetical derivative method of Derivative Implementation Group Issue No. G7, Cash Flow Hedges: Measuring the Ineffectiveness of a Cash Flow Hedge under Paragraph 30(b) When the Shortcut Method Is Not Applied. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, there was no ineffective portion of the hedge and therefore, no impact to the condensed consolidated statement of income.

Fair Value Measurements

We adopted SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements, as amended, on January 1, 2008. SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework and gives guidance regarding the methods used for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. In February 2008, the FASB released a FASB Staff Position (FSP FAS 157-2—Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157) which delays the effective date of SFAS No. 157 for all nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities, except those that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis (at least annually) to fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008. The partial adoption of SFAS No. 157 for financial assets and liabilities did not have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements. We are currently analyzing the impact, if any, of adopting SFAS No. 157 for non-financial assets and liabilities.

SFAS No. 157 clarifies that fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that

should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. FASB Staff Position (“FSP”) No. 157-3, Determining the Fair Value of an Asset When the Market For that Asset is not Active, clarifies the application of SFAS No. 157 in a market that is not active and provides an example to illustrate key considerations in determining the fair value of a financial asset when the market for that financial asset is not active. As a basis for considering such assumptions, SFAS No. 157 establishes a three-tier value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows: (Level 1) observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets; (Level 2) inputs other than the quoted prices in active markets that are observable either directly or indirectly; and (Level 3) unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data, which require us to develop our own assumptions. This hierarchy requires us to use observable market data, when available, and to minimize the use of unobservable inputs when determining fair value. On a recurring basis, we measure certain financial assets and liabilities at fair value, including marketable securities and our interest rate swaps. See Note 4, Fair Value Measurements.

We adopted SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities—Including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115, on January 1, 2008. SFAS No. 159 expands the use of fair value accounting but does not affect existing standards which require assets or liabilities to be carried at fair value. The objective of SFAS No. 159 is to improve financial reporting by providing companies with the opportunity to mitigate volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently without having to apply complex hedge accounting provisions. Under SFAS No. 159, a company may elect to use fair value to measure eligible items at specified election dates and report unrealized gains and losses on items for which the fair value option has been elected in earnings at each subsequent reporting date. Eligible items include, but are not limited to, accounts and loans receivable, available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities, equity method investments, accounts payable, guarantees, issued debt and firm commitments. Currently, we have not expanded our eligible items subject to the fair value option under SFAS No. 159.

For the financial instruments that are not accounted for under SFAS 157, which consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, short-term government debt instruments, trade accounts receivables, notes payable, leases payable, accounts payable and short-term and long-term debt, we consider the recorded value of the financial instruments to approximate the fair value based on the liquidity of these financial instruments.

Revenue Recognition

We recognize revenue on 1) identity theft, credit management and background services, 2) accidental death insurance and 3) other membership products.

Our products and services are offered to consumers primarily on a monthly subscription basis. Subscription fees are generally billed directly to the subscriber’s credit card, mortgage bill or demand deposit accounts. The prices to subscribers of various configurations of our products and services range generally from $4.99 to $25.00 per month. As a means of allowing customers to become familiar with our services, we sometimes offer free trial or guaranteed refund periods. No revenues are recognized until applicable trial periods are completed.

Identity Theft, Credit Management and Background Services

We recognize revenue from our services in accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 101, Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements, as amended by SAB No. 104, Revenue Recognition. Consistent with the requirements of SAB No.’s 101 and 104, revenue is recognized when: a) persuasive evidence of arrangement exists as we maintain signed contracts with all of our large financial institution customers and paper and electronic confirmations with individual purchases, b) delivery has occurred once the product is transmitted over the internet, c) the seller’s price to the buyer is fixed as sales are generally based on contract or list prices and payments from large financial institutions are collected within 30 days with no significant write-offs, and d) collectability is reasonably assured as individual customers pay by credit card which has limited our risk of non-collection. Revenue for monthly subscriptions is recognized in the month the subscription fee is earned. For subscriptions with refund provisions whereby only the prorated subscription fee is refunded upon cancellation by the subscriber, deferred subscription fees are recorded when billed and amortized as subscription fee revenue on a straight-line basis over the subscription period, generally one year. We generate revenue from one-time credit reports and background screenings which are recognized when the report is provided to the customer electronically, which is generally at the time of completion.

related to annual subscription with full refund provisions is recognized on the expiration of these refund provisions. Revenue related to annual subscribers with pro-rata provisions is recognized based on a pro rata share of revenue earned. An allowance for discretionary subscription refunds is established based on our actual experience.

We also provide services for which certain financial institution clients are the primary obligors directly to their customers. Revenue from these arrangements is recognized when earned, which is at the time we provide the service, generally on a monthly basis.

The amount of revenue recorded by us is determined in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) 99-19, Reporting Revenue Gross as a Principal versus Net as an Agent, which addresses whether a company should report revenue based on the gross amount billed to a customer or the net amount retained by us (amount billed less commissions or fees paid). We generally record revenue on a gross basis in the amount that we bill the subscriber when our arrangements with financial institution clients provide for us to serve as the primary obligor in the transaction, we have latitude in establishing price and we bear the credit risk for the amount billed to the subscriber. We generally record revenue in the amount that we bill our financial institution clients, and not the amount billed to their customers, when our financial institution client is the primary obligor, establishes price to the customer and bears the credit risk.

Accidental Death Insurance and Other Membership Products

We recognize revenue from our services in accordance with SAB No. 101, as amended by SAB No. 104. Consistent with the requirements of SAB No.’s 101 and 104 revenue is recognized when: a) persuasive evidence of arrangement exists as we maintain paper and electronic confirmations with individual purchases, b) delivery has occurred at the completion of a product trial period, c) the seller’s price to the buyer is fixed as the price of the product is agreed to by the customer as a condition of the sales transaction which established the sales arrangement, and d) collectability is reasonably assured as evidenced by our collection of revenue through the monthly mortgage payments of our customers or through checking account debits to our customers’ accounts. Revenues from insurance contracts are recognized when earned. Marketing of our insurance products generally involves a trial period during which time the product is made available at no cost to the customer. No revenues are recognized until applicable trial periods are completed.

The amount of revenue recorded by us is determined in accordance with FASB’s EITF 99-19. For insurance products, we generally record revenue on a net basis as we perform as an agent or broker for the insurance products without assuming the risks of ownership of the insurance products. For membership products, we generally record revenue on a gross basis as we serve as the primary obligor in the transactions, have latitude in establishing price and bear credit risk for the amount billed to the subscriber.

We participate in agency relationships with insurance carriers that underwrite insurance products offered by us. Accordingly, insurance premiums collected from customers and remitted to insurance carriers are excluded from our revenues and operating expenses. Insurance premiums collected but not remitted to insurance carriers as of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 totaled $2.2 million and $1.3 million, respectively, and is included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities in our condensed consolidated balance sheet.

Other Monthly Subscription Products

We generate revenue from other types of subscription based products provided from our Other segment. We recognize revenue on services provided from identity theft referrals from major banking institutions and breach services previously allocated to the Consumer Products and Services segment. We also recognize revenue from providing management service solutions, offered by Captira, on a monthly subscription basis, and online brand protection and brand monitoring, offered by Net Enforcers, on a monthly basis.

Deferred Subscription Solicitation and Advertising

We expense advertising costs the first time advertising takes place, except for direct-response marketing costs. Direct-response marketing costs include telemarketing, web-based marketing and direct mail costs related directly to subscription solicitation. In accordance with American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Statement of Position (“SOP”) 93-7, Reporting on Advertising Costs, direct-response advertising costs are deferred and charged to operations on a cost pool basis as the corresponding revenues from subscription fees are recognized, but not for more than one year.

The recoverability of the amounts capitalized as deferred subscription solicitation costs are evaluated at each balance sheet date, in accordance with SOP 93-7, by comparing the carrying amounts of such assets on a cost pool basis to the probable remaining future benefit expected to result directly from such advertising. Probable remaining future benefit is estimated based upon historical customer patterns, and represents net revenues less costs to earn those revenues.

Commission Costs

In accordance with SAB No. 101, as amended by SAB No. 104, commissions that relate to annual subscriptions with full refund provisions and monthly subscriptions are expensed when incurred, unless we are entitled to a refund of the commissions. If annual subscriptions are cancelled prior to their initial terms, we are generally entitled to a full refund of the previously paid commission for those annual subscriptions with a full refund provision and a pro-rata refund, equal to the unused portion of the subscription, for those annual subscriptions with a pro-rata refund provision. Commissions that relate to annual subscriptions with full commission refund provisions are deferred until the earlier of expiration of the refund privileges or cancellation. Once the refund privileges have expired, the commission costs are recognized ratably in the same pattern that the related revenue is recognized. Commissions that relate to annual subscriptions with pro-rata refund provisions are deferred and charged to operations as the corresponding revenue is recognized. If a subscription is cancelled, upon receipt of the refunded commission from our client, we record a reduction to the deferred commission.

We have prepaid commission agreements with some of our clients. Under these agreements, we pay a one-time upfront commission on new subscribers in lieu of ongoing commission payments. We amortize these upfront commissions, on an accelerated basis, over a period of time not to exceed three years, which is the average expected life of customers. The short-term portion of the prepaid commissions are shown in prepaid expenses and other current assets on our condensed consolidated balance sheet. The long-term portion of the prepaid commissions are shown in other assets on our condensed consolidated balance sheet. Amortization is included in commissions expense on our condensed consolidated statement of income.

Deferred subscription solicitation costs included in the accompanying balance sheet as of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, were $30.9 million and $23.5 million, which includes $4.2 million and $1.6 million reported in other assets, respectively, on our condensed consolidated balance sheet. Amortization of deferred subscription solicitation and commission costs, which are included in either marketing or commissions expense in our condensed consolidated statement of income, for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 were $13.2 million and $9.4 million, respectively. Amortization of deferred subscription solicitation and commission costs for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 were $38.6 million and $24.1 million, respectively. Subscription solicitation costs expensed as incurred related to marketing costs, which are included in marketing expenses in our condensed consolidated statement of income, as they did not meet the criteria for deferral in accordance with SOP 93-7, for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 were $1.1 million and $215 thousand, respectively. Subscription solicitation costs expensed as incurred related to marketing costs in the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 were $3.5 million and $1.9 million, respectively.

Deferred Debt Issuance Costs

Deferred debt issue costs are stated at cost, less accumulated amortization, and are included in other assets on our condensed consolidated balance sheet. Amortization of debt issue costs is over the life of the loan using the effective interest method. Amortization is included in interest expense on our condensed consolidated statement of income.

Software Development Costs

We develop software for internal use and capitalize software development costs incurred during the application development stage in accordance with SOP 98-1, Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software Developed or Obtained for Internal Use, and EITF 00-2, Accounting for Web Site Development Cost. Costs incurred prior to and after the application development stage are charged to expense. When the software is ready for its intended use, capitalization ceases and such costs are amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life, which is generally three to five years.

In accordance with SOP 98-1, we regularly review our capitalized software projects for impairment in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets. We did not have any impairments in the three or nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007.

Income Taxes

We account for income taxes under the provisions of SFAS No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes, which requires an asset and liability approach to financial accounting and reporting for income taxes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance if, based on the weight of available evidence, it is more likely than not (a likelihood of more than 50%) that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.

We believe that our tax positions comply with applicable tax law. As a matter of course, we may be audited by various taxing authorities and these audits may result in proposed assessments where the ultimate resolution may result in us owing additional taxes. Financial Interpretation (“FIN”) No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes, addresses the determination of whether tax benefits claimed or expected to be claimed on a tax return should be recorded in the financial statements. Under FIN No. 48, we may recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such a position should be measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than fifty percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement.

Share-Based Compensation

We currently have three equity incentive plans, the 1999 and 2004 Stock Option Plans and the 2006 Stock Incentive Plan which provide us with the opportunity to compensate selected employees with stock options, restricted stock and restricted stock units. A stock option entitles the recipient to purchase shares of common stock from us at the specified exercise price. Restricted stock and restricted stock units (“RSUs”) entitle the recipient to obtain stock or stock units, $.01 par value, which vest over a set period of time. RSUs are granted at no cost to the employee and employees do not need to pay an exercise price to obtain the underlying common stock. All grants or awards made under the Plans are governed by written agreements between us and the participants.

We account for share-based compensation under the provisions of SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment. We use the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to value all options and the straight-line method to amortize this fair value as compensation cost over the requisite service period.

