How does Equifax work?
Equifax is a credit bureau. Equifax tracks the credit history of borrowers in order to generate credit reports and credit scores. It sells this information to banks and other financial institutions in order to help them determine the credit risk of their customers.
Is Equifax your actual credit score?
The Equifax credit score is an educational credit score developed by Equifax. Equifax credit scores are provided to consumers for their own use to help them estimate their general credit position. Equifax credit scores are not used by lenders and creditors to assess consumers’ creditworthiness.
What are the benefits of using Equifax?
Product includes: Know where you stand with access to your 3-bureau VantageScore credit scores and report. Help monitor your credit and Social Security number. Uncover potential fraud with credit monitoring and alerts.
How reliable is Equifax?
The short answer is no. Both TransUnion and Equifax are reliable credit reporting agencies that compile reports and calculate your credit scores using different scoring models.
What can you do with Equifax?
Your Credit, Your Identity
Equifax can help you monitor your credit reports and better protect yourself from identity theft.
Does Equifax charge monthly?
Equifax Complete™ Premier
Free for your 7-Day Trial, then $19.95 per month. Cancel at any time; no partial month refunds.
Is Equifax a private company?
Equifax collects and aggregates information on over 800 million individual consumers and more than 88 million businesses worldwide.
Equifax.
| Type | Public |
| Traded as | NYSE: EFX S&P 500 Component |
| Industry | Credit risk assessment |
| Founded | 1899 (as Retail Credit Company) |
| Founders | Cator Woolford Guy Woolford |
What is a good Equifax credit score?
670 to 739
Although ranges vary depending on the credit scoring model, generally credit scores from 580 to 669 are considered fair; 670 to 739 are considered good; 740 to 799 are considered very good; and 800 and up are considered excellent.
How does Equifax make money?
Equifax, Experian and TransUnion collect, store and sell credit information on millions of consumers around the world. In the U.S., these three major consumer credit bureaus primarily make money selling credit reports, developing analytics and scoring systems, and selling credit-related services to consumers.
Is Equifax a government agency?
Many consumers believe that credit bureaus like Equifax, TransUnion, and Experian are somehow owned, managed or otherwise controlled by the federal government, but, in fact, they aren’t. At a fundamental level, all credit bureaus operate as private, for-profit companies.
Is Equifax a Fortune 500 company?
On June 2, 2021, Fortune released its annual 2021 Fortune 500/1000 list of America’s largest companies based on revenues.
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| Rank | Company | Revenue ($mil) |
|---|---|---|
| 608 | Equifax Inc. | $4,127.50 |
| 696 | Acuity Brands, Inc. | $3,326.30 |
| 703 | GMS Inc. | $3,241.30 |
What is Equifax vs TransUnion?
TransUnion uses most of the same personal information that Equifax does in scoring your credit; however, TransUnion may find certain aspects of your credit history more important than Equifax does. For example, TransUnion credit reports feature a more extensive employment history section.