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Frazer Center is tucked away on 39 acres of old-growth forest in the heart of Atlanta. Beautiful, intimate, and all-inclusive. An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request, There is an open photo request for this memorial. Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute for Rehabilitation, Statutory and Executive Boards and Commissions, Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter. All requests for permission to publish or reproduce the resource must be submitted to the rights holder. In 1973, in one sign of its giant growth, Retail Credit Company again faced off against the Federal Trade Commission, this time for monopolistic practices. [4] Equifax collects and aggregates information on over 800 million individual consumers and more than 88 million businesses worldwide. Oops, we were unable to send the email. Also proving helpful was the advent of credit bureau associations which had begun springing up as the exchange of information between fellow creditors became more common. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? Resend Activation Email. By the mid-1960s, nearly 300 branch offices had been opened along with almost 1,400 sub-offices, employing roughly 7,400 inspectors. They started their credit investigations by going door-to-door among merchants, asking about their customers and noting the findings in ledgers. In a ten-year period, 104 smaller credit bureaus had been added to the Equifax network alone. [citation needed] Equifax sells businesses credit reports, analytics, demographic data, and software. Miller contacted Equifax repeatedly in writing and over the telephone, but Equifax refused to delete dozens of false collection accounts from Miller's credit report. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. Two brothers, Cator and Guy Woolford, created the company. The settlement includes up to $425 million to help people affected by the data breach. Consolidation in the credit bureau industry continued throughout the 1980s, as Equifax and its two largest competitors, TRW Inc. and the Trans Union Corporation, divided up the nation's smaller credit bureaus amongst themselves. Equifax disclosed the breach on September 7, 2017, after determining the means and scope of the breach. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. Your support helps us commission new entries and update existing content. In 1975 the agency changed its name from Retail Credit Company to Equifax. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. With 4,600 employees in 13 countries worldwide, and $1.4 billion in annual revenue, the Atlanta-based Standard and Poors 500 firm is one of Georgias most profitable companies. The company started providing information to accident insurers and soliciting work related to fire insurance. Equifax is one of the three largest consumer credit reporting agencies in the United States alongside TransUnion and Experian. The company experienced rapid growth, and by 1920 it had opened offices all over Canada and the United States, and by the 1960s, the agency was one of the leading credit bureaus. The company responded that such findings were never used in credit-rating evaluations but were limited to its insurance and consumer investigations businesses (which were later spun off). For many years, Equifax has operated mostly on the business-to-business sector, where it sold consumer credit and insurance reports. In April 1988 the company established a marketing services division, whose first project was to develop a direct-mail program to sell home mortgages for a Midwestern insurance company. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. [51][52], In September 2017, Brian Krebs revealed that the Argentine arm of Equifax had left private data from approximately 14,000 consumers, and more than 100 staff members, available to anyone who entered "admin" as both the username and password for one of its online systems. On March 1, 2018, Equifax announced that 2.4 million additional U.S. customers were affected by the breach,[21] increasing the number of affected to 147.9 million Americans. In the early 1970s, Retail Credit purchased several competitors, buying credit bureaus in Oregon, Idaho, and California, and Credit Bureau, Inc., located in Washington, D.C. Today, in addition to its credit-reporting and risk-management businesses, Equifax markets credit cards and provides fraud-detection services, database marketing, and risk consulting. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. Nevertheless, after the company pledged to monitor its procedures more carefully, the government halted its investigation. Cator Woolford Gardens, situated in the Frazer Center, was originally designed for Cator Woolford, one of the founders of Equifax Inc. These included that it collected "facts, statistics, inaccuracies and rumors about virtually every phase of a person's life; his marital troubles, jobs, school history, childhood, sex life, and political activities." (ChoicePoint and Equifax did not then, nor do they now, share information or any relationship.). A decade later, the state legislature consented to the establishment of a home for underprivileged boys, Boys Estate, on the property. The number grew to 258 over the next ten years. "[45], According to an October 2017 report from Motherboard, around December 2016, a security researcher examining Equifax's servers found that an online portal, created for Equifax employees only, was accessible to the open Internet. [39][40], In February 2023, it was announced Equifax had acquired the Barueri-headquartered credit bureau, Boa Vista Servios for $596 million. Between 1983 and 1988, the company's overall revenues increased by nearly 60 percent, to $743 million, and earnings more than doubled. While this type of operation was inherently local, Retail Credit had become interested in activities that could be pursued on a broader scale. 