Total share-based compensation expense included in general and administrative expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 was $1.1 million and $737 thousand, respectively. Total share-based compensation expense included in general and administrative expenses on our condensed consolidated statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 was $3.3 million and $2.0 million, respectively.

The fair value of each option granted has been estimated as of the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions:


	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2008			2007
Expected dividend yield		0	%		0	%
Expected volatility		37.7	%		38.0	%
Risk free interest rate		3.1	%		4.5	%
Expected life of options		6.2 years			6.3 years

Expected Dividend Yield. The Black-Scholes valuation model requires an expected dividend yield as an input. We have not issued dividends in the past nor do we expect to issue dividends in the future. As such, the dividend yield used in our valuations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 were zero.

Expected Volatility. The expected volatility of the options granted was estimated based upon the average volatility of comparable public companies, as described in the SEC’s Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 107. Due to the fact that we have only been a

public company for approximately four years, we believe that there is not a substantive share price history to calculate accurate volatility and have elected to use the average volatility of companies similar to us in size or industry. At the point when we have enough public history, we will reconsider the utilization of our own stock price volatility.

Risk-free Interest Rate. The yield on actively traded non-inflation indexed U.S. Treasury notes was used to extrapolate an average risk-free interest rate based on the expected term of the underlying grants.

Expected Term. The expected term of options granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 was determined under the simplified calculation provided in SAB No. 107, as amended by SAB No. 110 ((vesting term + original contractual term)/2). For the majority of grants valued during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, the options had graded vesting over 3 and 4 years (equal vesting of options annually) and the contractual term was 10 years.

Net Income Per Common Share

Basic and diluted income per share are determined in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 128, Earnings Per Share. Basic income per common share is computed using the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period. Diluted income per share is computed using the weighted average number of shares of common stock, adjusted for the dilutive effect of potential common stock. Potential common stock, computed using the treasury stock method or the if-converted method, includes the potential exercise of stock options under our share-based employee compensation plans, our restricted stock units and warrants.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, options to purchase 4.3 million and 3.0 million shares, respectively, of common stock have been excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share as their effect would be anti-dilutive. These shares could dilute earnings per share in the future.

A reconciliation of basic income per common share to diluted income per common share is as follows:


	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2008		2007		2008		2007
	(in thousands, except per				(in thousands, except per
	share data)				share data)
Net income available to common shareholders — basic and diluted	$	2,697	$	1,724	$	10,488	$	3,543

Weighted average common shares outstanding—basic		17,296		17,156		17,244		17,086
Dilutive effect of common stock equivalents		411		404		342		406

Weighted average common shares outstanding—diluted		17,707		17,560		17,586		17,492

Income per common share:
Basic	$	0.16	$	0.10	$	0.61	$	0.21
Diluted	$	0.15	$	0.10	$	0.60	$	0.20

Treasury Stock

In 2007, we repurchased shares of our common stock. We account for treasury stock under the cost method and include treasury stock as a component of stockholder’s equity. We did not repurchase shares of common stock in the nine months ended September 30, 2008.

Segment Reporting

SFAS No. 131, Disclosures About Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information, defines how operating segments are determined and requires disclosure about products, services, major customers and geographic areas. We have three reportable segments.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2008, we changed our segment reporting by realigning a portion of the Consumer Products and Services segment into the Other segment. The Other segment now contains services from our relationship with a third party that administers referrals for identity theft to major banking institutions and breach services previously accounted for in the Consumer Products and Services segment. The modification to the business segments were determined based on how our senior management analyzed, evaluated, and operated our global operations beginning in the three months ended June 30, 2008.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141R, Business Combinations. SFAS No. 141R replaces SFAS No. 141 on accounting for business combinations, specifically the cost-allocation process. SFAS No. 141R requires an acquirer to recognize the assets acquired, liabilities assumed and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree at the acquisition date, at their fair values as of that date. In addition, an acquirer is required to recognize assets or liabilities arising from contractual contingencies as of the acquisition date, at their acquisition date fair values. Acquisition related costs that were previously allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed under SFAS No. 141 should be recognized separately from the acquisition under SFAS No. 141R. The provisions of SFAS No. 141R are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008 and interim periods within those fiscal years. We are in the process of evaluating the impact, if any, that SFAS No. 141R will have on our consolidated financial statements.

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements — an Amendment of ARB No. 51. SFAS No. 160 establishes accounting and reporting standards for the noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. The presentation of a noncontrolling interest has been modified for both the income statement and balance sheet, as well as expanded disclosure requirements that clearly identify and distinguish between the interests of the parent’s owners and the interest of the noncontrolling owners of a subsidiary. The provisions of SFAS No. 160 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008 and interim periods within those fiscal years. We are in the process of evaluating the impact, if any, that SFAS No. 160 will have on our consolidated financial statements.

In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities. SFAS No. 161 amends SFAS No. 133 by improving financial reporting about derivative instruments and hedging activities by requiring enhanced disclosures to enable investors to better understand their effects on an entity’s financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. The provisions of SFAS No. 161 are effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008 and interim periods within those fiscal years. We are in the process of evaluating the impact, if any, that SFAS No. 161 will have on our consolidated financial statements.

In April 2008, the FASB issued Staff Position (“FSP”) No. 142-3, Determination of the Useful Life of Intangible Assets. FSP No. 142-3 amends the factors that should be considered in developing renewal or extension assumptions used to determine the useful life of a recognized intangible asset under SFAS No. 142. The provisions of FSP No. 142-3 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008 and interim periods within those fiscal years. We are in the process of evaluating the impact, if any, that FSP No. 142-3 will have on our consolidated financial statements.

In May 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 162, The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principle”. SFAS No. 162 identifies the sources of accounting principles and the framework for selecting the principles to be used in the preparation of financial statements that are presented in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. This Statement is effective 60 days following the SEC’s approval of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board amendments to AU Section 411, The Meaning of Present Fairly in Conformity with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. We are in the process of evaluating the impact, if any, that SFAS No. 162 will have on our consolidated financial statements.

In June 2008, the FASB issued FSP Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) No. 03-6-1, Determining Whether Instruments Granted in Share-Based Payment Transactions are Participating Securities. FSP EITF No. 03-6-1 clarifies that unvested share-based payment awards that contain nonforfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents (whether paid or unpaid) are participating securities and are to be included in the computation of earnings per share under the two-class method described in SFAS No. 128, Earnings Per Share. This FSP EITF is effective for us on January 1, 2009 and requires all presented prior-period earnings per share data to be adjusted retrospectively. We are in the process of evaluating the impact, if any, that FSP EITF No. 03-6-1 will have on our consolidated financial statements.

In October 2008, the FASB issued FSP No. 157-3, Determining the Fair Value of a Financial Asset When the Market for That Asset is Not Active. FSP No. 157-3 clarifies the application of SFAS No. 157 in a market that is not active and provides an example to illustrate key considerations in determining the fair value of a financial asset when the market for that financial asset is not active. The provisions of FSP No. 157-3 were effective upon issuance and for financial statements not yet reported. The adoption of FSP No. 157-3 did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

3. Business Acquisitions

Net Enforcers

On November 30, 2007, we acquired all of the outstanding shares of Net Enforcers, a Florida S corporation, for approximately $15.2 million in cash, which included approximately $1.2 million in acquisition costs. Additional consideration up to approximately $3.5 million in cash will be due if such company achieves certain financial statement metrics and revenue targets in the future. This transaction was accounted for as a business combination in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 141. Therefore, once is the achievements are met and the payment is considered distributable, we will record the fair value of the consideration issued as additional purchase price.

The estimated determination of the purchase price allocation was based on the fair values of the acquired assets and liabilities assumed including acquired intangible assets. The estimated determination was made by management through various means, including obtaining a third party valuation of identifiable intangible assets acquired and an evaluation of the fair value of other assets and liabilities acquired. In the nine months ended September 30, 2008, we modified our purchase price allocation by reducing the fair value of intangible assets by $2.5 million and increasing goodwill for the same amount, as a result of revisions to the preliminary purchase price allocation. There were additional net increases to goodwill of approximately $751 thousand in the nine months ended September 30, 2008 that were due to acquisition costs and ongoing adjustments to the fair values of assets acquired.

The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition (in thousands):


Current assets			$	683
Intangible assets:
Trade name (estimated useful life of 5 years)	$	395
Customer relationships (estimated useful life of 7 years)		2,290
Non-compete agreement (estimated useful life of 5 years)		560
Existing developed technology assets (estimated useful life of 5 years)		363

Total intangible assets				3,608
Goodwill				11,697
Other current liabilities				(812	)

Net assets acquired			$	15,176

The $11.7 million of goodwill was assigned to the Other segment. The total amount is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes.

Net Enforcers is a leading provider of corporate identity theft protection services, including online brand monitoring, online auction monitoring and enforcement, intellectual property monitoring and other services. Through a combination of proprietary technology and specialized business processes, Net Enforcers helps corporate brand owners prevent illegal trademark and copyright abuse, counterfeit product and service sales, grey market sales, channel policy violations, and other business risks of the online world. Net Enforcers complements our industry leading, consumer-focused identity theft protection services with offerings of corporate identity theft protection services.

The impact of Net Enforcers on our historical operating results is not material and as such, pro-forma financial information is not presented.

Captira

On August 7, 2007, our wholly owned subsidiary, Captira, acquired substantially all of the assets of Hide N’ Seek, an Idaho limited liability company, for $3.1 million, which included approximately $105 thousand in acquisition costs. Additional consideration up to approximately $2.5 million in cash will be due if Captira achieves certain cash flow milestones in the future. This transaction was accounted for as a business combination in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 141. Therefore, once the achievements are met and the payment is considered distributable, we will record the fair value of the consideration issued as additional purchase price.

The purchase price consists of the following (in thousands):


Cash paid	$	833
Assumption of operating liabilities		637
Forgiveness of loans and accrued interest from Intersections		1,567
Transaction costs		105

	$	3,142

The determination of the purchase price allocation was based on the fair values of the acquired assets and liabilities assumed including acquired intangible assets. The determination was made by management through various means, including obtaining a third party valuation of identifiable intangible assets acquired and an evaluation of the fair value of other assets and liabilities acquired.

The following table summarizes the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition (in thousands):


Current assets			$	12
Property, plant and equipment				36
Intangible assets:
Trade name (estimated useful life of 4 years)	$	407
Existing developed technology assets (estimated useful life of 4 years)		1,297

Total intangible assets				1,704
Goodwill				1,390

Net assets acquired			$	3,142

The $1.4 million of goodwill was assigned to the Other segment. The total amount is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes.

Captira provides software and automated service solutions for the bail bonds industry, including office automation, bond inventory and client tracking, and public records and reports for the purpose of evaluating bond applications. The acquisition of Captira continues our diversification into related business lines in which our skills and expertise in data sourcing, secure management of personal confidential information, and commercialization of data-oriented products are key success factors. Captira’s services complement our security focused product offerings in our other business lines and leverages our industry relationships to create a differentiated set of services to the bail bonds industry.

The impact of Captira or Hide N’Seek on our historical operating results is not material and as such, pro-forma financial information is not presented.

4. Fair Value Measurement

Our cash and any investment instruments are classified within Level 1 or Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy because they are valued using quoted market prices, broker or dealer quotations, or alternative pricing sources with reasonable levels of price transparency. The types of instruments valued, if any, based on quoted market prices in active markets are primarily U.S. government and agency securities and money market securities. Such instruments are generally classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

The principal market where we execute our interest swap contracts is the retail market in an over-the-counter environment with a relatively high level of price transparency. The market participants usually are large money center banks and regional banks. These contracts are typically classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Fair value hierarchy of our marketable securities and interest rate swap contracts at fair value in connection with our adoption of SFAS No. 157 (in thousands):


	Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date using:
			Quoted Prices
			in Active		Significant
			Markets for		other		Significant
	September		Identical Assets		Observable		Unobservable
	30, 2008		(Level 1)		Inputs (Level 2)		Inputs (Level 3)
Assets:
US Treasury bills	$	11,881	$	11,881	$	—	$	—
Interest rate swap contracts		208		—		208		—

5. Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets

The components of our prepaid expenses and other current assets are as follows:


	September 30,		December 31,
	2008		2007
	(in thousands)
Prepaid services	$	1,396	$	1,167
Prepaid contracts		2,075		1,825
Other		2,137		3,225

	$	5,608	$	6,217

6. Deferred Subscription Solicitation and Commission Costs

Deferred subscription solicitation costs included in the accompanying balance sheet as of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, were $30.9 million and $23.5 million, which includes $4.2 million and $1.6 million reported in other assets, respectively, on our condensed consolidated balance sheet. Amortization of deferred subscription solicitation and commission costs, which are included in either marketing or commissions expenses on our condensed consolidated statement of income, for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 were $13.2 million and $9.4 million, respectively. Amortization of deferred subscription solicitation and commission costs for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 were $38.6 million and $24.1 million, respectively. Subscription solicitation costs expensed as incurred related to marketing costs that did not meet the criteria for deferral in accordance with SOP 93-7, which are included in marketing expenses on our condensed consolidated statement of income, for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 were $1.1 million and $215 thousand, respectively. Subscription solicitation costs expensed as incurred related to marketing for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 were $3.5 million and $1.9 million, respectively.

