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title: Equifax — cross-registry corporate footprint
sources: GLEIF LEI registry + CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
slug: equifax
sector: credit-bureau
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# Equifax

The same corporation as two U.S. public registries record it — registries that share no common identifier.

## CFPB · consumer complaints (RECORDED)

**4,187,789** complaints name companies matching Equifax. Chiefly **EQUIFAX, INC.** (4,187,789) — drill down at `/finance/companies/equifax-inc`.

| Product | Complaints |
| --- | --- |
| Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports | 3,363,502 |
| Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports | 699,064 |
| Debt collection | 54,747 |

## GLEIF · legal entities (RECORDED)

**5** entities in the GLEIF LEI registry carry a name matching "EQUIFAX": 4 active, 1 lapsed, 0 retired; 1 US-registered. Top non-US: IN (2), LU (1), AU (1).

> This count is a **name-match floor**, not an org chart — it includes funds, pension trusts, and SPVs that carry the brand, and misses subsidiaries under unrelated names. GLEIF Level-1 records carry no parent/child ownership, so these are not asserted to be Equifax's subsidiaries.

Sample entities:

- EQUIFAX LUXEMBOURG (NO. 3) S.ÀR.L. — issued (LU)
- EQUIFAX ANALYTICS PRIVATE LIMITED — issued (IN)
- EQUIFAX CREDIT INFORMATION SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED — issued (IN)
- EQUIFAX INC. — issued (US)
- EQUIFAX AUSTRALASIA GROUP SERVICES PTY LIMITED — lapsed (AU)

## The cross-registry link (DERIVED)

CFPB and GLEIF share no common entity ID, so associating these records as one corporation, Equifax, is a **name match** over the patterns "EQUIFAX" — robust for a distinctive brand, but never a verified ownership graph.

## What this is — and is NOT (interpretation)

A cross-registry **footprint** of public records — not a corporate org chart, not a due-diligence verdict, not advice about doing business with Equifax. Lapsed LEI registrations are neutral (usually an unpaid annual renewal). The complaint count is not a quality ranking; a complaint is an unverified allegation. Verify entities at https://search.gleif.org/ ; read or file complaints at https://www.consumerfinance.gov/data-research/consumer-complaints/

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