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This is a recap of our April 14 Market Pulse webinar, where our panel of experts discussed the recent supply chain crisis, as well as the la [...]
During our April 14 Market Pulse webinar, our panel of experts discussed details pertaining to the recent supply chain crisis, as well as, t [...]
This month’s Market Pulse webinar presenters included Dylan Hall, Co-Founder and CEO at Safe Rate; Peter Hellwig, Co-Founder at Atmos Financ [...]
Cryptocurrency seemed to come out of nowhere, and now it’s changing the way the world does business. Many people are wondering if they shoul [...]
During our March 10 Market Pulse webinar, our panel of experts discussed details pertaining to entrepreneurs and how they can participate in [...]
For much of the last century, population growth in the U.S. has remained relatively stable. But that is changing, and your business should p [...]
As you think about your business plans in 2022, having access to key data to make informed business decisions will be important. For our Jan [...]
Header data, the Equifax Cloud, and COVID-19’s impact on the economy and credit card debt, were hot article topics in 2021. If you missed an [...]
Markets are continuously changing, whether it’s based on new customer behaviors, unforeseen economic forces or new competitors looking to di [...]
The Equifax Cloud™ is the new foundation of our business. Built primarily on the Google Cloud, it is the result of our $1.5B investment in [...]
The Responsible Use of Data The concept of privacy has changed dramatically since the pre-internet days -- and even since the 2010’s. Just [...]
Does Your Data Tell the Whole Story? As a marketer, you’ve heard the mantra: let the data tell the story. But does data tell the whole stor [...]
Defining Quality Data As marketers, we rely on data. But whether we use it to make key business decisions or simply cite the results [...]
Creating a Bespoke Customer Experience SoFi reached a major milestone last year: one million members, and during a pandemic, no les [...]
Why Constrained Models are Optimized for Credit Risk Credit scores are used as a big part of a lender’s credit criteria - higher scores mor [...]
While the COVID-19 pandemic created uncertainty in the financial market, the mortgage industry remained strong with a positive long-term out [...]
Differentiated Data is Even More Critical in 2020 Consumer spending has picked up slightly since the summer lockdowns across many regions o [...]
The latest advanced data technology and targeted marketing resources are poised to potentially make 2020 the most wonderful time of the (ver [...]
I interviewed Senior Business Analyst Jennifer Davis about the importance of what we call, data stewards. She manages a group of data a [...]
Many companies are leveraging data and analytics to create a competitive advantage in their industry and grow their business. The insights t [...]
Benjamin Franklin famously said there were only two things certain in life: death and taxes. But I'd like to add a third certainty: change. [...]
Kurt Baumberger has joined Equifax as Enterprise Innovation Officer. In this new role, he will create new capabilities to empathize wit [...]
We live and breathe technology, data and analytics, and our passion is providing insights that help you make more informed decisions. Last y [...]
Leveraging a Faster Model Development Environment for Data Analytics Moving from data to insights is no easy feat for today’s businesses. F [...]
It All Starts with Building the Right Attributes With the data explosion we’ve seen in recent years, businesses have access to more data th [...]
The Data Science Lab is the heart of innovation at Equifax. In this interview, Chris Yasko, Interim Enterprise Innovation Officer, [...]
Approximately 91.5 million consumers in the U.S. either have no credit file, or have insufficient information in the file to generate a trad [...]
In today’s business environment, auto lenders need data to get ahead. But not just any old, raw data – it has to be standardized data. That’ [...]
Auto Leaders Want to Make Car Buying Easier Leaders of the National Independent Auto Dealer Association (NIADA) met in Las Vegas this summe [...]
Adaptive AI is the next great advancement in leveraging AI for credit risk. Equifax's Chief Innovation Architect, John Fenstermake [...]
This is the final article in a 5-part series. We originally published this post on December 20, 2016 and updated it on July 17, 2019. Today [...]
This blog if the fourth article in a 5-part series. It originally published on January 26, 2017 and was updated on July 17, 2019. Trended d [...]
This is the third article in a 5-part series. We originally published this post on December 20, 2016, and updated it on July 17, 2019. [...]
This is the second article in a 5-part series. We originally published this post on December 20, 2016 and updated it on July 17, 2019. Many [...]
This blog post is part of a 5-part series. It was originally published on December 15, 2016 and updated on July 17, 2019. Businesses face [...]
Dr. Colin Coleman, SVP of Data and Analytics at Equifax, focuses on strategy for data and analytics as a center of excellence and around mod [...]
Information asymmetry occurs when one party to an economic transaction has more or better information than the other party. Information asym [...]
Chalcy Raja leads the Big Data Platform team at Equifax. She has been a trailblazer in the area of big data, having worked as a data enginee [...]
Technology Provides Faster, More Accurate Claim of Benefits The current benefit eligibility verification process is a daily burden for case [...]
Compliance, fraud and verification services were hot blog topics in 2018. Hopefully you didn’t miss any of our articles that featured tips, [...]
We asked Maxie Schmidt-Subramanian, PhD, Principal Analyst with Forrester Research, about the impact of digital transformation on [...]
This is the fourth post in a 5-part series, Digital Customer Experience We asked Maxie Schmidt-Subramanian, PhD, Principal Analyst wit [...]
This is the third post in a 5-part series, Digital Customer Experience. We asked Maxie Schmidt-Subramanian, PhD, Principal Analyst wit [...]
This is the second post in a 5-part series, Digital Customer Experience We asked Maxie Schmidt-Subramanian, PhD, Principal Analyst wi [...]
Equifax asked recent webinar guest speaker, Maxie Schmidt-Subramanian, PhD, principal analyst serving customer experience professionals at F [...]
You have a lot of customer data -- housed in a lot of different locations. You’re working hard to make sense of it so you can better underst [...]
Auto lenders and dealers want more knowledge and faster information about their markets and customers—on and off the lot so they can quickly [...]
Advanced analytics, machine learning and logistical regression – traditional methods used to calculate credit scores today. Enter deep neura [...]