7. Long-Term Investments

During the three months ended September 30, 2008, we paid approximately $3.3 million in cash for a preferred stock investment in GuardID Systems, Inc. (“GuardID”), a privately held company in California. In addition, we received stock purchase warrants to purchase 1.4 million shares of GuardID’s preferred stock at $1.05 per share. The warrants are contingently excercisable subject to GuardID meeting certain revenue thresholds. GuardID provides smart card-based hardware solutions to safeguard consumers against identity theft and online crime when they bank, shop and invest online. As a result of the equity investment, we own less than 20% of GuardID.

As of September 30, 2008, no indicators of impairment were identified.

In addition to the investment, we entered into a commercial agreement with GuardID to receive exclusivity on the sale of its ID Vault products. The strategic commercial agreement allows us to include these products and services as part of our comprehensive identity theft protection services to consumers.

8. Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are as follows (in thousands):


	Consumer Products		Background
	and Services		Screening		Other		Total
Balance, December 31, 2007	$	43,235	$	23,583	$	9,688	$	76,506
Adjustments		—		—		3,399		3,399

Balance, September 30, 2008	$	43,235	$	23,583	$	13,087	$	79,905

Goodwill increased by $3.4 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2008 due to revisions in the estimated purchase price allocation related to the Net Enforcers and Captira acquisitions in 2007.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2008, we acquired membership agreements from Citibank, which were recorded as a customer related intangible asset, for approximately $30.2 million. The membership agreements are being amortized, on an accelerated basis, over the expected useful life of the subscribers, which we have determined to be ten years. Amortization is included in amortization expense on our condensed consolidated statement of income.

Intangibles consisted of the following (in thousands):


	September 30, 2008							December 31, 2007
	Gross					Net		Gross					Net
	Carrying		Accumulated			Carrying		Carrying		Accumulated			Carrying
	Amount		Amortization			Amount		Amount		Amortization			Amount
Amortizable intangible assets:
Customer related	$	42,118	$	(9,726	)	$	32,392	$	12,284	$	(3,069	)	$	9,215
Marketing related		3,780		(2,178	)		1,602		4,499		(1,394	)		3,105
Technology related		3,159		(1,223	)		1,936		4,599		(615	)		3,984
Non-compete agreement		559		(92	)		467		560		(9	)		551

Total amortizable intangible assets	$	49,616	$	(13,219	)	$	36,397	$	21,942	$	(5,087	)	$	16,855

Intangible assets are amortized over a period of three to ten years. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, we incurred aggregate amortization expense of $2.7 million and $8.1 million, respectively, which was included in amortization expense on the condensed consolidated statements of operations. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, we incurred aggregate amortization expense of $911 thousand and $2.3 million, respectively.

We estimate that we will incur the following amortization expense for future periods as follows (in thousands):


For the remaining three months ending December 31, 2008	$	2,640
For the years ending December 31, 2009
2009		8,549
2010		6,302
2011		4,882
2012		3,702
2013		2,973
Thereafter		7,349

	$	36,397

9. Other Assets

The components of our other assets are as follows:


	September 30, 2008		December 31, 2007
	(in thousands)
Prepaid royalty payments	$	18,592	$	14,207
Prepaid contracts		157		496
Escrow receivable		1,072		1,030
Other		2,021		648

	$	21,842	$	16,381

During 2005, we entered into agreements with two providers under which we receive data and other information for use in the new consumer services that were introduced in the first quarter of 2006. Under these agreements, we pay non-refundable royalties based on usage of the data or analytics, and make certain minimum royalty payments in exchange for defined limited exclusivity rights. Prepaid royalties will be applied against future royalties incurred and the minimum royalty payments.

10. Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities

The components of our accrued expenses and other liabilities are as follows:


	September 30, 2008		December 31, 2007
	(in thousands)
Accrued marketing	$	2,511	$	894
Accrued cost of sales, including credit bureau costs		7,696		6,083
Accrued general and administrative expense and professional fees		5,043		3,883
Transition costs		—		264
Insurance premiums		2,210		1,341
Other		1,696		2,722

	$	19,156	$	15,187

11. Accrued Payroll and Employee Benefits

The components of our accrued payroll and employee benefits are as follows:


	September 30, 2008		December 31, 2007
	(in thousands)
Accrued payroll	$	3,570	$	3,559
Accrued severance		—		104
Accrued benefits		1,546		1,282
Other		8		—

	$	5,124	$	4,945

12. Income Taxes

Our effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 was 42.8% and 47.1%, respectively. Our effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 was 41.4% and 44.9%, respectively. The decrease is primarily a result of changes in the proportion of income taxed to various jurisdictions including reduced losses outside of the United States, which are subject to tax at rates different than the statutory U.S. federal income tax rate.

As of September 30, 2008, we have a $1.1 million net long-term liability for state income tax matters and related interest and penalties in connection with our acquisition of IISI. This net liability is offset entirely by an escrow receivable pursuant to the escrow agreement executed with the former shareholders of IISI. In the fourth quarter of 2008, the net liability and corresponding escrow receivable will be reduced by approximately $576 thousand due to the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations.

13. Debt and Other Financing


	September 30, 2008			December 31, 2007
	(in thousands)
Term loan	$	23,333		$	11,667
Revolving line of credit		20,000			14,000
Note payable to CRG		900			900
Other		17			26

		44,250			26,593
Less current portion		(7,913	)		(4,246	)

Total long term debt	$	36,337		$	22,347

On July 3, 2006 we negotiated bank financing in the amount of $40 million. Under terms of the financing agreements, we were granted a $25 million line of credit and a term loan of $15 million with interest at 1.00-1.75 percent over LIBOR. On January 31, 2008, we amended our credit agreement in order to increase the term loan facility to $28 million. The amended term loan is payable in monthly installments of $583 thousand, plus interest. Substantially all our assets and a pledge by us of stock and membership interests we hold in certain subsidiaries are pledged as collateral to these loans. In addition, pursuant to the amendment, our subsidiaries Captira and Net Enforcers were added as co-borrowers under the credit agreement. The amendment provides that the maturity date for the revolving credit facility and the term loan facility under the credit agreement will be December 31, 2011.

On February 1, 2008, we borrowed $16.6 million under the term loan facility to acquire membership agreements. As of September 30, 2008, the outstanding interest rate was 3.74% and principal balance under the credit agreement was $43.3 million.

In addition, SI has an outstanding demand loan of $900 thousand with CRG at an average rate of 8.0%. Other notes outstanding of $17 thousand will be due in 2009.

Aggregate maturities during the subsequent years are as follows (in thousands):


For the remaining three months ending December 31, 2008	$	1,754
For the years ending December 31, 2009
2009		7,014
2010		6,999
2011		27,583

	$	43,350
Demand loan		900

Total	$	44,250

The credit agreement contains certain customary covenants, including among other things covenants that limit or restrict the incurrence of liens; the making of investments; the incurrence of certain indebtedness; mergers, dissolutions, liquidation, or consolidations; acquisitions (other than certain permitted acquisitions); sales of substantially all of our or any co-borrowers’ assets; the declaration of certain dividends or distributions; transactions with affiliates (other than co-borrowers under the credit agreement) other than on fair and reasonable terms; and the creation or acquisition of any direct or indirect subsidiary of ours that is not a domestic subsidiary unless such subsidiary becomes a guarantor. We are also required to maintain compliance with certain financial covenants which includes our consolidated EBITDA, consolidated leverage ratios, consolidated fixed charge coverage ratios as well as customary covenants, representations and warranties, funding conditions and events of default. We are currently in compliance with all such covenants.

As further described in Note 2, we entered into interest rate swap transactions that convert our variable-rate debt to fixed-rate debt. As of September 30, 2008, the fair value of the interest rate swaps was $125 thousand related to the term loan and $83 thousand related to the revolving line of credit and these were recorded in other assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheet. For the three months ended September 30, 2008, the effective portion of the change in fair value of the term loan and line of credit interest rate swaps was $3 thousand and $22 thousand, respectively, and has been recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income on our condensed consolidated balance sheet. For the nine months ended September 30, 2008, the effective portion of the change in fair value of the term loan and line of credit interest rate swaps was $444 thousand and $324 thousand, respectively, and has been recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income on our condensed consolidated balance sheet.

14. Stockholders’ Equity

Share Repurchase

On April 25, 2005, we announced that our Board of Directors had authorized a share repurchase program under which we can repurchase up to $20 million of our outstanding shares of common stock from time to time, depending on market conditions, share price and other factors. The repurchases may be made on the open market, in block trades, through privately negotiated transactions or otherwise, and the program may be suspended or discontinued at any time. We did not repurchase shares during the nine months ended September 30, 2008.

Share Based Compensation

On August 24, 1999, the Board of Directors and stockholders approved the 1999 Stock Option Plan (the “1999 Plan”). The number of shares of common stock that may be issued under the 1999 Plan may not exceed 4.2 million shares pursuant to an amendment to the plan executed in November 2001. As of September 30, 2008, we have 1.5 million shares remaining to issue. We do not intend to issue further options under the 1999 Plan. Individual awards under the 1999 Plan may take the form of incentive stock options and nonqualified stock options.

On March 12, 2004 and May 5, 2004, the Board of Directors and stockholders, respectively, approved the 2004 Stock Option Plan (the “2004 Plan”) to be effective immediately prior to the consummation of the initial public offering. The 2004 Plan provides for the authorization to issue 2.8 million shares of common stock. As of September 30, 2008, we have 427 thousand shares remaining to issue. Individual awards under the 2004 Plan may take the form of incentive stock options and nonqualified stock options. Option awards are generally granted with an exercise price equal to the market price of our stock at the date of grant; those option awards generally vest over three and four years of continuous service and have ten year contractual terms.

On March 8, 2006 and May 24, 2006, the Board of Directors and stockholders, respectively, approved the 2006 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2006 Plan”). The 2006 Plan provides for the authorization to issue 2.5 million shares of common stock. As of September 30, 2008, we have 558 thousand shares remaining to issue. Individual awards under the 2006 Plan may take the form of incentive stock options, nonqualified stock options, restricted stock awards and/or restricted stock units. These awards generally vest over three and four years of continuous service.

The compensation committee administers the Plans, selects the individuals who will receive awards and establishes the terms and conditions of those awards. Shares of common stock subject to awards that have expired, terminated, or been canceled or forfeited are available for issuance or use in connection with future awards.

The 1999 Plan will remain in effect until August 24, 2009, the 2004 Plan will remain in effect until May 5, 2014, and the 2006 Plan will remain in effect until March 7, 2016, unless terminated by the Board of Directors.

Stock Options

The following table summarizes our stock option activity:


								Weighted-
				Weighted-				Average
				Average				Remaining
	Number of			Exercise		Aggregate		Contractual
	Shares			Price		Intrinsic Value		Term
						(in thousands)		(in years)
Outstanding at December 31, 2007		3,839,274		$	12.22
Granted		1,130,492			8.42
Canceled		(53,600	)		17.12
Exercised		(66,060	)		10.08

Outstanding at September 30, 2008		4,850,106		$	11.41	$	1,597		6.08

Exercisable at September 30, 2008		2,944,190		$	12.93	$	1,597		4.18

The weighted average grant date fair value of options granted during the three months ended September 30, 2008 was $3.87. There were no grants in the three months ended September 30, 2007. The weighted average grant date fair value of options granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 was $3.56, and $6.39, respectively.

For options exercised, intrinsic value is calculated as the difference between the market price on the date of exercise and the exercise price. The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 was $240 thousand and $254 thousand, respectively. The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 was $487 thousand and $963 thousand, respectively.

