In Canada, Equifax purchased Collective Credit Bureaus Ltd. and Creditel of Canada Limited, a credit reporting agency. Stock, Director Heather Wilson, Director John McKinley, Director & 6 others Equifax Competitors Credit Information Bureau 2000, Mumbai, $19.1M Canopy 2015, London, $12.4M Applied Data Finance 2014, New York City, $202M Aire 2014, London, $33.3M [8] By 1920, the company had offices throughout the United States and Canada. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). [46] Moreover, the employee portal was reportedly not the same server targeted in the later breaches, which Motherboard speculates may suggest multiple breaches by more than one party may have occurred. 1899: The Woolfords moved to Atlanta with the goal of making credit reporting their new career. Retail Credit changed its name in 1979 to Equifax Inc., derived from "equitable factual information." Until his retirement in 1931, he successfully steered the company as general manager, president and chairman. Reese, Krista. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. By 1920, it had numerous branch offices throughout the United States and Canada, and became a publicly owned corporation in 1965. The company was also alleged to reward its employees for collecting derogatory information on consumers. Also proving helpful was the advent of credit bureau associations which had begun springing up as the exchange of information between fellow creditors became more common. Its headquarters are located on Peachtree Street in downtown Atlanta. 0 cemeteries found in Woolford, Dorchester County, Maryland, USA. Are you sure that you want to delete this flower? They started their credit investigations by going door-to-door among merchants, asking about their customers and noting the findings in ledgers. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. Many years later, after Woolfords death in 1944, his former Druid Hills estate became the site of the Frazer Center, a rehabilitation facility for children and adults with disabilities, and the Cator Woolford Gardens, designed by landscape architect Edward Daugherty. Over the years the company has produced several profitable data-gathering and transaction-processing progeny, including Certegy, which became a separate entity in 2001, and ChoicePoint, which became a separate entity in 1997. Most of the credit work was then being done by a subsidiary, Retailers Commercial Agency. In 1899 Cator and Guy Woolford, two brothers from Woolford, Maryland, began operations as the Retail Credit Company in Atlanta. The Cator Woolford Gardens is a mission-driven event space for life's most important moments . These services included identifying theft prevention products as well as credit fraud identity. There is a problem with your email/password. In April 1903 Retail Credit closed its Augusta office, after clearly noting signs that the branch would not become profitable. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. 1913: Retail Credit Company incorporated in 1913 and continued to grow its insurance-related business. Today, Equifax has a workforce of about 14,000 employees throughout 19 countries, and reports revenue of $3.14 billion per year. Towards this end, the company opened five new insurance-related offices in that year. Try again later. Also in the late 1970s, Equifax began strengthening consumer credit reporting operations by purchasing small, local credit reporting agencies and by affiliating with others. Among other directives given, the U.S. government ordered Retail Credit to stop rating employees by how much negative information they collected on consumers and to stop having investigators misrepresent themselves when conducting inquiries. "[42], According to senator Michael Crapo, "The amount of data that the private industry and Government collect and store is very concerning. Soon offices in Chicago and San Francisco came on line. The company was founded by Cator Woolford and Guy Woolford in 1899 and is headquartered in Atlanta . Here's Why You Should Go for It", "Think You've Got Your Credit Freezes Covered? [36], On 2 August 2022, a week after its CEO Mark Begor was deemed "uniquely qualified to lead the Company" and was granted a $25 million bonus package by Equifax's board, the Wall Street Journal reported that Equifax had sent millions of incorrectly calculated credit scores to lenders. Armed with a form showing the information that would be provided about each potential customer, the salesman pulled in a large number of new clients. 1989: Equifax forms an alliance with CSC Credit Services. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. Copyright 2018 Key Credit Repair. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. One of Atlanta's most meaningful hidden gems, the Cator Woolford Gardens provides a beautiful event space for life's special moments with all proceeds directly supporting the Frazer Center's mission of fostering inclusion and celebrating diversity in the Atlanta community. They started their credit investigations by going door-to-door among merchants, asking about their customers and noting the findings in ledgers. Equifax also holds the number one position in check guarantee and verification in the United States, Canada, France, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand. Four months later, the company spent $9 million to open an elaborate consumer services center which provided information to callers about their credit file in eight languages. Sorry! "Equifax." With his brother Guy, a lawyer six years his junior, Cator settled on Atlanta as the site of his new venture. St. James Press, 1999. The company was founded by Cator Woolford and Guy Woolford in 1899 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA. Read More Today's Range Now: $198.53 $197.52 $199.67 50 Day Range MA: $205.27 $193.14 $230.65 2 Week Range Now: $198.53 $145.98 $234.14 Volume 86,944 shs Average Volume 775,271 shs Market Capitalization $24.46 billion P/E Ratio 35.14 Failed to delete flower. The business soon became very successful. By 1937 nearly three quarters of all the company's inspection forms were being filled out by full-time investigators, operating out of 96 Retail Credit offices in cities across North America. In addition, the company modified the processes for correcting mistakes in its files, making it easier for consumers to set the record straight. In 2000, Equifax, along with Experian and TransUnion, was fined $2.5 million for blocking and delaying phone calls from consumers trying to get information about their credit. Equifax was founded by Cator and Guy Woolford in Atlanta, Georgia, as Retail Credit Company in 1899. Between 1983 and 1988, the company's overall revenues increased by nearly 60 percent, to $743 million, and earnings more than doubled. This heightened activity was fueled by the 1993 decision to subcontract the running of Equifax's computer operation to IBM, a move that freed Equifax's large technical staff to develop new ways of packaging the company's data in consultation with its customers. Don't ignore the company's latest email", "That $125 payment from Equifax? Equifax formed Wescot Decision Systems as a joint venture with marketer Next PLC in the United Kingdom. Frazer Center is tucked away on 39 acres of old-growth forest in the heart of Atlanta. The agency has an operating income of $900 million, and its net income was estimated to be $600.1 million last year. Some of the company's data storage equipment is pictured circa 1978. The company responded that such findings were never used in credit-rating evaluations but were limited to its insurance and consumer investigations businesses (which were later spun off). They were originally founded in 1898, 70 years before the creation of the Trans Union. After a decade-long court battle, Retail Credit was allowed to retain the purchases. Today, in addition to its credit-reporting and risk-management businesses, Equifax markets credit cards and provides fraud-detection services, database marketing, and risk consulting. All Rights Reserved | Privacy Policy, We have a credit expert available right now to take your call. Make sure that the file is a photo. The company started providing information to accident insurers and soliciting work related to fire insurance. Pleased with the success of his first listing, Woolford set out to make credit reporting his career. There is intrinsic vulnerability in collecting and storing personal financial information, and we need to have a meaningful discussion on how to protect and limit access to it. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. Equifax is a multinational American consumer credit reporting agency that is among the top three consumer credit reporting agencies. [79], On November 4, 2017, it was reported that a group of five Oklahomans had sued the company, claiming that Equifax "violated laws which require financial institutions to protect the security of their customers' personal information. Equifax is headed by Mark L. Feidler as the chairman of the board, Mark W. Begor, as the CEO, and John W. as the vice president as well as the CFC. With the 1993 acquisition of Integratec Inc., Equifax gained a leading provider of debt collection and other back-office services for credit card issuers and other lenders. Two years later the San Francisco office was entirely destroyed by earthquake and fire. Include gps location with grave photos where possible. [77][78] A Heartland Bank spokesperson said the bank "immediately investigated and contacted the credit reporting agencies after Haman reported" she was still alive. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. [6], Equifax operates or has investments in 24 countries in the Americas, Europe, and Asia Pacific. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. After a couple of years, the company expanded into commercial credit reports on big companies in the UK, the US, and Canada. [16] Certegy effectively became a subsidiary of Fidelity National Financial as a result of this reverse acquisition merger (See Certegy and Fidelity National Information Services for further information).[16]. Resend Activation Email. Try again later. The same year, the company split operations between its two main clients, handling retail and insurance reports separately. Equifax Inc. It started in Atlanta, Georgia, under the name of Retail Credit Company. The company's retail credit reporting activities were restricted to the Atlanta area, while insurance activities were delegated a wider scope. New Georgia Encyclopedia, 03 November 2006, https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/business-economy/equifax/. Equifax Inc. is an American multinational consumer credit reporting agency headquartered in Atlanta, . Nevertheless, after the company pledged to monitor its procedures more carefully, the government halted its investigation. In total, the researcher downloaded the data of hundreds of thousands of Americans in order to show Equifax the vulnerabilities within its systems. [42] Equifax and other credit monitoring agencies are required by law to provide US residents with one free credit file disclosure every 12 months; the Annualcreditreport.com website incorporates data from U.S. Equifax credit records. [42] Credit grantors use this information to decide what sort of products or services to offer their customers, and on what terms. Equifax was forced to confront growing consumer hostility in the early 1990s, as watchdog groups contended that credit bureaus' files were often inaccurate and were used in inappropriate