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Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. Cator Woolford got his start in the credit bureau business as a grocer in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The company sold stock to the public for the first time in 1965. Retail Credit Company's information holdings and willingness to sell its information attracted criticism in the 1960s and 1970s. That year also saw Equifax introduce a record 25 new products. The following year the company also opened a branch office in Cincinnati. Here's What You Can Do", "Want that $125 from Equifax? During this time, Retail Credit also took its first steps toward automation, converting files written on 3x5 index cards to electronic data systems. . Cator Woolford got his start in the credit bureau business as a grocer in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The settlement was for those who were affected by the data breach, and it cost Equifax over $700 million. Where would you like to work? Please enter your email and password to sign in. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. Equifax was founded in 1898 by two brothers, Cator and Guy Woolford. [23], In March 2018, the Security and Exchange Commission accused Jun Ying, Equifax's former CIO, of illicit insider trading, by selling company stock before the breach was publicly disclosed. As one of the key players in the increasingly electronic world of commerce, however, Equifax was likely to survive the thrive. Equifax's push into the Brazilian market was challenged by the economic difficulties there, especially the currency devaluation. These services included identifying theft prevention products as well as credit fraud identity. Under this law, consumers were given the right to gain access to their credit files and correct errors in them. Copyright 2018 Key Credit Repair. By 1920, the company had offices throughout the United States and Canada. Exited Healthcare and Insurance, Expanded Internationally, in Mid-to-Late 1990s. [77][78] A Heartland Bank spokesperson said the bank "immediately investigated and contacted the credit reporting agencies after Haman reported" she was still alive. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. [81], Consumer lawsuits claiming damages under the FCRA have been successful in small claims court. [50] The data from the breach has yet to be seen on black markets or the dark web by security experts, making it difficult to identify the origin of the breach. And though Equifaxs story isnt quite as tenured as Experian, its roots date back to the late1800swhen it began as a grocery store. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. Gathering information by telephone, as well as simplifying forms for recording information, were two of the steps taken towards this end. As a new century dawned and the company entered its second century in business, Equifax was busy gaining a toehold in the burgeoning world of Internet commerce. Veda had previously acquired the Australian market research and opinion polling company ReachTEL in September 2015, which continues to produce opinion polls in Australia. They were originally founded in 1898, 70 years before the creation of Trans Union. In 2000, Equifax, along with Experian and TransUnion, was fined $2.5 million for blocking and delaying phone calls from consumers trying to get information about their credit. Not long after, the government accused the company of rating employees based on how much negative information they could find about consumers. cemeteries found in Woolford, Dorchester County, Maryland, USA will be saved to your photo volunteer list. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. Equifax has an annual revenue of over $3.1 billion. In 1935 Cator Woolford donated a parcel of land he owned in Glynn County, adjacent to an old river plantation known as Elizafield, to the state of Georgia for use as a state park. Our History: From Cator Woolford Gardens to Our Disabilities Programs Our History Frazer Center is tucked away on 39 acres of old-growth forest in the heart of Atlanta. [46], "I didn't have to do anything fancy," the researcher told Motherboard, explaining that the site was vulnerable to a basic "forced browsing" bug. Stock, Director Heather Wilson, Director John McKinley, Director & 6 others Equifax Competitors Credit Information Bureau 2000, Mumbai, $19.1M Canopy 2015, London, $12.4M Applied Data Finance 2014, New York City, $202M Aire 2014, London, $33.3M Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. By the end of the company's second decade of existence, Retail Credit was thoroughly established as a significant partner in the life insurance business. In 2010 Equifax bought an identity verification software company Anakam, which was headquartered in San Diego, California. In 1904 a fourth office was opened in Kansas City, Missouri. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. Equifax is the oldest and largest credit bureau in existence today. Also in the late 1970s, Equifax began strengthening consumer credit reporting operations by purchasing small, local credit reporting agencies and by affiliating with others. The Cator Woolford Gardens is a mission-driven event space for life's most important moments. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. [13] The insurance reporting was phased out. During this period, it began reporting for automotive liability insurance. Most of the credit work was then being done by a subsidiary, Retailers Commercial Agency. As a trustee of the Fernbank Science Center in Atlanta, Woolford helped to acquire land that would become a buffer for the Fernbank Forest. This account has been disabled. Delayed Data. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. These included insecure systems reported in 2016. Equifax collects and provides data through the National Consumer Telecom and Utilities Exchange (NCTUE), an exchange of non-credit data including consumer payment history on telecommunications and utility accounts. [47], According to Bloomberg, a person familiar with the breach believed this early-March intrusion may have been carried out by the same party that breached Equifax's computer systems again in May. [46] Moreover, the employee portal was reportedly not the same server targeted in the later breaches, which Motherboard speculates may suggest multiple breaches by more than one party may have occurred. "[42], According to senator Michael Crapo, "The amount of data that the private industry and Government collect and store is very concerning. Equifax Inc (NYSE:EFX) 196.37. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. Family members linked to this person will appear here. Renamed REACH in 1989 and the Frazer Center in 1999, the vision to offer research-based education, vocational support, and therapeutic intervention to children and adults with developmental disabilities remains intact. The companys name was changed to Equifax in 1976, perhaps, some thought, to counter the lingering memory of the companys brushes with government regulators. Source: International Directory of Company Histories, Vol. With his brother Guy, Cator Woolford started the Retail Credit Company, the precursor to Equifax. Try again later. (France); UAPT-Infolink, plc (U.K.). The headquarters of the agency is in Atlanta, Georgia, and it operates in 24 countries in Asia Pacific, Europe, and America. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. The company's retail credit reporting activities were restricted to the Atlanta area, while insurance activities were delegated a wider scope. CatoGuy Woolford18993 . [85][86] Equifax ultimately reached a settlement with regulators for up to $700 million. Learn more about merges. Equifax, one of the largest credit-reporting agencies in the country, collects data on more than 400 million credit holders nationwide. Today, Equifax has a workforce of about 14,000 employees throughout 19 countries, and reports revenue of $3.14 billion per year. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. 1989: Equifax forms an alliance with CSC Credit Services. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. Nevertheless, after the company pledged to monitor its procedures more carefully, the government halted its investigation. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). [42][43][44], In 1999, Equifax began offering services to the credit consumer sector in addition, such as credit fraud and identity theft prevention products. The company was founded by Cator Woolford and Guy Woolford in 1899 and is headquartered in Atlanta . "Equifax." [82], Equifax software engineer Sudhakar Reddy was charged with insider trading for purchasing options prior to the disclosure of the 2017 data breach. All these figures have been every rising every year for the past couple of years. By 1920, it had numerous branch offices throughout the United States and Canada, and became a publicly owned corporation in 1965. 0 cemeteries found in Woolford, Dorchester County, Maryland, USA. These activities had long taken place at a different location under separate management; three years later, Retail Credit further severed its connection when the Exchange was sold to businessman L.S. Until his retirement in 1931, he successfully steered the company as general manager, president and chairman. Weve updated the security on the site. [71] In her lawsuit, Miller alleged Equifax had merged her credit reports with another person with a different Social Security number, date of birth, and address. Equifax Courtesy of Equifax Beginnings In 1899 Cator and Guy Woolford, two brothers from Woolford, Maryland, began operations as the Retail Credit Company in Atlanta. By 1937 nearly three quarters of all the company's inspection forms were being filled out by full-time investigators, operating out of 96 Retail Credit offices in cities across North America. To cover the costs of this effort, Woolford sold copies of the book to other merchants. All rights reserved. [27][28], In July 2019, The New York Times, the New York Post and other media reported Equifax had agreed to pay approximately $650 million to settle with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to resolve investigations by several state attorneys general, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the FTC, and a consumer class-action lawsuit related to the data breach. [16] Certegy effectively became a subsidiary of Fidelity National Financial as a result of this reverse acquisition merger (See Certegy and Fidelity National Information Services for further information).[16]. In doing so, the company expanded its computerized files enormously and paved the way for greater diversification. In 1934 Retail Credit purchased a Brooklyn credit agency, Retailers Commercial Agency, Inc. Retail Credit moved to professionalize operations in the 1930s, relying less and less on part-time correspondents for information and more often utilizing full-time, company-trained inspectors. Equifax has been operational for over a decade, during which time it has experienced immense success. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); You have entered an incorrect email address. The New Georgia Encyclopedia is supported by funding from A More Perfect Union, a special initiative of the National Endowment for the Humanities. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. All Rights Reserved | Privacy Policy, We have a credit expert available right now to take your call. They said they could have downloaded the data of all of Equifax's customers in 10 minutes: "I've seen a lot of bad things, but not this bad. It has employed more than 32,000 workers globally, and it is traded at the New York Stock Exchange under the name EFX. Attempts to run facilities in Baltimore, Greensborough, and Philadelphia during this time failed, and the offices were closed. Cator Woolford, John Kallassy Get Updates for Jobs and News Equifax Jobs Nearby Equifax Jobs Equifax Similar Companies Show More Find Jobs from Similar Companies Personalize your job search. There he supervised the compilation of a list of customers, with indications of their creditworthiness, for the local Retail Grocer's Association. 