Total share based compensation expense recognized for stock options, which was included in general and administrative expense on our condensed consolidated statement of income, for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 was $562 thousand and $256 thousand, respectively. Total share based compensation expense recognized for stock options for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 was $1.6 million and $658 thousand, respectively.

As of September 30, 2008, there was $5.9 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested stock option arrangements granted under the Plans. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.8 years.

Restricted Stock Units

The following table summarizes our restricted stock unit activity:


						Weighted-Average
				Weighted		Remaining
	Number of			-Average Grant		Contractual
	RSUs			Date Fair Value		Life
						(in years)
Outstanding at December 31, 2007		568,512		$	9.69
Granted		155,000			8.39
Canceled		(61,722	)		9.61
Vested		(144,906	)		9.61

Outstanding at September 30, 2008		516,884		$	9.33		2.19

As of September 30, 2008, there was $3.3 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested restricted stock units compensation arrangements granted under the Plans. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.7 years.

Total share based compensation recognized for restricted stock units in our condensed consolidated statement of income for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 was $562 thousand and $481 thousand. Total share based compensation recognized for stock options for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 was $1.6 million and $1.4 million, respectively.

15. Segment and Geographic Information

We operate in three primary business segments: Consumer Products and Services, Background Screening, and Other. In the nine months ended September 30, 2008, we changed our segment reporting by realigning a portion of the Consumer Products and Services segment into the Other segment. The Other segment now contains services from our relationship with a third party that administers referrals for identity theft to major banking institutions and breach services previously accounted for in the Consumer Products and Services segment. The modification in business segments was determined based on how our senior management analyzed, evaluated, and operated our global operations beginning in the three months ended June 30, 2008.

We have developed methodologies to fully allocate indirect costs associated with these revenues to the Other segment. These costs include expenses associated with fulfillment, credit bureau costs, indirect selling and general and administrative expenses. The allocation methodologies are based on historical cost percentages of these services from our continuing operations.

As a result, we have modified the way we manage our business to utilize operating income (loss) information to evaluate the performance of our business segments and to allocate resources to them. We have recasted the results of our business segment data for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 into the new business segments for comparability with current presentation.

The following is a description of our business segments:

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Consumer Products and Services include our daily, monthly or quarterly monitoring of subscribers’ credit files at one or all three major credit reporting agencies (Equifax, Experian and TransUnion), credit reports from one or all three major credit reporting agencies, credit score analysis tools, credit education, identity theft cost coverage and other subscription based services such as consumer discounts on healthcare, home and auto related expenses, access to professional financial and legal information and life, accidental death and disability insurance.

	•		Background Screening includes pre-employment background screening, including criminal background checks, driving records, employment verification and reference checks, drug testing and credit history checks provided by SI. This segment includes the domestic and global sales generated by the London and Singapore offices of SI.

	•		Other includes services from our relationship with a third party that administers referrals for identity theft to major banking institutions and breach services reallocated from the Consumer Products and Services segment. This segment also includes the software management solutions for the bail bond industry provided by Captira and corporate brand protection provided by Net Enforcers.

The following table sets forth segment information for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007:


	Consumer Products		Background
	and Services		Screening			Other			Consolidated
	(in thousands)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2008
Revenue	$	83,788	$	7,814		$	1,813		$	93,415
Depreciation		2,190		241			7			2,438
Amortization		2,363		126			250			2,739
Income (loss) before income taxes and minority interest	$	6,149	$	(1,367	)	$	(723	)	$	4,059
Three Months Ended September 30, 2007
Revenue	$	62,548	$	7,714		$	1,141		$	71,403
Depreciation		1,982		230			9			2,221
Amortization		714		126			71			911
Income (loss) before income taxes and minority interest	$	3,876	$	(1,185	)	$	5		$	2,696
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008
Revenue	$	245,793	$	22,570		$	5,158		$	273,521
Depreciation		6,375		724			8			7,107
Amortization		6,940		379			813			8,132
Income (loss) before income taxes and minority interest	$	21,355	$	(3,358	)	$	(1,765	)	$	16,232
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007
Revenue	$	167,228	$	22,191		$	5,289		$	194,708
Depreciation		6,016		644			9			6,669
Amortization		1,886		379			71			2,336
Income (loss) before income taxes and minority interest	$	5,936	$	(3,135	)	$	2,085		$	4,886
As of September 30, 2008
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	14,920	$	2,075		$	47		$	17,042
Identifiable assets	$	225,341	$	11,656		$	2,605		$	239,602
As of December 31, 2007
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	16,534	$	2,145		$	138		$	18,817
Identifiable assets	$	191,868	$	12,869		$	1,531		$	206,268
Information concerning the revenues and total assets of principal geographic areas is as follows:

	United States		United Kingdom			Other			Consolidated
	(in thousands)
Revenue
For the three months ended September 30, 2008	$	89,823	$	3,549		$	43		$	93,415
For the three months ended September 30, 2007		68,544		2,859			—			71,403
For the nine months ended September 30, 2008		264,501		8,932			88			273,521
For the nine months ended September 30, 2007		186,517		8,191			—			194,708
Total assets
As of September 30, 2008	$	231,393	$	9,003		$	(794	)	$	239,602
As of December 31, 2007		196,419		9,976			(127	)		206,268

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Forward Looking Statements

Certain written and oral statements made by or on our behalf may constitute “forward-looking statements” as defined under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words or phrases such as “should result,” “are expected to,” “we anticipate,” “we estimate,” “we project,” or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 filed on March 17, 2008, and our quarterly and current reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the following important factors: demand for our services, general economic conditions, including the possibility of a severe recession in the U.S. and a worldwide economic slowdown, recent disruptions to the credit and financial markets in the U.S. and worldwide, economic conditions specific to our financial institutions clients, product development, maintaining acceptable margins, maintaining secure systems, ability to control costs, the impact of federal, state and local regulatory requirements on our business, specifically the consumer credit market, the impact of competition, ability to continue our long-term business strategy including growth through acquisition, ability to attract and retain qualified personnel and the uncertainty of economic conditions in general.

Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, since the statements speak only as of the date that they are made, and we undertake no obligation to publicly update these statements based on events that may occur after the date of this report.

Overview

We have three reportable segments. Our Consumer Products and Services segment includes our consumer protection and other consumer products and services. This consists of identity theft management tools, membership product offerings and other subscription based services such as life and accidental death insurance. Our Background Screening segment includes the personnel and vendor background screening services provided by SI. Our Other segment includes the services for our relationship with a third party that administers referrals for identity theft to major banking institutions and breach services reallocated from the Consumer Products and Services segment. This segment also includes the software management solutions for the bail bond industry provided by Captira and corporate brand protection provided by Net Enforcers.

Consumer Products and Services

We offer consumers a variety of consumer protection services and other consumer products and services primarily on a subscription basis. Our services help consumers protect themselves against identity theft or fraud and understand and monitor their credit profiles and other personal information. Through our subsidiary Intersections Insurance Services, Inc., we offer a portfolio of services to include consumer discounts on healthcare, home, and auto related expenses, access to professional financial and legal information, and life, accidental death and disability insurance products. Our consumer services are offered through relationships with clients, including many of the largest financial institutions in the United States and Canada, and clients in other industries. We also offer our services directly to consumers.

Our products and services are marketed to customers of our clients, and often are branded and tailored to meet our clients’ specifications. Our clients are principally credit card, direct deposit, or mortgage issuing financial institutions, including many of the largest financial institutions in the United States and Canada. With certain of our financial institution clients, we have broadened our marketing efforts to access demand deposit accounts. Our financial institution clients currently account for the majority of our existing subscriber base. We also are continuing to augment our client base through relationships with insurance companies, mortgage

companies, brokerage companies, associations, travel companies, retail companies, web and technology companies and other service providers with significant market presence and brand loyalty.

With our clients, our services are marketed to potential subscribers through a variety of marketing channels, including direct mail, outbound telemarketing, inbound telemarketing, inbound customer service and account activation calls, email, mass media and the internet. Our marketing arrangements with our clients sometimes call for us to fund and manage marketing activity. The mix between our company-funded and client-funded marketing programs varies from year to year based upon our and our clients’ strategies. In 2007 and through the first nine months of 2008, we substantially increased our own investment in marketing with our clients. We anticipate this trend of our company-funded marketing programs continuing, and possibly increasing, over the remaining months in 2008 and into 2009, particularly as our financial institution clients continue to request that we bear more of the new subscriber marketing costs as well as prepay commissions to them on new subscribers. We expect this trend to continue for the foreseeable future until the financial markets and the general economy start to recover.

We conduct our consumer direct marketing primarily through the internet. We also may market through other channels, including direct mail, outbound telemarketing, inbound telemarketing, email and mass media. We expect to continue making an investment in marketing direct to consumers in the remaining months of 2008 and into 2009.

Our client arrangements are distinguished from one another by the allocation between us and the client of the economic risk and reward of the marketing campaigns. The general characteristics of each arrangement are described below, although the arrangements with particular clients may contain unique characteristics:

	•		Direct marketing arrangements: Under direct marketing arrangements, we bear most of the new subscriber marketing costs and pay our client a commission for revenue derived from subscribers. These commissions could be payable upfront in a lump sum on a per subscriber basis for the subscriber’s enrollment, periodically over the life of a subscriber, or through a combination of both. These arrangements generally result in negative cash flow over the first several months after a program is launched due to the upfront nature of the marketing investments. In some arrangements we pay the client a service fee for access to the client’s customers or billing of the subscribers by the client, and we may reimburse the client for certain of its out-of-pocket marketing costs incurred in obtaining the subscriber.

	•		Indirect marketing arrangements: Under indirect marketing arrangements, our client bears the marketing expense and pays us a service fee or percentage of the revenue. Because the subscriber acquisition cost is borne by our client under these arrangements, our revenue per subscriber is typically lower than that under direct marketing arrangements. Indirect marketing arrangements generally provide positive cash flow earlier than direct arrangements and the ability to obtain subscribers and utilize marketing channels that the clients otherwise may not make available.

	•		Shared marketing arrangements: Under shared marketing arrangements, marketing expenses are shared by us and the client in various proportions, and we may pay a commission to or receive a service fee from the client. Revenue generally is split in proportion to the investment made by our client and us.

The classification of a client relationship as direct, indirect or shared is based on whether we or the client pay the marketing expenses. Our policies for revenue recognition, however, are not based on the classification of a client arrangement as direct, indirect or shared. We look to the specific client arrangement to determine the appropriate revenue recognition policy, as discussed in detail in Note 2 to our condensed consolidated financial statements.

Our typical contracts for direct marketing arrangements, and some indirect and shared marketing arrangements, provide that after termination of the contract we may continue to provide our services to existing subscribers, for periods ranging from two years to no specific termination period, under the economic arrangements that existed at the time of termination. Under certain of our agreements, however, including most indirect marketing arrangements and some shared marketing arrangements, the clients may require us to cease providing services under existing subscriptions. Clients under some contracts may also require us to cease providing services to their customers under existing subscriptions if the contract is terminated for material breach by us. We look to the specific client arrangement to determine the appropriate revenue recognition policy.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2008, we acquired membership agreements from Citibank, which is recorded as a customer related intangible asset, for approximately $30.2 million. The intangible asset is amortized, on an accelerated basis, over the

expected useful life of the subscribers, which we have determined to be ten years. The acquisition of these contracts increases our revenue and amortization expenses over the useful life of the asset.

On February 29, 2008, we received written notice from our client Discover that, effective September 1, 2008, it was terminating the Agreement for Services Administration between us and Discover dated March 11, 2002, as amended (the “Services Agreement”), including the Omnibus Amendment dated December 22, 2005 (the “Omnibus Amendment”). On the same date, we filed a complaint for declaratory judgment in the Circuit Court for Fairfax County, Virginia. The complaint seeks a declaration that, if Discover uses for its own purposes credit report authorizations given by customers to Intersections or Discover, it will be in breach of the Services Agreement and Omnibus Amendment to the Services Agreement. Intersections contends that Discover or its new credit monitoring service provider must obtain new authorizations from the customers in order to provide credit monitoring services to them. In the complaint, Intersections alleges that reliance on the credit report authorizations by Discover or its new provider would be a breach of the Services Agreement and Omnibus Amendment thereto, and thus seeks a declaratory judgment to prevent Discover from committing a breach of the parties’ contract. On April 25, 2008, the court denied Discover’s motion to dismiss our claims. We and Discover each filed cross-motions for summary judgment and the Court denied both parties’ motions. Trial is scheduled for January 6, 2009, and discovery is ongoing.

The following table details other selected subscriber and financial data.