ways. As an Equifax executive explained in Business Week, "People see the use of this information as a privacy problem if it goes beyond credit purposes." Today the facility operates as Morningstar Treatment Services, which serves children with intellectual disabilities. Cator Woolford, John Kallassy Get Updates for Jobs and News Equifax Jobs Nearby Equifax Jobs Equifax Similar Companies Show More Find Jobs from Similar Companies Personalize your job search. In June 1901 Retail Credit branched out into another industry, as it began providing so-called "moral hazard" information on potential policyholders to the Equitable Life Assurance Society. The increased competition resulted in a serious slump in Retail Credit's life insurance and credit reporting activities in 1921. The following year the company also opened a branch office in Cincinnati. learn how over 7,000 companies got started! [27][28], In July 2019, The New York Times, the New York Post and other media reported Equifax had agreed to pay approximately $650 million to settle with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to resolve investigations by several state attorneys general, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the FTC, and a consumer class-action lawsuit related to the data breach. To make amends, Equifax announced in August 1991 that it would cease using credit information to compile lists for the purposes of direct marketing. Equifax is headed by Mark L. Feidler as the chairman of the board, Mark W. Begor, as the CEO, and John W. as the vice president as well as the CFC. Wanting more opportunity for her daughter, Anne Lane joined forces with her friend and civic leader Rebecca Frazer to create the Cerebral Palsy Centerin 1949 in the basement of St. Lukes Episcopal Church on Peachtree Street. The company responded that such findings were never used in credit-rating evaluations but were limited to its insurance and consumer investigations businesses (which were later spun off). 1898: Equifax's roots begin in this year as a Tennessee-based grocery story. Family members linked to this person will appear here. CFO of Equifax John Gamble is the Chief Financial Officer at Equifax and is responsible for all financial functions, including corporate finance, investor relations, accounting, audit, tax and treasury, as well as global procurement, real estate, and the Equifax shared service center in Costa Rica. ). During this period, it began reporting for automotive liability insurance. Oops, we were unable to send the email. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. Add to your scrapbook. Equifax also divested itself of two unprofitable units in 1989, Equifax Insurance Systems and Enercon, Inc. As the 1990s arrived, the company strove to enter the European market. Search above to list available cemeteries. Milton Old School Baptist Church Cemetery, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73468528/cator-ringgold-woolford. Boasting operations in 18 countries and sales in more than 45, Equifax holds leading positions in consumer and commercial credit information in Canada, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, El Salvador, Peru, Portugal, Spain, and the United Kingdom. [85][86] Equifax ultimately reached a settlement with regulators for up to $700 million. Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. The agency also purchased a business intelligence company known as eThority, which has headquarters in Charleston, South Carolina. Cator, a former bank employee, and Guy, a lawyer, employed simple notations to reflect merchants comments about their shoppers payment habits: Prompt, Slow, or Requires Cash. They published these findings as The Merchants Guide, sold it for $25, and offered individual credit reports. With his brother Guy, Cator Woolford started the Retail Credit Company, the precursor to Equifax. [46], "I didn't have to do anything fancy," the researcher told Motherboard, explaining that the site was vulnerable to a basic "forced browsing" bug. Woolford also spearheaded fund-raising efforts for the construction of Georgia Hall, one of several buildings Roosevelt erected in Warm Springs. [46], On September 18, 2017, Bloomberg News reported that Equifax had been the victim of a "major breach of its computer systems" in March 2017, and that in early March it had begun "notifying a small number of outsiders and banking customers" about this attack. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. Reese, Krista. The company's operations had already been divided into four divisions: insurance information services, its traditional strength; credit services; marketing services, the newest division; and Canadian operations, which were consolidated into one company, Equifax Canada Inc., in June 1989. The company was founded by Cator Woolford and Guy Woolford in 1899 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA. Show more---Top 5 ETFs holding EFX. [25][26] An Equifax manager, Sudhakar Reddy Bonthu, also pleaded guilty to insider trading and received a sentence of 8 months of home confinement. Where would you like to work? You can always change this later in your Account settings. In the first full year of U.S. military involvement, the company lost 1,200 workers. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. Merchants paid $25 a year to use the book and subsequent credit reports; grocers paid less. Their downtown office quickly expanded, as the brothers offered life and auto insurance. In June the pages of the book were run out on a mimeograph machine and bound between hard covers with the title "Merchant's Guide.". Cator also served on the Georgia Warm Springs Foundation where President Roosevelt and he became friends. Failed to report flower. Expanded into Insurance-Related Business in 1901. By 1920, the company had offices throughout the United States and Canada. There he supervised the compilation of a list of customers, with indications of their creditworthiness, for the local Retail Grocer's Association. [74] An Equifax spokesperson said that Equifax is considering appealing the jury's verdict. Not long after, the government accused the company of rating employees based on how much negative information they could find about consumers. Principal Subsidiaries: 1nfo Inc.; Acrofax Inc. (Canada); CBI Ventures, Inc.; Computer Ventures, Inc.; Credence, Inc.; Credit Northwest Corporation; Credit Union Card Services, Inc.; Equifax Asia Pacific Holdings, Inc.; Equifax Card Services (Madison), Inc.; Equifax Check Services, Inc.; Equifax Card Services, Inc.; Equifax Credit Information Services, Inc.; The Equifax Database Company Ltd. (Ireland); Equifax Decision Systems B.V. (Netherlands); Equifax de Mexico Sociedad de Informacion Creditica, S.A.; Equifax Europe Ltd.; Equifax Europe (U.K.) Ltd.; Equifax Healthcare Information Services, Inc.; Equifax Holdings (Mexico) Inc.; Equifax India Private Ltd.; Equifax Information Technology, Inc.; Equifax Investments (Mexico) Inc.; Equifax Investments (U.S.) Inc.; Equifax Luxembourg S.A.; Equifax Luxembourg (No. Again, charges were droppedby that time (1982), national computer databases made information that was once available only regionally accessible nationwide. All rights reserved. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. It has employed more than 32,000 workers globally, and it is traded at the New York Stock Exchange under the name EFX. The agency was founded by two brothers Guy and Cator Woolford, in 1899. In the ensuing years, the volume of requests for this new service increased dramatically. As a result of its growing insurance business, Guy Woolford opened a second company office in Dallas, Texas, in March 1902. In the late 1920s Woolford befriended Franklin D. Roosevelt and was one of the founders of the Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute. [59], On October 12, 2017, Equifax's website was reported to have been offering visitors malware via drive-by download. The credit bureau had opened 34 branch offices in the United States and three in Canada, as well. Son of John Stevens Brohawn and Mary Ellen Rees Woolford. With 4,600 employees in 13 countries worldwide, and $1.4 billion in annual revenue, the Atlanta-based Standard and Poors 500 firm is one of Georgias most profitable companies. He established the Thomas Guy Woolford Charitable Trust, which is today administered by SunTrust Banks (now Truist). You shouldn't count on it", "If you made a claim for $125 from Equifax, you're not getting it after court awards nearly $80 million to attorneys", "Equifax acquires Ansonia expanding leadership in commercial credit data solutions", "WSJ News Exclusive | Equifax Sent Lenders Inaccurate Credit Scores on Millions of Consumers", "Equifax issued wrong credit scores for millions", "Equifax sued over erroneous credit scores sent for "millions" of Americans", "Equifax to acquire Brazilian credit bureau Boa Vista Servios for $596m", "Freezing Credit Will Now Be Free. By the end of the decade, however, Retail Credit had opted to reenter the consumer credit reporting business. By 1994 Equifax had acquired three more healthcare information firms, giving it a substantial presence in claims processing. With the company's sales running at $350,000, the Woolfords decided to incorporate. These included insecure systems reported in 2016. Verify and try again. In doing so, the company expanded its computerized files enormously and paved the way for greater diversification. As a new century dawned and the company entered its second century in business, Equifax was busy gaining a toehold in the burgeoning world of Internet commerce. On two occasions, the agency was fined by the Federal Trade Commission, and this was for violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). Cator Woolford got his start in the credit bureau business as a grocer in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. Equifax disclosed the breach on September 7, 2017, after determining the means and scope of the breach. In July 1995 Equifax acquired U.K.-based Infocheck Group Limited and TecniCob S.A., a French payment services firm. Thanks for your help! Equifax was widely criticized for the hack and for how it responded after the matter. According to Bloomberg, Equifax enlisted Mandiant (owned by FireEye, Inc.) to assist in investigating the March attack. In 2003, the FTC took Equifax to court for the same reason and settled its lawsuit with the company for a fine of $250,000. [76], In 2014, Equifax and Heartland Bank were sued by Kimberly Haman of the St. Louis area for reporting she was dead. Its stock value consistently outperforms the market, and the company often explores new ventures, although with varying degrees of success. According to the reporting, despite receiving this warning from the security researcher, the affected portal was not closed until six months later in June, well after the March and MayJuly breaches had begun. (U.K.); Transax pty Ltd. (Australia); Transax S.N.C. Other failings were on the exposure of American salary data, and website malware. "Equifax." There was a consent decree. [72] The award included $18.4 million in punitive damages, and $180,000 in compensatory damages. By 1944 the volume of reports produced had sunk to six million. [12] It is alleged that the hearings prompted the Retail Credit Company to change its name to Equifax in 1975 to improve its image. [17], In February 2016, Equifax acquired the Australasian company Veda, the largest credit reference agency in Australia at the time. 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