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I, Lee Adrean, certify
that:
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1.
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I have reviewed this quarterly
report on Form 10-Q of Equifax Inc.;
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2.
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Based on my knowledge, this report
does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state
a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the
circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with
respect to the period covered by this report;
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3.
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Based on my knowledge, the
financial statements, and other financial information included in this
report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition,
results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the
periods presented in this report;
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4.
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The registrant’s other certifying
officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining
disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act
Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over
financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and
15(d)-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
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a)
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Designed such disclosure controls
and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be
designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information
relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is
made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the
period in which this report is being prepared;
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b)
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Designed such internal control
over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial
reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable
assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the
preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles;
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c)
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Evaluated the effectiveness of the
registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this
report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls
and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based
on such evaluation; and
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d)
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Disclosed in this report any
change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that
occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the
registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that
has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
registrant’s internal control over financial reporting;
and
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5.
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The registrant’s other certifying
officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation
of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors
and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons
performing the equivalent functions):
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a)
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All significant deficiencies and
material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over
financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the
registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial
information; and
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b)
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Any fraud, whether or not
material, that involves management or other employees who have a
significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial
reporting.
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Date:
July 29, 2010
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/s/ Lee
Adrean
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Lee
Adrean
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Chief
Financial Officer
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