Other Data (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2008			2007			2008			2007
Subscribers at beginning of period		5,657			4,850			5,259			4,626
New subscribers — indirect		366			578			1,551			1,659
New subscribers — direct (1)		659			472			1,774			1,331
Cancelled subscribers within first 90 days of subscription		(269	)		(258	)		(844	)		(768	)
Cancelled subscribers after first 90 days of subscription		(1,482	)		(691	)		(2,809	)		(1,897	)

Subscribers at end of period		4,931			4,951			4,931			4,951

Total revenue	$	93,415		$	71,403		$	273,521		$	194,708
Revenue from transactional sales		(9,094	)		(8,673	)		(26,481	)		(27,229	)
Revenue from lost/stolen credit card registry		(9	)		(7	)		(27	)		(37	)

Subscription revenue	$	84,312		$	62,723		$	247,013		$	169,442

Marketing and commissions	$	35,095		$	23,382		$	100,253		$	61,155
Commissions paid on transactional sales		(1	)		(2	)		(4	)		(11	)
Commissions paid on lost/stolen credit card registry		(15	)		(10	)		(38	)		(25	)

Marketing and commissions associated with subscription revenue	$	35,079		$	23,370		$	100,211		$	61,119


(1)		We classify subscribers from shared marketing arrangements with direct marketing arrangements.

Subscription revenue, net of marketing and commissions associated with subscription revenue, is a non-GAAP financial measure that we believe is important to investors and one that we utilize in managing our business as subscription revenue normalizes the effect of changes in the mix of indirect and direct marketing arrangements.

Background Screening

Through our majority owned subsidiary Screening International, LLC, we provide a variety of risk management tools for the purpose of personnel and vendor background screening services to businesses worldwide. Our background screening services integrate data from various automated sources throughout the world, additional manual research findings from employees and subcontractors, and internal business logic provided by both Screening International and by our clients into reports that assist in decision making. Our background screening services are generally sold to corporate clients under contractual arrangements with individual per unit prices for specific service specifications. Due to substantial difference in both service specifications and associated data acquisition costs, prices for our background screening services vary significantly among clients and geographies.

Our clients include leading US, UK and global companies in such areas as manufacturing, healthcare, telecommunications and financial services. Our clients are primarily located in the United States and the United Kingdom. Several of our clients have operations in other countries, and use our services in connection with those operations. We have other clients in various countries, and expect the number of these clients to increase as we develop our global background screening business. Because we currently service the majority of our clients through our operations in the US and the UK, we consider those two locations to be the sources of our business for purposes of allocating revenue on a geographic basis.

We generally market our background screening services to businesses through an internal sales force. Our services are offered to businesses on a local or global basis. Prices for our services vary based upon complexity of the services offered, the cost of performing these services and competitive factors. Control Risks Group provides marketing assistance and services, and licenses certain trademarks to Screening International under which our services are branded in certain geographic areas.

Other

Our Other segment includes Captira Analytical, LLC (“Captira”), which provides software and automated service solutions for the bail bonds industry. Through our wholly owned subsidiary, Captira, we provide automated service solutions for the bail bonds industry. These services include accounting, reporting, and decision making tools which allow bail bondsmen, general agents and sureties to run their offices more efficiently, to exercise greater operational and financial control over their businesses, and to make better underwriting decisions. We believe Captira’s services are the only fully integrated suite of bail bonds management applications of comparable scope available in the marketplace today. Captira’s services are sold to retail bail bondsman on a “per seat” license basis plus additional one-time or transaction related charges for various optional services. As Captira’s business model is relatively new, pricing and service configurations are subject to change at any time.

Through our wholly owned subsidiary, Net Enforcers, Inc (“Net Enforcers”), we provide corporate identity theft protection services, including online brand monitoring, online auction monitoring and enforcement, intellectual property monitoring and other services. Net Enforcers’ services include the use of sophisticated technology to search the internet in search of potential property right infringements, value added analysis and recommendation from our trained staff of analysts, and manual or automated enforcement activities as directed by our clients. Net Enforcers’ services are typically priced as monthly subscriptions for a defined set of monitoring and analysis services, as well as per transaction charges for enforcement related services. Prices for our services vary based upon the specific configuration of services purchased by each client and range from several hundred dollars per month to thousands of dollars per month.

The pro forma impact of Captira or Net Enforcers, prior to their acquisitions, on our historical operating results is not material.

We also offer victim assistance services as part of our agreement with the Identity Theft Assistance Corporation (“ITAC”) to help victims of identity theft that are referred to ITAC by their financial institutions. We assist these customers in identifying instances of identity theft that appears on their credit report, notifying the affected institutions, and sharing the data with law enforcement. These victim assistance services are provided free to the customers and we are paid fees by the ITAC Members for the services we provide to their customers. In addition, we offer data security breach services to organizations responding to compromises of sensitive personal information. We help these clients notify the affected individuals and we provide the affected individuals with identity theft recovery and credit monitoring services offered by our clients at no charge to the affected individuals. We generally are paid fees by the clients for the services we provide their customers.

Critical Accounting Policies

In preparing our condensed consolidated financial statements, we make estimates and assumptions that can have a significant impact on our financial position and results of operations. The application of our critical accounting policies requires an evaluation of a number of complex criteria and significant accounting judgments by us. In applying those policies, our management uses its judgment to determine the appropriate assumptions to be used in the determination of certain estimates. Actual results may differ significantly from these estimates under different assumptions, judgments or conditions. We have identified the following policies as critical to our business operations and the understanding of our results of operations. For additional information, see Note 2 to our condensed consolidated financial statements.

Revenue Recognition

We recognize revenue on 1) identity theft, credit management and background services, 2) accidental death insurance and 3) other membership products.

Identity Theft, Credit Management and Background Services

We recognize revenue from our services in accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 101, Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements as amended by SAB No. 104, Revenue Recognition. Consistent with the requirements of SAB No.’s 101 and 104, revenue is recognized when: a) persuasive evidence of arrangement exists as we maintain signed contracts with all of our large financial institution customers and paper and electronic confirmations with individual purchases, b) delivery has occurred once the product is transmitted over the internet, c) the seller’s price to the buyer is fixed as sales are generally based on contract or list prices and payments from large financial institutions are collected within 30 days with no significant write-offs, and d) collectability is reasonably assured as individual customers pay by credit card which has limited our risk of non-collection. Revenue for monthly subscriptions is recognized in the month the subscription fee is earned. For subscriptions with refund provisions whereby only the prorated subscription fee is refunded upon cancellation by the subscriber, deferred subscription fees are recorded when billed and amortized as subscription fee revenue on a straight-line basis over the subscription period, generally one year. We generate revenue from one-time credit reports and background screenings which are recognized when the report is provided to the customer electronically, which is generally at the time of completion.

Revenue for annual subscription fees must be deferred if the subscriber has the right to cancel the service. Annual subscriptions include subscribers with full refund provisions at any time during the subscription period and pro-rata refund provisions. Revenue related to annual subscription with full refund provisions is recognized on the expiration of these refund provisions. Revenue related to annual subscribers with pro-rata provisions is recognized based on a pro rata share of revenue earned. An allowance for discretionary subscription refunds is established based on our actual experience.

Accidental Death Insurance and other Membership Products

We recognize revenue from our services in accordance with SAB No. 101, as amended by SAB No. 104. Consistent with the requirements of SAB No.’s 101 and 104, revenue is recognized when: a) persuasive evidence of arrangement exists as we maintain paper and electronic confirmations with individual purchases, b) delivery has occurred at the completion of a product trial period, c) the seller’s price to the buyer is fixed as the price of the product is agreed to by the customer as a condition of the sales transaction which established the sales arrangement, and d) collectability is reasonably assured as evidenced by our collection of revenue through the monthly mortgage payments of our customers or through checking account debits to our customers’ accounts. Revenues from insurance contracts are recognized when earned. Marketing of our insurance products generally involves a trial period during which time the product is made available at no cost to the customer. No revenues are recognized until applicable trial periods are completed.

The amount of revenue recorded by us is determined in accordance with FASB’s EITF 99-19. For insurance products we generally record revenue on a net basis as we perform as an agent or broker for the insurance products without assuming the risks of ownership of the insurance products. For membership products, we generally record revenue on a gross basis as we serve as the primary obligor in the transactions, have latitude in establishing price and bear credit risk for the amount billed to the subscriber.

We participate in agency relationships with insurance carriers that underwrite insurance products offered by us. Accordingly, insurance premiums collected from customers and remitted to insurance carriers are excluded from our revenues and operating expenses. Insurance premiums collected but not remitted to insurance carriers as of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2008 totaled $2.2 million and $1.3 million, respectively, and is included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities in our condensed consolidated balance sheet.

Other Monthly Subscription Products

We generate revenue from other types of subscription based products provided from our Other segment. We recognize revenue on services provided from identity theft referrals from major banking institutions and breach services previously allocated to the Consumer Products and Services segment. We also recognize revenue from providing management service solutions, offered by Captira, on a monthly subscription basis and online brand protection and brand monitoring, offered by Net Enforcers, on a monthly basis.

Deferred Subscription Solicitation and Advertising

Our deferred subscription solicitation costs consist of subscription acquisition costs, including telemarketing, web-based marketing expenses and direct mail such as printing and postage. We expense advertising costs the first time advertising takes place. Telemarketing, web-based marketing and direct mail expenses are direct response advertising costs, which are accounted for in accordance with American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Statement of Position (“SOP”) 93-7, Reporting on Advertising Costs. The recoverability of amounts capitalized as deferred subscription solicitation costs are evaluated at each balance sheet date, in accordance with SOP 93-7, by comparing the carrying amounts of such assets on a cost pool basis to the probable remaining future benefit expected to result directly from such advertising costs. Probable remaining future benefit is estimated based upon historical subscriber patterns, and represents net revenues less costs to earn those revenues. In estimating probable future benefit (on a per subscriber basis) we deduct our contractual cost to service that subscriber from the known sales price. We then apply the future benefit (on a per subscriber basis) to the number of subscribers expected to be retained in the future to arrive at the total probable future benefit. In estimating the number of subscribers we will retain (i.e., factoring in expected cancellations), we utilize historical subscriber patterns maintained by us that show attrition rates by client, product and marketing channel. The total probable future benefit is then compared to the costs of a given marketing campaign (i.e., cost pools), and if the probable future benefit exceeds the cost pool, the amount is considered to be recoverable. If direct response advertising costs were to exceed the estimated probable remaining future benefit, an adjustment would be made to the deferred subscription costs to the extent of any shortfall.

We amortize deferred subscription solicitation costs on a cost pool basis over the period during which the future benefits are expected to be received, but no more than 12 months.

Commission Costs

In accordance with SAB No. 101, as amended by SAB No. 104, commissions that relate to annual subscriptions with full refund provisions and monthly subscriptions are expensed in the month incurred, unless we are entitled to a refund of the commissions. If annual subscriptions are cancelled prior to their initial terms, we are generally entitled to a full refund of the previously paid commission for those annual subscriptions with a full refund provision and a pro-rata refund, equal to the unused portion of their subscription, for those annual subscriptions with a pro-rata refund provision. Commissions that relate to annual subscriptions with full commission refund provisions are deferred until the earlier of expiration of the refund privileges or cancellation. Once the refund privileges have expired, the commission costs are recognized ratably in the same pattern that the related revenue is recognized. Commissions that relate to annual subscriptions with pro-rata refund provisions are deferred and charged to operations as the corresponding revenue is recognized. If a subscription is cancelled, upon receipt of the refunded commission from our client, we record a reduction to the deferred commission.

We have prepaid commission agreements with some of our clients. Under these agreements, we pay a commission on new subscribers in lieu of ongoing commission payments. We amortize these prepaid commissions, on an accelerated basis, over a period of time not to exceed three years, which is the average expected life of customers. The short-term portion of the prepaid commissions are shown in prepaid expenses and other current assets on our condensed consolidated balance sheet. The long-term portion of the prepaid commissions are shown in other assets on our condensed consolidated balance sheet. Amortization is included in commissions expense on our condensed consolidated statement of income.

Deferred subscription solicitation costs included in the accompanying balance sheet as of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, were $30.9 million and $23.5 million, which includes $4.2 million and $1.6 million reported in other assets, respectively, on our condensed consolidated balance sheet. Amortization of deferred subscription solicitation and commission costs, which are included in either marketing or commissions expense in our condensed consolidated statement of income, for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 were $13.2 million and $9.4 million, respectively, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 were $38.6 million and $24.1 million, respectively. Subscription solicitation costs expensed as incurred related to marketing costs, which are included in marketing expenses in our condensed consolidated statement of income, as they did not meet the criteria for deferral in accordance with SOP 93-7, for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 were $1.1 million and $215 thousand, respectively. Subscription solicitation costs expensed as incurred related to marketing costs in the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 were $3.5 million and $1.9 million, respectively.

