EXHIBIT 21 ---------- SUBSIDIARIES Registrant - Equifax Inc. (a Georgia corporation). The Registrant owns, directly or indirectly, 100% of the stock of the following subsidiaries as of March 20, 1999 (all of which are included in the consolidated financial statements):
State or Country of Name of Subsidiary Incorporation - ------------------ ------------- 1nfo Inc. Georgia Acrofax Inc.(1) Canada CBI Ventures, Inc.(1) Georgia CCI Group Plc(10) England CCI Trace and Investigation Services Ltd.(11) England Computer Ventures, Inc.(1) Delaware Credence, Inc. Georgia Credit Consultants International Ltd.(11) England Credit Link (U.K.) Ltd.(11) England Credit Northwest Corporation(1) Washington Credit Union Card Services, Inc.(6) Wisconsin Equifax Accounts Receivable Services, Inc. (owned by Trust) Canada Equifax Asia Pacific Holdings, Inc. Georgia Equifax Australia Plc (14) England Equifax Canada (AFX) Inc.(2) Canada Equifax Canada Inc.(3) Canada Equifax Card Services, Inc.(4) Florida Equifax Card Services (Madison), Inc.(5) Wisconsin Equifax Card Solutions(12) France Equifax (Cayman Islands) Ltda.(19) Cayman Islands
State or Country of Name of Subsidiary Incorporation - ------------------ ------------- Equifax Check Services, Inc.(4) Delaware Equifax Credit Information Services, Inc. Georgia Equifax Decision Systems, B.V. The Netherlands Equifax de Mexico Sociedad de Informacion Crediticia, S.A.(8)(9) Mexico Equifax do Brasil Ltda.(18) Brazil Equifax E-Banking Solutions, Inc.(4) Georgia Equifax Europe Inc. Georgia Equifax Healthcare Information Services, Inc. Georgia Equifax Holdings (Mexico) Inc. Georgia Equifax Information Technology, Inc.(1) Georgia Equifax Investments (Mexico) Inc. Georgia Equifax Investments (U.S.), Inc. Georgia Equifax Ltd.(14) New Zealand Equifax Luxembourg S.A.(3) Luxembourg Equifax Luxembourg (No. 2) S.A. Luxembourg Equifax Mauritius Private Ltd.(7) Philippines Equifax Payment Services, Inc. Delaware Equifax Plc(12) England Equifax Pty Ltd.(15) Australia Equifax Properties, Inc. Georgia Equifax-Rochester, Inc.(1) New York Equifax Secure, Inc. Georgia Equifax SNC(16) France Equifax South America, Inc. Georgia Equifax U.K. Finance Ltd. (3) England Equifax U.K. Finance (No. 2) England Equifax Ventures, Inc. Georgia Financial Institution Benefit Association, Inc. District of Columbia Financial Insurance Marketing Group, Inc.(4) District of Columbia First Bankcard Systems, Inc.(4) Georgia
State or Country of Name of Subsidiary Incorporation - ------------------ ------------- Global Scan Ltd.(17) United Kingdom Global Scan (USA) Inc.(22) Delaware High Integrity Systems, Inc.(4) California Infolink Ltd.(14) United Kingdom Light Signatures, Inc.(4) California Market Knowledge, Incorporated(1) Illinois Messagegram Ltd.(11) England Stewardship, Inc.(1) Mississippi Telecredit Canda, Inc.(2) Canada The Database Company Ltd.(13) Ireland The Decisioneering Group, Inc. Arizona The Equifax Database Company Ltd.(12) Ireland The Infocheck Group Ltd.(14) England Transax France Plc(14) England Transax (Ireland) Ltd.(14) England Ultimate Business Services Plc(14) England Ultimate Media Concepts Ltd.(11) England Viv Ltd.(14) England
(1) Subsidiary of Equifax Credit Information Services, Inc. (2) Subsidiary of Equifax Canada Inc. (3) Subsidiary of Acrofax Inc. (4) Subsidiary of Equifax Payment Services, Inc. (5) Subsidiary of Equifax Card Services, Inc. (6) Subsidiary of Equifax Card Services (Madison), Inc. (7) Subsidiary of Equifax Asia Pacific Holdings, Inc. (8) Subsidiary of Equifax Holdings (Mexico), Inc. (9) Subsidiary of Equifax Investments (Mexico) Inc. (10) Subsidiary of Ultimate Business Services Plc (11) Subsidiary of CCI Group Plc (12) Subsidiary of Equifax Europe Inc. (13) Subsidiary of The Equifax Database Company (14) Subsidiary of Equifax Plc (15) Subsidiary of Equifax Australia Plc (16) Subsidiary of Transax France Plc (17) Subsidiary of The Infocheck Group Ltd. (18) Subsidiary of Equifax South America, Inc. (19) Subsidiary of Equifax do Brasil Holdings, Ltda. (20) Subsidiary of Equifax Luxembourg (No. 2) S.A. (21) Subsidiary of Equifax Luxembourg S.A. (22) Subsidiary of Global Scan Ltd. Registrant's subsidiary Equifax Asia Pacific Holdings, Inc. owns 100% of the stock of Equifax Mauritius Private Ltd. which owns 50% of the stock of Equifax Venture Infotek Private Ltd. (India). Registrant's subsidary Equifax Europe Inc. owns 49% of the stock of Precision Marketing Information Ltd. (Ireland) and 58% of the stock of ASNEF-Equifax Servicios de Informacion de Credito, S.L. (Spain). ASNEF-Equifax Servicios de Informacion de Credito, S.L. owns 100% of the stock of Dicodi, S.A. (Spain); 100% of the stock of Informacion Tecnica Del Credito S.L. (Spain); 100% of the stock of Via Ejecutiva S.A. (Spain); and owns 50% of the stock of Credinformacoes, Informacoes de Credito, LDA (Portugal), along with Equifax Decision Systems, B.V., wholly-owned subsidiary of Equifax Inc., which owns 25%. Registrant's subsidiary Equifax South America, Inc. owns 66% of the stock of Organizacion Veraz S.A. (Argentina) and 99% of the stock of Equifax de Chile, S.A. (Chile). Equifax de Chile, S.A. owns 100% of the stock of Marketing Services, S.A. (Chile) and 100% of the stock of Dicom, S.A. (Chile); 99% of the stock of Cobranza Integral S.A. (Chile); 50% of the stock of Covidata S.A. (Colombia); 51% of the stock of Dicom CentroAmerica (El Salvador); 99% of the stock of Dicom Comercial Ltd. (Chile); 51% of the stock of InfoCorp S.A. (Peru); 99% of the stock of Infotrade S.A. (Chile); 89% of the stock of Softmarket S.A. (Chile) along with Equifax de Chile S.A. which owns 11%; 50% of the stock of Dicom Dominicana (Dominican Republic); 100% of the stock of Global Data Servicios Integrados de Informacion S.A. (Ecuador); and 50% of the stock of Infotrade Argentina S.A. (Argentina). Registrant's subsidiary Equifax do Brasil Ltda. owns 80% of the stock of Seguranca ao Credito e Informacoes (Brazil). Registrant's subsidiary Equifax Plc owns 51% of the stock of Equifax Card Solutions Ltd. (England). Equifax Inc. owns 51% of the stock of Partech S.A. E.B.B.A. (Brazil) and 17% of Unnisa - Solucoes em Meios de Pagamento Ltda. (Brazil). Partech S.A. E.B.B.A. owns 66% and Unnisa - Solucoes em Meios de Pagamento Ltda. owns 34% of Proceda Tecnologia e Informatica S.A. (Brazil.)