EQUIFAX is one of three consumer credit bureaus. ACCESS Equifax's 200 million credit-active consumer files to MAKE accurate risk assessments of potential customers, employees, or tenants in real-time. Social traces can also be requested with Equifax DTEC.
Equifax

View payment history of applicants for 24 months.

Predict the likelihood that a new or existing account will become delinquent within 24 months after scoring.

Receive the bureau address in addition to a credit report.

Is the most common and standard type of report accessed. Contains information from credit grantors, courts, and collection agencies regarding the historical loans by the consumer.
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Using just a Social Security number, DTEC searches the nationwide Equifax database of consumer files returning any matching individuals
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EDAS, Enhanced Delinquency Alert System, predicts the likelihood of a consumer going bankrupt or becoming seriously delinquent within 12 months.

Provides the skip-locate impact of a full credit report by searching Equifax's nationwide database.
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Identify, rank order and translate risk potential while verifying consumer ID.

Access geographical information in addition to a Credit Profile Report.

Search for skipped acounts, former employees and beneficiaries without a social.
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Decode inquirers, trades and collection customers automatically.

Provides demographic and financial information that can be used by employers to aid in the hiring process or verification of employment for screening purposes.