Software Development Costs

In accordance with SOP 98-1, we regularly review our capitalized software projects for impairment in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets. We did not have any impairments in the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007.

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, prescribes a two-step process for impairment testing of goodwill and intangibles with indefinite lives, which is required to be performed annually, as well as when an event triggering impairment may have occurred. The first step tests for impairment, while the second step, if necessary, measures the impairment. We elected to perform our annual analysis as of October 31 of each fiscal year. As of September 30, 2008, no indicators of impairment have been identified.

Intangible assets subject to amortization include trademarks and customer, marketing and technology related assets. Such intangible assets, excluding customer related, are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives, which are generally three to ten years. Customer related intangible assets are amortized on either a straight-line or accelerated basis, dependant upon the pattern in which the economic benefits of the intangible asset are consumed or otherwise used up.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008 and interim periods within those fiscal years. We are in the process of evaluating the impact, if any, that SFAS No. 141R will have on our consolidated financial statements.

Trends Related to the Current Economic Environment

We anticipate the weakening economy to have the following three principal effects on our business: We expect new card issuances at our financial institution clients to slow, which in turn might translate into a softening of revenue for our Consumer Products and Services segment. We also expect charge or credit card delinquencies and card cancellations to increase, which might result in the increased cancellation of certain of our services. Our relationships with some financial institution clients may change to more direct marketing arrangements as they look more for outside sources to fund partner programs and invest in marketing, which can present both opportunities and challenges to us. The consolidation of the major financial institutions will also have an impact.

Results of Operations

We operate in three primary business segments: Consumer Products and Services, Background Screening, and Other. In the nine months ended September 30, 2008, we changed our segment reporting by realigning a portion of the Consumer Products and Services segment into the Other segment. The Other segment now contains breach and identify theft referral services previously accounted for in the Consumer Products and Services segment. The change in business segments was determined based on how our senior management analyzed, evaluated, and operated our global operations beginning in the three months ended June 30, 2008.

Our Consumer Products and Services segment includes our consumer protection and other consumer products and services. It includes identity theft management tools, membership product offerings and other subscription based services such as life and accidental death insurance. Our Background Screening segment includes the personnel and vendor background screening services provided by SI. Our Other segment includes breach and identity theft referral services reallocated from the Consumer Products and Services segment. This segment also includes the software management solutions for the bail bond industry provided by Captira and corporate brand protection provided by Net Enforcers.

Three Months Ended September 30, 2008 vs. Three Months Ended September 30, 2007 (in thousands):

The consolidated results of operations are as follows:


	Consumer
	Products		Background
	and Services		Screening			Other			Consolidated
Three Months Ended September 30, 2008
Revenue	$	83,788	$	7,814		$	1,813		$	93,415
Operating expenses:
Marketing		12,776		—			—			12,776
Commissions		22,199		—			120			22,319
Cost of revenue		25,048		4,600			791			30,439
General and administrative		12,444		3,898			1,370			17,712
Depreciation		2,190		241			7			2,438
Amortization		2,363		126			250			2,739

Total operating expenses		77,020		8,865			2,538			88,423

Income (loss) from operations	$	6,768	$	(1,051	)	$	(725	)	$	4,992

Three Months Ended September 30, 2007
Revenue	$	62,548	$	7,714		$	1,141		$	71,403
Operating expenses:
Marketing		9,390		—			—			9,390
Commissions		13,872		—			120			13,992
Cost of revenue		21,904		4,662			508			27,074
General and administrative		10,658		3,882			428			14,968

Depreciation		1,982		230			9			2,221
Amortization		714		126			71			911


Total operating expenses		58,520		8,900			1,136			68,556

Income (loss) from operations	$	4,028	$	(1,186	)	$	5		$	2,847

Consumer Products and Services Segment


	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2008		2007		Difference		%
Revenue	$	83,788	$	62,548	$	21,240		34.0	%
Operating expenses:
Marketing		12,776		9,390		3,386		36.1	%
Commissions		22,199		13,872		8,327		60.0	%
Cost of revenue		25,048		21,904		3,144		14.4	%
General and administrative		12,444		10,658		1,786		16.8	%
Depreciation		2,190		1,982		208		10.5	%
Amortization		2,363		714		1,649		231.0	%

Total operating expenses		77,020		58,520		18,500		31.6	%

Income from operations	$	6,768	$	4,028	$	2,740		68.0	%

Revenue. The increase in Consumer Products and Services is primarily the result of existing client revenue and increased revenue from direct to consumer. This is partially offset by the loss of subscribers from our wholesale relationship with Discover. We expect the impact of this loss to continue in the remaining months of 2008. In order to maintain and continue to grow our revenue, we will have to offset this loss of revenue from existing and new client relationships and other products and services. Growth in our subscriber base has been accomplished primarily from the purchase of Citibank’s membership agreements in January 2008 and additional subscribers obtained by us through our continued direct marketing efforts, including continued growth from our largest client relationship. Revenue from direct marketing arrangements, in which we recognize the gross amount billed to the customer, has increased to 79.8% for the three months ended September 30, 2008 from 70.2% in the three months ended September 30, 2007.

The table below shows the percentage of subscribers generated from direct marketing arrangements:


	Three Months Ended
	September 30,
	2008			2007
Percentage of subscribers from direct marketing arrangements to total subscribers		52.5	%		36.9	%
Percentage of new subscribers acquired from direct marketing arrangements to total new subscribers acquired		64.3	%		44.9	%
Percentage of revenue from direct marketing arrangements to total subscription revenue		79.8	%		70.2	%

Marketing Expenses. Marketing expenses consist of subscriber acquisition costs, including telemarketing, web-based marketing and direct mail expenses such as printing and postage. The increase in marketing is primarily a result of an increased investment in marketing for direct marketing arrangements. Amortization of deferred subscription solicitation costs related to marketing for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 were $11.7 million and $9.2 million, respectively. Subscription solicitation costs related to marketing costs expensed as incurred for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 were $1.1 million and $215 thousand, respectively.

As a percentage of revenue, marketing expenses increased to 15.2% for the three months ended September 30, 2008 from 15.0% for the three months ended September 30, 2007.

Commission Expenses. Commission expenses consist of commissions paid to clients. The increase in commissions is related to an increase in sales and subscribers from our direct marketing arrangements.

As a percentage of revenue, commission expenses increased to 26.5% for three months ended September 30, 2008 from 22.2% for three months ended September 30, 2007 primarily due to the increased proportion of revenue from direct marketing arrangements with ongoing clients. We expect commissions expenses, as a percentage of revenue, to continue to increase as we continue to increase our direct marketing arrangements.

Cost of Revenue. Cost of revenue consists of the costs of operating our customer service and information processing centers, data costs and billing costs for subscribers and one-time transactional sales. The increase in cost of revenue was attributed mainly to $1.2 million in increased data costs, higher cost of revenue for ongoing fulfillment and customer service costs to support the current subscriber base.

As a percentage of revenue, cost of revenue was 29.9% for the three months ended September 30, 2008 compared to 35.0% for the three months ended September 30, 2007, as the result of an increase in the ratio of direct revenue.

General and Administrative Expenses. General and administrative expenses consist of personnel and facilities expenses associated with our executive, sales, marketing, information technology, finance, and program and account management functions. The increase in general and administrative expenses is related to increased payroll, which includes increased share based compensation expense of approximately $363 thousand for additional grants in 2008, and professional services to support the growth in our business.

Total share based compensation expense for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 was $1.1 million and $737 thousand, respectively.

As a percentage of revenue, general and administrative expenses decreased to 14.9% for the three months ended September 30, 2008 from 17.0% for the three months ended September 30, 2007, as the result of an increase in the ratio of direct revenue.

Depreciation. Depreciation expenses consist primarily of depreciation expenses related to our fixed assets and capitalized software. Depreciation expense increased for the three months ended September 30, 2008 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2007.

As a percentage of revenue, depreciation expenses decreased to 2.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2008 from 3.2% for the three months ended September 30, 2007.

Amortization. Amortization expenses consist primarily of the amortization of our intangible assets. The increase in amortization is primarily attributable to the increase in intangible assets as the result the membership agreements purchased from Citibank in January 2008.

As a percentage of revenue, amortization expenses increased to 2.8% for the three months ended September 30, 2008 from 1.1% for the three months ended September 30, 2007.

Background Screening Segment

Our Background Screening segment includes the personnel and vendor background screening services provided by SI.


	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2008			2007			Difference			%
Revenue	$	7,814		$	7,714		$	100			1.3	%
Operating expenses:
Cost of revenue		4,600			4,662			(62	)		(1.3	%)
General and administrative		3,898			3,882			16			0.4	%
Depreciation		241			230			11			4.8	%
Amortization		126			126			0			—

Total operating expenses		8,865			8,900			(35	)		(0.4	%)

Loss from operations	$	(1,051	)	$	(1,186	)	$	135			(11.4	%)

Revenue. The revenue increase is primarily attributable to growth in UK revenues of $689 thousand, partially offset by decreased domestic revenue of $596 thousand. The increase in UK revenue is primarily attributable to renegotiated pricing and increased volume for a major client. The reduction in domestic revenues is due to a decrease in volume. The general economic slowdown has reduced new hirings by our clients and, accordingly, the demand for our services. Therefore, our revenue is growing at a slower rate than we anticipated at the start of the year. This is particularly true in the UK where a significant portion of our clients are in the financial services industry. We anticipate this trend continuing into 2009 and possibly beyond until the economy starts to recover.

Cost of Revenue. Cost of revenue consists of the costs to fulfill background screens and is mainly composed of direct labor costs, consultant costs, database fees and access fees. Cost of revenue decreased primarily due to reductions in consultant, access, database fees and other direct costs of $211 thousand offset by $115 thousand of implementation costs associated with a new fulfillment center and the addition of the Singapore operation of $5 thousand.

As a percentage of revenue, cost of revenue was 58.9% for the three months ended September 30, 2008 compared to 60.4% for the three months ended September 30, 2007.

General and Administrative Expenses. General and administrative expenses consist of personnel and facilities expenses associated with our sales, marketing, information technology, finance, and account management functions. The increase in general and administrative expenses is related to the addition of the Singapore office of $127 thousand offset by a reduction in domestic and UK facilities of $111 thousand.

As a percentage of revenue, general and administrative expenses decreased to 49.9% for the three months ended September 30, 2008 from 50.3% for the three months ended September 30, 2007.

Depreciation. Depreciation expenses consist primarily of depreciation expenses related to our fixed assets and capitalized software. Depreciation expense has increased due to increasing capital expenditures related to the global operations.

As a percentage of revenue, depreciation expenses slightly increased to 3.1% for the three months ended September 30, 2008 from 3.0% for the three months ended September 30, 2007.

Other Segment

Our Other segment includes the services for our relationship with a third party that administers referrals for identity theft to major banking institutions and breach services reallocated from the Consumer Products and Services segment. This segment also includes the software management solutions for the bail bond industry provided by Captira and corporate brand protection provided by Net Enforcers.


	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2008			2007		Difference			%
Revenue	$	1,813		$	1,141	$	672			58.9	%
Operating expenses:
Commissions		120			120		—			0.0	%
Cost of revenue		791			508		283			55.7	%
General and administrative		1,370			428		942			220.1	%
Depreciation		7			9		(2	)		(22.2	%)
Amortization		250			71		179			252.1	%

Total operating expenses		2,538			1,136		1,402			123.4	%

(Loss) income from operations	$	(725	)	$	5	$	(730	)		NM


NM — not meaningful

Revenue. The increase is primarily attributable additional business operations acquired in the latter half of 2007.

Commissions Expense. Commission expenses consist of commissions paid to clients.

As a percentage of revenue, commission expense was 6.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2008 compared to 10.5% for the three months ended September 30, 2007.

Cost of Revenue. Cost of revenue consists of the costs of operating our customer service and information processing centers, data costs and billing costs for subscribers and one-time transactional sales. Cost of revenue primarily increased due to the additional business operations acquired in 2007.

As a percentage of revenue, cost of revenue was 43.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2008 compared to 44.5% for the three months ended September 30, 2007.

