According to Equifax There’s a New Player in the Credit Scoring Game

The three consumer credit reporting companies - Equifax, Experian and TransUnion - announced the introduction of a new credit score labeled "VantageScore" (sm) designed to simplify and enhance the credit process for both consumers and credit grantors.

Introducing VantageScore, the first uniform three bureau risk score of its kind.

No other model does a better job of delivering objective and consistent credit scoring. Through the unprecedented collaboration of the three major credit reporting companies, VantageScore leverages unmatched data and state-of-the-art modeling techniques. The result: greater predictive power that leads to better risk management and increased profitability.

Empirically driven. Statistically sound. That’s VantageScore.

Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) a leader in turning information into intelligence. Equifax offers ways to buy products or services, including personal credit. Headquartered in Atlanta, Equifax reported annual revenue of over $1.4 billion in 2005, and employs over 4,500 employees in 13 countries in North America, Latin America and Europe