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Equifax

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"). Equifax collects and aggregates information on more than 800 million individual consumers and more than 88…

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Founded
1899; 127 years ago (1899) (as Retail Credit Company)
Founders
Cator Woolford · Guy Woolford
Industry
Credit risk assessment
Headquarters
Atlanta, Georgia, US
Area served
Worldwide
Divisions
Equifax Canada · Equifax Workforce Solutions

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Equifax

Nodes97
Edges96
Triples141
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.020619
Components1

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Equifax

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related to history · 18
Equifax → American, Atlanta, By, Canada, Canadian, Cator, Even, Georgia, Guy Woolford, Most, RCC, Retail Credit Company, Retail Credit Company's, Retailers Commercial Agency, The, These, This, United States
related to Lawsuits and fines · 17
Equifax → An Equifax, Experian, Fair Credit Reporting Act, FCRA, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, In, In July, Julie Miller, Justin Baxter, Marion County, Miller, Miller's, Oregon, Social Security, The, TransUnion
related to May–July 2017 data breach · 15
Equifax → Americans, Between May, British, Canadian, China, China's People's Liberation Army, February, Federal Trade Commission, However, July, Justice, September, Several, The, United States Department
related to 2017 exposure of American salary data · 12
Equifax → Equifax's May, Equifax's TALX, Federal Trade Commission, For, In July, July, Krebs, On October, Social Security Number, The Work Number, This, US
related to March 2017 security breach · 12
Equifax → According, Bloomberg, Bloomberg News, Equifax's, FireEye, Inc, July, Mandiant, March, May, On September, The
related to Products · 8
Equifax → Annualcreditreport, Business, Credit, In, National Consumer Telecom, NCTUE, US, Utilities Exchange
related to Website malware · 8
Equifax → Adobe Flash, At, Digital River, Equifax's, FireClick, JavaScript, On October, The
Key people · 6
Equifax → (CEO), (Chairman), (COO & CFO), John W. Gamble, Jr., Mark L. Feidler, Mark W. Begor
related to 2016 advance-warnings of insecure systems · 6
Equifax → According, December, Equifax's, Internet, Motherboard, October
related to 2017 withdrawal of vulnerable mobile apps · 6
Equifax → Apple App Store, Google Play, HTTP, HTTPS, On September, While

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
EquifaxArea servedWorldwide1.00infobox
EquifaxDivisionsEquifax Canada1.00infobox
EquifaxDivisionsEquifax Workforce Solutions1.00infobox
EquifaxFounded1899; 127 years ago (1899) (as Retail Credit Company)1.00infobox
EquifaxFoundersCator Woolford1.00infobox
EquifaxFoundersGuy Woolford1.00infobox
EquifaxHeadquartersAtlanta, Georgia, US1.00infobox
EquifaxIndustryCredit risk assessment1.00infobox
EquifaxKey peopleMark L. Feidler1.00infobox
EquifaxKey people(Chairman)1.00infobox
EquifaxKey peopleMark W. Begor1.00infobox
EquifaxKey people(CEO)1.00infobox
EquifaxKey peopleJohn W. Gamble, Jr.1.00infobox
EquifaxKey people(COO & CFO)1.00infobox
EquifaxNet incomeUS$604 million (2024)1.00infobox
EquifaxNumber of employees14,700 (2024)1.00infobox
EquifaxOperating incomeUS$1.04 billion (2024)1.00infobox
EquifaxRevenueUS$5.68 billion (2024)1.00infobox
EquifaxTotal assetsUS$11.7 billion (2024)1.00infobox
EquifaxTotal equityUS$4.81 billion (2024)1.00infobox
EquifaxTraded asNYSE: EFX1.00infobox
EquifaxTraded asS&P 500 component1.00infobox
EquifaxTraded asB3: EFXB311.00infobox
EquifaxTypePublic1.00infobox
EquifaxWebsiteequifax.com1.00infobox

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