Captira has successfully completed development of an initial commercial version of its applications and is in the early stages of market development and adoption of its service offerings by the bail bonds industry. As such, Captira has few clients and revenue is

immaterial. However, Captira still incurs substantial monthly overhead expenses for management functions, business development and sales, customer support, technology operations and other functions despite the lack of a large customer base.

As a percentage of revenue, general and administrative expenses increased to 75.5% for the three months ended September 30, 2008 from 37.4% for the three months ended September 30, 2007.

Depreciation. Depreciation and amortization expenses consist primarily of depreciation expenses related to our fixed assets and capitalized software.

Amortization. Amortization expenses consist primarily of the amortization of our intangible assets. This increase is primarily attributable to the increase in intangible assets as the result of acquisitions of Captira and Net Enforcers in 2007.

As a percentage of revenue, amortization expenses increased to 13.8% for the three months ended September 30, 2008 from 6.2% for the three months ended September 30, 2007.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008 vs. Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007 (in thousands):

The consolidated results of operations are as follows:


	Consumer
	Products		Background
	and Services		Screening			Other			Consolidated
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008
Revenue	$	245,793	$	22,570		$	5,158		$	273,521
Operating expenses:
Marketing		38,573		—			—			38,573
Commissions		61,320		—			360			61,680
Cost of revenue		73,769		12,814			2,136			88,719
General and administrative		35,759		11,663			3,609			51,031
Depreciation		6,375		724			8			7,107
Amortization		6,940		379			813			8,132

Total operating expenses		222,736		25,580			6,926			255,242

Income (loss) from operations	$	23,057	$	(3,010	)	$	(1,768	)	$	18,279

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007
Revenue	$	167,228	$	22,191		$	5,289		$	194,708
Operating expenses:
Marketing		25,325		—			—			25,325
Commissions		35,436		—			394			35,830
Cost of revenue		59,792		13,269			2,009			75,070
General and administrative		32,528		11,020			720			44,268

Depreciation		6,016		644			9			6,669
Amortization		1,886		379			71			2,336


Total operating expenses		160,983		25,312			3,203			189,498

Income (loss) from operations	$	6,245	$	(3,121	)	$	2,086		$	5,210

Consumer Products and Services Segment


	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2008		2007		Difference		%
Revenue	$	245,793	$	167,228	$	78,565		47.0	%
Operating expenses:
Marketing		38,573		25,325		13,248		52.3	%
Commissions		61,320		35,436		25,884		73.0	%
Cost of revenue		73,769		59,792		13,977		23.4	%


	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2008		2007		Difference		%
General and administrative		35,759		32,528		3,231		9.9	%
Depreciation		6,375		6,016		359		6.0	%
Amortization		6,940		1,886		5,054		268.0	%

Total operating expenses		222,736		160,983		61,753		38.4	%

Income from operations	$	23,057	$	6,245	$	16,812		269.2	%

Revenue. The increase in Consumer Products and Services is primarily the result of existing client revenue and increased revenue from direct to consumer. This is partially offset by the loss of subscribers from our wholesale relationship with Discover. We expect the impact of this loss to continue in the remaining months of 2008. In order to maintain and continue to grow our revenue, we will have to offset this loss of revenue from existing and new client relationships and other products and services. Growth in our subscriber base has been accomplished primarily from the purchase of Citibank’s membership agreements in January 2008 and additional subscribers obtained by us through our continued direct marketing efforts, including continued growth from our largest client relationship. Revenue from direct marketing arrangements, in which we recognize the gross amount billed to the customer, has increased to 76.5% for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 from 67.0% in the nine months ended September 30, 2007.

The table below shows the percentage of subscribers generated from direct marketing arrangements:


	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2008			2007
Percentage of subscribers from direct marketing arrangements to total subscribers		52.5	%		36.9	%
Percentage of new subscribers acquired from direct marketing arrangements to total new subscribers acquired		53.4	%		44.5	%
Percentage of revenue from direct marketing arrangements to total subscription revenue		76.5	%		67.0	%

Marketing Expenses. The increase in marketing is primarily a result of an increased investment in marketing for direct marketing arrangements. Amortization of deferred subscription solicitation costs related to marketing for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 were $35.1 million and $23.4 million, respectively. Subscription solicitation costs related to marketing costs expensed as incurred for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 were $3.5 million and $1.9 million, respectively. This includes approximately $1.4 million of advertising that occurred in the nine months ended September 30, 2008 related to a media campaign.

As a percentage of revenue, marketing expenses increased to 15.7% for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 from 15.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007.

Commission Expenses. The increase in commissions is related to an increase in sales and subscribers from our direct marketing arrangements.

As a percentage of revenue, commission expenses increased to 24.9% for nine months ended September 30, 2008 from 21.2% for nine months ended September 30, 2007 primarily due to the increased proportion of revenue from direct marketing arrangements with ongoing clients. We expect commissions expenses, as a percentage of revenue, to continue to increase as we continue to increase our direct marketing arrangements.

Cost of Revenue. The increase in cost of revenue was attributed mainly to $7.2 million in increased data costs and higher cost of revenue for initial fulfillment and customer service costs to support the increased subscriber base, which are incurred prior to the commencement of related revenue due to the trial periods.

As a percentage of revenue, cost of revenue was 30.0% for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 compared to 35.8% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, as the result of an increase in the ratio of direct revenue.

General and Administrative Expenses. The increase in general and administrative expenses is related to increased payroll, which includes increased share based compensation expense of approximately $1.3 million primarily for additional grants in 2008, and professional services to support the growth in our business.

Total share based compensation expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 was $3.3 million and $2.0 million, respectively.

As a percentage of revenue, general and administrative expenses decreased to 14.5% for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 from 19.5% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, as the result of an increase in the ratio of direct revenue.

Depreciation. Depreciation expense increased for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2007.

As a percentage of revenue, depreciation expenses decreased to 2.6% for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 from 3.6% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007.

Amortization. The increase in amortization is primarily attributable to the increase in intangible assets as the result of the membership agreements purchased from Citibank in January 2008.

As a percentage of revenue, amortization expenses increased to 2.8% for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 from 1.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007.

Background Screening Segment


	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2008			2007			Difference			%
Revenue	$	22,570		$	22,191		$	379			1.7	%
Operating expenses:
Cost of revenue		12,814			13,269			(455	)		(3.4	%)
General and administrative		11,663			11,020			643			5.8	%
Depreciation		724			644			80			12.4	%
Amortization		379			379			—			—

Total operating expenses		25,580			25,312			268			1.1	%

Loss from operations	$	(3,010	)	$	(3,121	)	$	111			3.6	%

Revenue. The increase is primarily attributable to growth in the UK and Singapore of $749 thousand, offset by decreased domestic revenues of $370 thousand. The increase in UK revenue is primarily attributable to revised pricing and volume increases for a major client and the addition of several small volume clients in 2008. The reduction in domestic revenues is due to a decrease in volume. The general economic slowdown has reduced new hirings by our clients and, accordingly, the demand for our services. Therefore, our revenue is growing at a slower rate than we anticipated at the start of the year. This is particularly true in the UK where a significant portion of our clients are in the financial services industry. We anticipate this trend continuing into 2009 and possibly beyond until the economy starts to recover

Cost of Revenue. Cost of revenue decreased due to reductions in UK labor costs of $348 thousand, partially offset by domestic labor increases of $230 thousand. Additional reductions in consultant, access, database fees and other direct costs totaled $366 thousand. These reductions were partially offset by the costs incurred by the addition of the Singapore operation of $30 thousand. The net reductions reflect our ongoing efforts to improve productivity in our operations.

As a percentage of revenue, cost of revenue was 56.8% for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 compared to 59.8% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007.

General and Administrative Expenses. The increase in general and administrative expenses is primarily attributable to a one time severance expense of $250 thousand and expenses related to the addition of the Singapore operation of $463 thousand, partially offset by a reduction in expenses incurred for global operations of $61 thousand.

As a percentage of revenue, general and administrative expenses increased to 51.7% for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 from 49.7% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007.

Depreciation. Depreciation expense has increased due to increasing capital expenditures related to the global operations.

As a percentage of revenue, depreciation expenses increased to 3.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 from 2.9% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007.

Other Segment


	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2008			2007		Difference			%
Revenue	$	5,158		$	5,289	$	(131	)		(2.5	%)
Operating expenses:
Commissions		360			394		(34	)		(8.6	%)
Cost of revenue		2,136			2,009		127			6.3	%
General and administrative		3,609			720		2,889			NM
Depreciation		8			9		(1	)		(11.1	%)
Amortization		813			71		742			NM

Total operating expenses		6,926			3,203		3,723			116.2	%

(Loss) income from operations	$	(1,768	)	$	2,086	$	3,872			NM


NM — not meaningful

Revenue. The decrease is primarily attributable to a reduction in referral and breach services from a one time breach sale that was recognized in the nine months ended September 30, 2007. This was partially offset by additional business operations acquired in the latter half of 2007. The general economic slowdown has negatively impacted sales at Net Enforcers for the nine months ended September 30, 2008. Although we anticipate this trend continuing into 2009 and possibly beyond, we are attempting to make corresponding reductions in our costs.

Commissions Expense. The decrease in commissions is related to a decrease in sales and subscribers from our referral and breach business.

As a percentage of revenue, commissions expense was 7.0% for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 compared to 7.5% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007.

Cost of Revenue. Cost of revenue primarily increased due to the additional business operations acquired in 2007.

As a percentage of revenue, cost of revenue was 41.4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 compared to 38.0% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007.

General and Administrative Expenses. Captira has successfully completed development of an initial commercial version of its applications and is in the early stages of market development and adoption of its service offerings by the bail bonds industry. As such, Captira has few clients and revenue is immaterial. However, Captira still incurs substantial monthly overhead expenses for management functions, business development and sales, customer support, technology operations and other functions despite the lack of a large customer base.

In addition, the acquisition of Net Enforcers’ business operations in late 2007 contributed to the increase in general and administrative expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2008.

As a percentage of revenue, general and administrative expenses increased to 70.0% for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 from 13.6% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007.

Amortization. This increase is primarily attributable to the increase in intangible assets as the result of acquisitions of Captira and Net Enforcers in 2007.

As a percentage of revenue, amortization expenses increased to 15.8% for the nine months ended September 30, 2008.

Interest Income

Interest income decreased 72.7% to $46 thousand for the three months ended September 30, 2008 from $171 thousand for the three months ended September 30, 2007. Interest income decreased 67.3% to $218 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2008

from $667 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. This is primarily attributable to the reduction in short-term investments in the latter portion of 2007 to fund business operations, including an increased investment in marketing.

Interest Expense

Interest expense increased 76.4% to $537 thousand for the three months ended September 30, 2008 from $304 thousand for the three months ended September 30, 2007. Interest expense increased 77.9% to $1.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 from $968 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. This is primarily attributable to increased interest expense on a greater amount of outstanding long term debt in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008.

In February 2008, we entered into interest rate swaps to effectively fix our variable rate term loan and a portion of the revolving credit facility under our Credit Agreement.

Income Taxes

Our consolidated effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 was 41.4% as compared to 44.9% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. The decrease is primarily a result of reduced losses outside of the United States, which are subject to tax at rates different than the statutory U.S. federal income tax rate.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash and cash equivalents were $16.3 million as of September 30, 2008 compared to $19.8 million as of December 31, 2007. Cash includes $557 thousand held within our 55% owned subsidiary SI, and is not directly accessible to us. We believe our cash and cash equivalents are highly liquid investments and include short-term U.S. Treasury securities with original maturity dates of less than or equal to 90 days.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2008, we purchased short term U.S. treasury securities with a maturity date greater than 90 days of approximately $5.0 million, which are classified as short-term investments on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

Our accounts receivable balance as of September 30, 2008 was $26.0 million, including approximately $4.3 million related to our Background Screening segment, compared to $25.5 million, including approximately $3.7 million related to our Background Screening segment, as of December 31, 2007. Our accounts receivable balance consists of credit card transactions that have been approved but not yet deposited into our account, several large balances with some of the top financial institutions and accounts receivable associated with background screening clients. The likelihood of non-payment has historically been remote with respect to subscriber based clients, however, we do provide for an allowance for doubtful accounts with respect to background screening clients and corporate brand protection clients. Given the events in the financial markets, we are continuing to monitor our allowance for doubtful accounts with respect to our financial institution obligors. In addition, we provide for a refund allowance, which is included in liabilities on our condensed consolidated balance sheet, against transactions that may be refunded in subsequent months. This allowance is based on historical results.

