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TORONTO, June 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Kanetix.ca today announced the launch of their free online credit score calculator that offers Canadians a free approximation of their current credit score rating. The Kanetix.ca Free Credit Score service features a simple-to-use, one-step credit score calculator aimed to help shoppers estimate their current credit score. Knowing one's credit score is a necessity when applying for a mortgage, credit card, loan or other financial product. Once...

ATLANTA, June 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Equifax Inc. (NYSE: EFX) today announced that Senior Vice President of Investor Relations, Jeff Dodge, will meet with investors at the UBS Business Services One-on-One Conference. The conference will be held at the UBS offices located at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, 14th Floor, New York, NY on Tuesday, June 12, 2012. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20060224/CLF037LOGO ) Dodge will discuss Equifax's 1Q 2012 results, as well as the...

ATLANTA, June 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Challenging market conditions and recently updated federal regulatory guidelines are compelling financial institutions to enhance portfolio evaluation methodologies in order to accurately compute their Allowance for Loan and Lease Loss (ALLL). In order to help these organizations, Equifax has announced its new solutions for ALLL compliance that can deliver all of the data necessary to help drive a compliant portfolio review process -- optimizing...

MILFORD, Ohio, June 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Penn Station, Inc. and some of its franchisees have announced that they have learned of unauthorized access to credit and debit card information in certain franchisee-owned Penn Station East Coast Subs restaurants. Less than 20 percent of Penn Station's more than 235 restaurants have been identified as potentially affected to date. "We want to make our customers aware of this issue and advise them to watch for any unauthorized use of...

ATLANTA, May 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Equifax Inc. (NYSE: EFX) today announced that Chairman and CEO, Richard F. Smith, will present at the Stephens Spring Investment Conference at the New York Palace Hotel, 455 Madison Avenue, NY on Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. Smith will discuss Equifax's 1Q 2012 results, as well as the company's financial profile and strategy for leveraging its unique data assets, technology, and analytics leadership to drive innovation and growth. Chief...

ATLANTA, May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Non-home finance write-off dollars year-to-date through April have decreased 52% according to Equifax's April National Consumer Credit Trends Report. The write-offs have decreased to $26.2 billion as of April 2012 from $54.1 billion in April 2009. Today's write-offs approach 2006 pre-recession levels of $24.0 billion and continue an improving trend. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20060224/CLF037LOGO ) Non-home finance write-off dollars...

Data Facts, Inc., one of the nation’s leading provider of comprehensive background screening, mortgage & banking solutions and business credit reporting, recently partnered with the only company to offer Experian, Dun & Bradstreet, USA and Canada, International, and blended business Commercial Credit Reports. This report includes relevant risk information from Experian, Edgar, and D&B and is Data Facts branded. (PRWEB) May 21, 2012 Today more than ever before, it is...

ATLANTA, May 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Equifax Inc. (NYSE: EFX) today announced that Chief Financial Officer Lee Adrean, will present at J.P. Morgan's Technology, Media and Telecom Conference on May 16 at the Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel, 245 Summer Street at 8:40 a.m. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20060224/CLF037LOGO ) Adrean will discuss Equifax's 1Q 2012 results, as well as the company's financial profile and strategy for leveraging its unique data assets and...

ATLANTA, May 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Equifax Inc. (NYSE: EFX) today announced that the Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.18 per share, payable on June 15, 2012, to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 25, 2012. Equifax has paid cash dividends for 98 consecutive years. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20060224/CLF037LOGO ) Equifax also announced that the Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to an additional $200...

ATLANTA, May 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The credit landscape continues its consistent recovery heading into the second quarter of 2012, with the exception of home finance, according to the U.S. consumer data from Equifax's March National Consumer Credit Trends Report. At the end of Q1 2012, U.S. consumer debt was at $10.9 trillion, down more than 11% from its peak of $12.4 trillion in Oct. 2008. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20060224/CLF037LOGO ) Credit write-offs are...