TransUnion was created in 1968 by Union Tank Car Company as their holding company. According to Wikipedia, Union Tank Car Company is a railway equipment leasing company (and car maintenance / manufacturing) headquartered in metro Chicago, Illinois. As the name says, they specialize in tank cars, and covered hopper cars. It was founded in 1866 [...]
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The History of TransUnion – Comin’ on Like a Freight Train (part 2 of 3)
July 16th, 2008 · 4 Comments · Credit Bureaus and Scores, Credit Reports
Tags: Credit Bureaus·Credit Reporting·transunion·Union Tank Car Company Wikipedia·Vandergrift
More People Complaining About Collection Agencies
May 20th, 2008 · 14 Comments · Credit Counselor Front Lines
Yesterday, USA Today published an article on the abuses of debt collectors (who we all know as collection agencies). USA Today Article. It’s great this is getting more press, as it is a real problem. Of course, the comments on this article were predictable “hey, just pay your debts” was the most common comment. I’m [...]
Tags: collection agencies·collections·Credit Reporting·debt collectors·FCRA·Palisades
