Equifax: Data for Hiring and Mortgage Refis Drive Stronger-Than-Expected Growth

Demand for data used in hiring, consumer lending and mortgages drove growth that was stronger than expected in the first quarter at Equifax. The global data, analytics and technology company saw its first-quarter revenue come in at $37 million above the midpoint of the guidance it provided in February, executives said Tuesday (April 22) during Equifax's quarterly earnings call. Two-thirds of the outperformance came from the company's non-mortgage business and one-third from its mortgage business, Equifax CE ...