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Company type | Public |
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Industry | Credit risk assessment |
Founded | 1899 | (as Retail Credit Company)
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Headquarters | , U.S. |
Area served | Worldwide |
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Number of employees | c. 14,900 (2023) |
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Website | equifax |
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Equifax Inc. is an American multinational consumer credit reporting agency headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia and is one of the three largest consumer credit reporting agencies, along with Experian and TransUnion (together known as the "Big Three").[4] Equifax collects and aggregates information on over 800 million individual consumers and more than 88 million businesses worldwide. In addition to credit and demographic data and services to business,[5] Equifax sells credit monitoring and fraud prevention services directly to consumers.[6]
Equifax operates or has investments in 24 countries in the Americas, Europe, and Asia Pacific. With over 14,000 employees worldwide, Equifax has nearly US$5 billion in annual revenue and is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol EFX.[7]