28. Along withTransUnionand Experian, Equifax helps make up the big three of the credit reporting bureaus. This entity was later sold. Fostering inclusive communities is the heart of Frazers mission. With only seven branch offices in operation, Retail Credit proclaimed that it provided a "National Inspection Service," providing reliable reports of uniform quality for insurance purposes. This is a carousel with slides. "[71][77], In April 2014, Equifax was sued in New York federal court by God Gazarov, who claimed the company erroneously reports him as having no credit history because of his unusual first name. In June the pages of the book were run out on a mimeograph machine and bound between hard covers with the title "Merchant's Guide.". Founded by brothers. After several visits to the city, the Woolfords rented an office consisting of a single room on the fifth floor of the Gould Building, at 10 Decatur Street, and had the words "Retail Credit Company" printed on the door in large black letters. In March 1930 Retail Credit established the Georgia Credit Exchange to provide services in cities across the state. The same year, the company split operations between its two main clients, handling retail and insurance reports separately. Relying on his experience in Tennessee, Cator began by seeking out an alliance with the city's grocers. [36], On 2 August 2022, a week after its CEO Mark Begor was deemed "uniquely qualified to lead the Company" and was granted a $25 million bonus package by Equifax's board, the Wall Street Journal reported that Equifax had sent millions of incorrectly calculated credit scores to lenders. The company posted a loss of $2,242. Equifax was founded by Cator and Guy Woolford in Atlanta, Georgia, as Retail Credit Company in 1899. Copyright (c) 2022 Company-Histories.com. You can always change this later in your Account settings. Following these failings, Equifax has faced several lawsuits as well as fines over the years. Market Value. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. The U.S. entry into World War II had a serious impact on Retail Credit's business. The company responded that such findings were never used in credit-rating evaluations but were limited to its insurance and consumer investigations businesses (which were later spun off). Cator Woolford (1869-1944) moved to Georgia and formed a credit bureau there with his brother Guy. As a result of its growing insurance business, Guy Woolford opened a second company office in Dallas, Texas, in March 1902. Equifax Inc. is the largest consumer credit bureau in the United States, providing information about consumers to clients in several industries, including insurance, finance, credit card, banking, retail, and telecommunications. The agency has recorded a very big growth over the years, and they have total assets worth $7.23 billion. ). Once the home of Cator Woolford, a principal founder of what is now known as Equifax, the Italian-style gardens serve as a wedding and event venue infused with decades of classic beauty and Southern charm. Cator, a former bank employee, and Guy, a lawyer, employed simple notations to reflect merchants comments about their shoppers payment habits: Prompt, Slow, or Requires Cash. They published these findings as The Merchants Guide, sold it for $25, and offered individual credit reports. Year should not be greater than current year. The agency agreed to a global settlement in January 2020 with different institutions like the Financial Protection Bureau, Federal Trade Commission, and 50 U.S. states and territories. Another achievement is being named a Top Technology Provider, Top Workplace, and it was the winner of the InformationWeek Elite 100, among many others. Equifax is a multinational American consumer credit reporting agency that is among the top three consumer credit reporting agencies. [42] Equifax also provides commercial credit reports containing financial and non-financial data on businesses of all sizes. In the following year, the company's capacity grew 40 percent, to cover all 50 states. Try again later. It started in Atlanta, Georgia, under the name of Retail Credit Company. Eventually the company's ability to retrieve information by computer from vast data banks would prove one of Retail Credit's greatest assets. . This legislation gave consumers rights regarding information stored about them in corporate databanks. 1899CatorChattanooga . Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. [56], On October 8, 2017, Krebs reported that The Work Number, a website operated by Equifax's TALX division, exposed the salary histories for employees of tens of thousands of US companies to anyone in possession of the employee's Social Security Number and date of birth. Two years later the San Francisco office was entirely destroyed by earthquake and fire. On two occasions, the agency was fined by the Federal Trade Commission, and this was for violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). Insurance companies paid much more highly for the information they needed; Retail Credit quickly expanded operations into this lucrative area. In the ensuing years, the volume of requests for this new service increased dramatically. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. New Georgia Encyclopedia, 03 November 2006, https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/business-economy/equifax/. The Retail Credit Company continued to expand, going public in 1965 and (with other credit agencies) coming under Federal Trade Commission oversight in 1971. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. 1913: Retail Credit Company incorporated in 1913 and continued to grow its insurance-related business. With the 1993 acquisition of Integratec Inc., Equifax gained a leading provider of debt collection and other back-office services for credit card issuers and other lenders. [69][70], In July 2013, a federal jury in Oregon awarded $18.6 million to Julie Miller of Marion County against Equifax for violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act. 1988: The company now covers all 50 states, with revenue of $743 million. In the following year, however, the number of customers increased and the company also branched out to other small, fast-growing commercial centers in Georgia. In 1979 the company took a big step in that direction, acquiring Elrick & Lavidge, a Chicago firm that performed marketing surveys, and merging it into the company's Marketing Information Services subsidiary. Equifax was founded in 1898 by two brothers, Cator and Guy Woolford. The agency was founded by two brothers Guy and Cator Woolford, in 1899. As of Apr 06 -3.03 / -1.52%. 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