
Equifax is one of the oldest and most respected financial information
companies in the world. We are the largest consumer credit information
provider in the United States, and the largest provider of consumer and
business credit information in Canada and the United Kingdom.
The company was established in 1899 as a local credit bureau in Atlanta,
Georgia. We now have offices in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe
and Latin America- 17 countries altogether. We serve more than 100,000
business customers in 40 nations around the world. Equifax is a public
company listed on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol: EFX) and the Standard
and Poor's 500 Index.
For almost 100 years Equifax has earned the trust and confidence of
business and consumers by providing reliable and accurate information and
services that help our customers grant credit, accept checks at retail
outlets, offer credit card and debit card services, market products, and
manage operations benefiting the world's economy.
Equifax touches consumers' lives every day by providing the information
that helps them make purchases, secure loans, pay for college educations,
and manage their personal finances. We see our role as that of a trusted
guardian of consumer credit information- and it is a role we do not take
lightly. Equifax maintains rigid standards to ensure that our data is accurate-
and private. We have long recognized the importance of safeguarding the
confidentiality and accuracy of sensitive consumer data. After all, we
are consumers ourselves- with families and financial goals and dreams just
like yours.
We look forward to serving you for many years to come.
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