EXHIBIT 23.(b)
 
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                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

        As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the 
incorporation by reference in this registration statement of our report dated 
February 14, 1997 included in Equifax Inc.'s Form 10-K for the year ended 
December 31, 1996 and to all references to our Firm included in this 
registration statement.

                                        /s/ Arthur Andersen LLP

ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
December 18, 1997