CORRECTION -- Equifax Reports Credit Card Balances Increase Year-Over-Year for the First Time in 5 Years
ATLANTA, Aug. 29, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In a press release issued earlier today by Equifax (NYSE:EFX) with the same headline, new loans and new credit year-to-date in May 2013 under the Bankcard section was incorrectly stated as four-year highs. It should be five-year highs. All other information mentioned in the original release is correct.
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Headquartered in Atlanta, Equifax operates or has investments in 18 countries and is a member of Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500® Index. Its common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol EFX. In 2013, Equifax was named a Bloomberg BusinessWeek Top 50 company, was #3 in Fortune's Most Admired list in its category, and was named to InfoWeek 500 as well as the FinTech 100. For more information, please visit www.equifax.com.
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Released August 29, 2013