'TransUnion' (full name 'Trans Union LLC') is a
consumer credit reporting agency, considered one of the "
big three" agencies in the
United States. Like its main competitors,
Experian and
Equifax, it now markets its
credit reports directly to consumers, in addition to its core business of providing the reports to potential creditors.
TransUnion was created in 1968 by
Union Car Company as their holding company. Its credit business began with the purchase of Credit Bureau of
Cook County (CBCC) in 1969. Trans Union was built from acquisitions of major city credit bureaus, with service agreements with local owners of bureaus which were not for sale. Today it operates 250 offices across the U.S. and in 24 countries worldwide. It is based in
Chicago,
Illinois.
TransUnion was a subsidiary of
The Marmon Group until January 2005. It is now an independent, privately held company.
See also
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Identity theft
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Credit score
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Credit report
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Fair Credit Reporting Act
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Equifax Canada Inc
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TransUnion Canada
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Smith v. Van Gorkom''
External links
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TransUnion Web site
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TrueCredit Web site TransUnion's consumer facing property