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CREDIT SCORES IN ECUADOR PRESS RELEASE

13 years ago

Press Release
Equifax Acquires Majority Stake in Ecuador's Leading Credit Bureau

ATLANTA, May 13, 2011 - Equifax Inc. (NYSE: EFX) a global leader in information solutions, announced today it has taken a majority ownership stake in Credit Report C.A. Buró de Información Crediticia (Credit Report), the leading credit reporting company in Ecuador. Equifax purchased 70 percent of the total shares outstanding from Credit Report’s management and other individuals, bringing Equifax’s total ownership to 95 percent.

Based in Quito, Ecuador and founded in 2003 by Equifax and members of the Ecuadoran financial community, Credit Report provides credit grantors with credit reports, credit scores and other decisioning technologies to support the growing credit economy in Ecuador. Consumer lending in Ecuador grew about 15 percent in 2007. “Following our additional investment in Credit Report, we plan to introduce more products and services into the marketplace through our successful program of product transfer among Equifax companies in Latin America and the rest of the world,” said Rudy Ploder, President, International, for Equifax.

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