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Esusu has acquired Celeri to expand fraud prevention capabilities for the residential real estate industry. The acquisition adds AI-powered tools that help property owners and managers verify applicants, reduce bad debt, and make leasing decisions with more confidence.
Fraud is a growing challenge in multifamily housing. Industry research shows that roughly 1 in 10 rental applicants submit fraudulent documents, and income misrepresentation is a major driver of costly evictions. Strengthening verification at the front end helps protect both residents and owners from those downstream risks.
AI-Powered Solutions for Smarter Leasing
The capabilities gained through the Celeri acquisition now live inside Esusu Identity Services, particularly across:
These tools help property teams:
- Verify income documents faster with AI-powered document analysis;
- Detect edited or falsified pay stubs and bank statements;
- Confirm applicant identities through document authentication, selfie matching, and database checks;
- Speed up leasing decisions with results delivered in seconds.
By standardizing key parts of the screening process, these tools support more consistent decisions and help reduce fraud-related risk across a portfolio.
A Broader Vision for Housing Trust and Efficiency
The Celeri acquisition is part of a larger expansion beyond rent reporting and credit building into identity, income, and fraud infrastructure for housing. Today, Esusu’s portfolio includes:
- Income Verification
- Identity Verification
- Esusu Passport
- And a suite of renter financial wellness tools (including rent reporting, rent relief, financial education, and marketplace resources)
Bringing these capabilities together is about more than catching fraud. It is about helping owners and operators:
- Protect communities from bad-faith applications;
- Reduce costly evictions and turnover;
- And create a more trusted, efficient path from application to move-in.
What this means for customers
Instead of living under a separate brand, Celeri’s capabilities are now embedded directly into Esusu’s products and go-to-market experience, especially within Income Verification and Identity Verification. That means:
- A single platform for renter financial health and fraud prevention;
- Unified reporting and analytics;
- And one relationship for both resident impact and risk management tools
Property owners and operators who want to learn more can explore:
Or contact the team at sales@esusu.org to discuss implementation and use cases across their portfolios.