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Equifax Inc.
NYSE: EFX
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 NEWS FROM THE WIRES
Enerflex earnings double in second quarter
Aug 02 2001 09:26 AM PDT

RESEARCH ALERT-Robertson raises Equifax to buy
Jul 30 2001 08:57 AM PDT

RESEARCH ALERT-Bear Stearns cuts Equifax
Jul 20 2001 08:58 AM PDT

US senators want credit scores disclosed, explained
Jul 19 2001 02:44 PM PDT

First Call says certain data on site inaccurate
Jul 18 2001 01:51 PM PDT

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 NEWS FROM THE STANDARD
Judge Approves FTC Restrictions on the Use of Consumer Data
May 07 2001 06:38 PM PDT

Busboy Said to Engineer Largest I.D. Theft in Net History
Mar 20 2001 08:36 AM PST

Whose Life Is It, Anyway?
Aug 15 2000 08:08 AM PDT

ICG Goes in for $450M Lube Job
Feb 25 2000 12:00 AM PST

Copyright Cause Gets Boost From Bank
Jun 03 1999 12:00 AM PDT

 PROFILE
When it comes to your credit, Equifax just wants the facts, ma'am. The US's largest credit reporting agency (ahead of Experian and the Marmon Group's Trans Union), the company has information on some 400 million credit holders worldwide. In addition to credit reports, Equifax authorizes checks, provides credit card processing services, and offers database marketing advice and credit risk consulting and software products through a host of subsidiaries. Equifax customers include banks and retail stores in the US, as well as in Canada, Latin America, and the UK. The company spun off Certegy (previously Equifax Payment Systems), its credit card processing and check management subsidiary.

 COMPETITION
Experian Information Solutions Inc. (dossier)
First Data Corporation (FDC)
The Marmon Group, Inc. (dossier)

 DEALS
Deal: Equifax Allies With beTRUSTed
Date Announced: 04.17.01
Value of transaction (US $Mil): Not Disclosed
Description: Credit information and Pricewaterhouse-owned security firms team to jointly develop online security and authentication products.

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 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: December
2000 Sales (mil.): 1,965.90
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 10.9%
Employees: 12,200
Revenue per employee: $161,139.34

 KEY PEOPLE
• Thomas F. Chapman
    CEO
• Philip J. Mazzilli
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
1550 Peachtree St. NW
Atlanta, GA 30309
US
Phone: 404-885-8000
Fax: 404-885-8055
Online: Web Site

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