
Equifax
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Abstract
"Equifax Inc. is an American multinational consumer credit reporting agency and is one of the three largest consumer credit reporting agencies, along with Experian and TransUnion (together known as the ""Big Three"").[5] 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,[6] Equifax sells credit monitoring and fraud prevention services directly to consumers."
Research Area
Financial Institutions
Transparency Lab
Transparency Lab
Keywords
credit supply, deleveraging, households, financial crisis
JEL Classification
E21, G21
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Topic
Household Finance
Stability and Regulation
Fiscal Stability
Stability and Regulation
Fiscal Stability
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Research Data
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