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For More Information About Us
We were founded in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1899, incorporated in
Georgia in 1913, and have been known as Equifax Inc. since 1975.
We have been publicly owned since 1965, have been listed on the
New York Stock Exchange since 1971 and are a member of
the S&P 500 and certain other stock indices.
On our Internet web site, www.equifax.com, we post the
following fi lings as soon as reasonably practicable after they are
electronically fi led with, or furnished to, the Securities and
Exchange Commission, or SEC. These reports are required by
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and include annual reports
on Form 10-K; quarterly reports on Form 10-Q; current reports on
Form 8-K; proxy statements on Schedule 14A; and any amendments
to these reports or statements. The SEC also maintains a web site,
www.sec.gov, that contains reports, proxy and information
statements regarding issuers that fi le electronically with the
SEC. The content on any web site referred to in this Form 10-K
is not incorporated by reference into this Form 10-K unless
expressly noted.
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
Our product and service offerings are highly diversifi ed and include
consumer and business credit information, information database
management, marketing information, decisioning and analytical
tools, and identity verifi cation services that enable businesses to
increase the speed and quality of their decision making regarding
credit offers and other services, mitigate fraud, manage portfolio
risk and customer relationships and develop marketing strategies.
We offer a portfolio of products marketed to individual consumers
that enable them to better understand, manage and protect their
fi nancial affairs. We provide employment and income verifi cation
and human resources business process outsourcing services.
EQUIFAX | 2007 ANNUAL REPORT 15
The following chart depicts the types of services offered by each of the business units within our segments.
Summary of Key Products and Services by Business Unit
USCIS North
America
Personal
Solutions
North
America
Commercial
Solutions
International TALX
OCIS CMS DMS
Mortgage
Services
Canada
Consumer Europe
Latin
America
The Work
Number®
Tax & Talent
Management
Services
Online consumer
credit reports X X X X X X
Consumer scores and
analytical services X X X X X X X X
Enabling technology
services (i.e., credit
decisioning platforms) X X X X X X
Consumer identity
authentication X X X X
Consumer marketing services
and database management X X X X X X
Business credit reports,
scores and analytical services X X X
Business marketing services
and database management X X X
Business demographic
information X X X
Direct to consumer
credit monitoring X X
Mortgage settlement services X
Income and employment
verification X
Tax management services X
Talent management services X