TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) (NYSE: TRU) is a global information and insights company that helps businesses and consumers make more informed decisions. Its services use credit, identity, and other data to support lending, insurance, telecommunications, retail, employment, and other commercial activities.
The company provides credit reporting and risk-management solutions, including consumer credit information, scoring, decisioning tools, fraud detection, identity verification, and analytics. TransUnion also offers marketing and audience-insights products designed to help organizations understand and reach consumers, as well as consumer-facing services that provide access to credit information, monitoring, and identity-protection tools.
TransUnion traces its origins to 1968, when it was established as a holding company for a railroad-leasing business before developing into a consumer credit reporting organization. Over time, it expanded its data, technology, and analytics capabilities, including through the acquisition of Neustar in 2021. The company serves customers in the United States and internationally across markets in Canada, Latin America, Africa, India, and the Asia-Pacific region.
TransUnion is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Chris Cartwright has served as the company’s president and chief executive officer, overseeing its global information, technology, and analytics operations.