Our sources of capital include, but are not limited to, cash and cash equivalents, cash from continuing operations, amounts available under the credit agreement and other external sources of funds. Our short-term and long-term liquidity depends primarily upon our level of net income, working capital management and bank borrowings. We had a working capital surplus of $26.8 million as of September 30, 2008 compared to $30.4 million as of December 31, 2007. We believe that available short-term and long-term capital resources are sufficient to fund capital expenditures, working capital requirements, scheduled debt payments and interest and tax obligations for the next twelve months.


	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2008			2007			Difference
	(in thousands)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	25,216		$	(4,480	)	$	29,696
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities		(44,725	)		5,187			(49,912	)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		16,336			(2,825	)		19,161
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		(263	)		71			(334	)


	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2008			2007			Difference
	(in thousands)
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents		(3,436	)		(2,047	)		(1,389	)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year		19,780			15,580			4,200

Cash and cash equivalents, end of year	$	16,344		$	13,533		$	2,811

Net cash provided by operations was $25.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 compared to net cash used in operations of $4.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. The $29.7 million increase in net cash provided by operations was primarily the result of an increase in earnings, accounts payable and amortization of intangible assets. Over the past year, as certain of our financial institution clients have requested that we bear more of the new subscriber marketing costs as well as prepay commissions to them on new subscribers, we have needed to use an increasing portion of our cash flow generated from operations to finance our business. We anticipate this trend to continue with our financial institutions clients in 2009, and if we consent to the specific requests and choose to incur the costs, we may need to raise additional funds in the future in order to operate and expand our business. There can be no assurances that we will be successful in raising additional funds on favorable terms, or at all, which could materially adversely affect our business, strategy and financial condition, including losses of or changes in the relationships with one or more of our clients.

Net cash used in investing activities was $44.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 compared to net cash provided by investing activities of $5.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2007. Cash used in investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 was primarily attributable to the purchase of the Citibank membership agreements in January 2008 for $30.2 million, a $5.0 million purchase of short-term investments in September 2008 and a $3.3 million long-term minority investment in Guard ID Systems.

Net cash provided by financing activities was $16.3 million compared to net cash used in financing activities of $2.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Cash provided by financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 was primarily attributable to debt proceeds of $32.6 million used to purchase the membership agreements, partially offset by the repayment of $15.0 million on our outstanding debt.

On July 3, 2006, we entered into a $40 million credit agreement with Bank of America, N.A. (“Credit Agreement”). The Credit Agreement consists of a revolving credit facility in the amount of $25 million and a term loan facility in the amount of $15 million with interest at 1.00-1.75% over LIBOR. On January 31, 2008, we amended our credit agreement in order to increase the term loan facility to $28 million. As of September 30, 2008, the outstanding interest rate was 3.74% and principal balance under the Credit Agreement was $43.3 million.

The Credit Agreement contains certain customary covenants, including among other things covenants that limit or restrict the incurrence of liens; the making of investments; the incurrence of certain indebtedness; mergers, dissolutions, liquidation, or consolidations; acquisitions (other than certain permitted acquisitions); sales of substantially all of our or any co-borrowers’ assets; the declaration of certain dividends or distributions; transactions with affiliates (other than co-borrowers under the credit agreement) other than on fair and reasonable terms; and the creation or acquisition of any direct or indirect subsidiary by us that is not a domestic subsidiary unless such subsidiary becomes a guarantor. We are also required to maintain compliance with certain financial covenants which include our consolidated EBITDA, consolidated leverage ratios, consolidated fixed charge coverage ratios as well as customary covenants, representations and warranties, funding conditions and events of default. We are currently in compliance with all such covenants.

In November 2007, we amended our credit agreement’s financial covenants to remove the requirement that we maintain compliance with a minimum consolidated tangible net worth covenant.

In 2008, we entered into certain interest rate swap transactions that convert our variable-rate debt to fixed-rate debt. Our interest rate swaps are related to variable interest rate risk exposure associated with our long-term debt and are intended to manage this risk. The counterparty to our derivative agreements is a major financial institution for which we continually monitor its position and credit ratings. We do not anticipate nonperformance by this financial institution.

The notional amount of the term loan interest rate swap amortizes on a monthly basis through December 2011 and the notional amount of the line of credit interest rate swap amortizes to $10.0 million in 2009 and terminates in December 2011. We use the monthly LIBOR interest rate and have the intent and ability to continue to use this rate on our hedged borrowings. Accordingly, we do not recognize any ineffectiveness on the swaps as allowed under the hypothetical derivative method of Derivative Implementation Group Issue No. G7, Cash Flow Hedges: Measuring the Ineffectiveness of a Cash Flow Hedge under Paragraph 30(b) When the Shortcut Method Is Not Applied. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, there was no ineffective portion of the hedge and therefore, no impact to the condensed consolidated statement of income.

On April 25, 2005, we announced that our Board of Directors had authorized a share repurchase program under which we can repurchase up to $20 million of our outstanding shares of common stock from time to time, depending on market conditions, share price and other factors. The repurchases may be made on the open market, in block trades, through privately negotiated transactions or otherwise, and the program has no expiration date but may be suspended or discontinued at any time. We did not repurchase any common stock in the nine months ended September 30, 2008.

Contractual Obligations

Except as discussed below, there have been no material changes to our contractual obligations since December 31, 2007, as previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.

Our other arrangements include payments related to agreements to a service provider under which we receive data and other information for use in our new fraud protection services. Under these arrangements we pay non-refundable royalties based on usage of the data or analytics, and make certain minimum royalty payments in exchange for defined limited exclusivity rights. In the remaining months in 2008 we are obligated to pay an additional $1.5 million of minimum royalties. Any further minimum royalty payments in excess of this amount will be paid by us at our sole discretion or are subject to termination by us under certain contingent conditions.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk

Interest Rate

We had cash and cash equivalents totaling $16.3 million and $19.8 million at September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively. We believe our cash and cash equivalents are highly liquid investments and consist primarily of short-term U.S. Treasury securities with original maturity dates of less than or equal to three months. We do not enter into investments for trading or speculative purposes. Due to the short term nature of these investments, we believe that we do not have any material exposure to changes in the fair value of our investment portfolio as a result of changes in interest rates. Declines in interest rates, however, will reduce future investment income.

Market risks related to our operations result primarily from changes in interest rates. Our interest rate exposure is related to long-term debt obligations. A significant portion of our interest expense is based upon changes in the benchmark interest rate (LIBOR). We have entered into a series of interest rate swaps to mitigate the variable-rate risk on our long-term debt obligations. The fixed rate is 3.44% and 3.20% on notional amounts of $15.0 million and $28.0 million, respectively.

Foreign Currency

We have a foreign majority-owned subsidiary, Screening International, and therefore, are subject to foreign currency exposure. Screening International’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Control Risks Screening Limited, is located in the UK, conducts international business and prepares financial statements per UK statutory requirements in British pounds. Control Risks Screening’s financial statements are translated to US dollar for US GAAP reporting. As a result, our financial results are affected by fluctuations in this foreign currency exchange rate. During 2007 and the first half of 2008, the U.S. dollar has generally been weaker relative to the British pound. This weakness had a positive impact on our consolidated results of operations during those periods. However, during the past several months, the U.S. dollar has strengthened relative to the British pound, which has adversely impacted our results of operations as British pounds are translating into less U.S. dollars. The impact of the transaction gains and losses from the UK statutory records on the income statement was a loss of $241 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2008. We do not believe that the volatile impact of exchange risk from recent prior periods is indicative of the future, however, there can be no assurances that this volatility will not continue. We have determined that the impact of the conversion has an insignificant effect on

our consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows and we believe that a near term 10% appreciation or depreciation of the US dollar will continue to have an insignificant effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

We have international sales in Canada and, therefore, are subject to foreign currency rate exposure. We collect fees from subscriptions in Canadian currency and pay a portion of the related expenses in Canadian currency, which mitigates our exposure to currency exchange rate risk. As a result, our financial results could be affected by factors such as changes in foreign currency exchange rates or weak economic conditions. We have determined that the impact of the depreciation of the U.S. dollar had an insignificant effect on our financial position, results of operations and cash flows and we believe that a near term 10% appreciation or depreciation of the U.S. dollar will continue to have an insignificant effect on our financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

We have commenced startup operations in Singapore and therefore, are subject to foreign currency rate exposure. The impact of the transaction gains and losses from the Singapore statutory records on the income statement was a loss of $26 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2008. We have determined that the impact of the conversion has an insignificant effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows and we believe that a near term 10% appreciation or depreciation of the US dollar will continue to have an insignificant effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

We do not maintain any derivative instruments to mitigate the exposure to foreign currency risk; however, this does not preclude our adoption of specific hedging strategies in the future. We will assess the need to utilize financial instruments to hedge currency exposures on an ongoing basis. The foreign exchange transaction gains and losses are included in our results of operations, and were not material for all periods presented.

Fair Value

We do not have material exposure to market risk with respect to investments. We do not use derivative financial instruments for speculative or trading purposes; however, this does not preclude our adoption of specific hedging strategies in the future.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

The Company, under the supervision and with the participation of its management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of its “disclosure controls and procedures” (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Our officers have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our chief executive officer and principal financial officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed, and are effective, to give reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended September 30, 2008 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

complaint, Intersections alleges that reliance on the credit report authorizations by Discover or its new provider would be a breach of the Services Agreement and Omnibus Amendment thereto, and thus seeks a declaratory judgment to prevent Discover from committing a breach of the parties’ contract. On April 25, 2008, the court denied Discover’s motion to dismiss our claims. We and Discover each have filed cross-motions for summary judgment, and the Court denied both parties’ motions. Trial is scheduled for January 6, 2009, and discovery is ongoing.

On August 5, 2008, an action captioned Michael McGroarty v. American Background Information Services, Inc., was commenced in the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Riverside, alleging that Screening International's subsidiary, American Background Information Services, Inc. (ABI), makes prohibited use of California's Megan Law website information during pre-employment background checks in violation of California law. The plaintiff seeks certification of a class on behalf of all individuals who have undergone a pre-employment background screen conducted by ABI within the three-year period prior to the filing of the complaint. The plaintiff seeks an unspecified amount of compensatory and statutory damages, including attorneys' fees and costs. On October 3, 2008, ABI removed the action to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. On November 7, 2008, ABI answered the complaint and denied any liability. ABI intends to defend the action vigorously.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

A detailed discussion of risk factors is provided in Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007. Other than the additional or modified risk factors described below, no material changes in risk factors occurred during the third quarter of 2008. Additional risks and uncertainties that we are unaware of, or that are currently deemed immaterial, also may become important factors that affect us.

An economic recession could harm our business.

Our Consumer Products and Services and Background Screening businesses are dependent on favorable economic conditions. Our financial institution clients might reduce or eliminate marketing programs which would materially adversely impact our ability to obtain new subscribers and to expand our service offerings to existing subscribers. We are also anticipating an increase in credit card declines and delinquencies as card holders’ balances continue to increase. Any of these events would result in lower revenue for us. In addition, we might be required to finance an increasing portion of the upfront marketing costs and/or to prepay commissions to our financial institution clients, which could materially adverse affect our financial condition and short-term operating results, including the loss of or changes in our client relationships because we are unable to fund upfront marketing costs or prepay commissions. Our Background Screening business is substantially dependent on companies hiring new employees. During times of downsizing or flat growth in head count, there is a reduced demand for our services, which causes are revenue to decline.

Consolidation in the financial services industry will increase competition for us obtaining clients.

We are substantially dependent on revenue from subscribers obtained from our largest financial institution clients, including Bank of America. Due to the increasing consolidation, increasing concentration of our business in fewer material clients, and financial turmoil within the financial services industry, there will be fewer opportunities to obtain new client relationships, and increasing competition to maintain existing client relationships. In addition, if an existing client is acquired or files for bankruptcy, there are no assurances that we will be able to maintain the client relationship following the acquisition or the bankruptcy. Any of these events could materially decrease our revenue, negatively impact our financial condition and harm our growth prospects.

Item 6. Exhibits


31.1*		Certification of Michael R. Stanfield, Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2*		Certification of Madalyn C. Behneman, Principal Financial Officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1*		Certification of Michael R. Stanfield, Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.2*		Certification of Madalyn C. Behneman, Principal Financial Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.


*		Filed herewith

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Date: November 10, 2008


	INTERSECTIONS INC.
	By:	/s/ Madalyn C. Behneman
		Madalyn C. Behneman
		Principal Financial Officer