Equifax Inc. is a data, analytics, and technology company that operates worldwide. The company provides business processing outsourcing services and information solutions to consumers, businesses, and governments. Founded in 1899, Equifax has its headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.
Equifax operates through four segments, including: US Information Solutions, International, Global Consumer Solutions, and Workforce Solutions. The company's products and services are based on maintaining databases of business and consumer information. This information is compiled from a variety of sources, including marketing and demographic data, employment, utility and telecommunications payments, and credit. Equifax makes use of software tools and statistical techniques to analyse all the available data to create processing services, customised insights, and decision-making solutions for its customers. The company also offers commercial credit risk underwriting and management solutions to commercial finance companies and online and alternative lenders.
Stock for Equifax is listed on the NYSE under the ticker EFX. The company employs approximately 12,000 people across 24 countries as of November 2021. Equifax serves a wide variety of clients, including financial services, employers, mortgage lenders, and consumers, as well as the automotive, commercial, retail, telecommunication, utility, brokerage, insurance, and healthcare industries, in addition to governments.
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