# TransUnion

> TransUnion is a global information and insights company - one of the three major U.S. consumer credit bureaus alongside Equifax and Experian. It collects and analyzes data on more than a billion consumers across roughly 30 countries, turning credit files, alternative data and identity signals into scores, fraud checks and marketing audiences that lenders, insurers, retailers, landlords and governments use to decide who they can trust. Consumers also use TransUnion directly to monitor and protect their own credit.

- **Founded:** 1968
- **Headquarters:** Chicago, Illinois, United States
- **Founders:** Union Tank Car Company (Original parent (formed TransUnion as holding company))
- **Team size:** ~13,000-14,000 employees
- **Products:** Consumer Credit Reports & Scores, TruValidate, TruAudience, TruVision, TruIQ
- **Notable:** Grew from a single Chicago credit bureau (1969) to coverage of over one billion consumers in ~30 countries., IPO on the NYSE in 2015 under ticker TRU., Completed the $3.1B Neustar and $638M Sontiq acquisitions in 2021 to expand into marketing and identity.

## Products & services

- **Consumer Credit Reports & Scores** — Core credit files, reports and scores on ~200 million U.S. consumers, sold to lenders and delivered to consumers.
- **TruValidate** — Fraud prevention and identity-verification suite that stitches device, behavioral and identity signals to catch fraud and reduce false declines.
- **TruAudience** — Privacy-centric marketing and identity suite for omnichannel advertising, audience segmentation and measurement - built on the Neustar acquisition.
- **TruVision** — Risk and lending analytics that help lenders assess creditworthiness across the customer lifecycle.
- **TruIQ** — Data science, analytics and modeling services for building and deploying custom risk models.
- **TruEmpower** — Consumer-facing credit monitoring, identity theft protection and financial-health tools.
- **OneTru** — Modernized cloud data and analytics platform providing a unified identity graph and delivery layer across fraud, marketing and credit products.

## Achievements

- Grew from a single Chicago credit bureau (1969) to coverage of over one billion consumers in ~30 countries.
- IPO on the NYSE in 2015 under ticker TRU.
- Completed the $3.1B Neustar and $638M Sontiq acquisitions in 2021 to expand into marketing and identity.
- One of only three companies that maintain comprehensive U.S. consumer credit files.
- Pioneered early data-processing firsts, including automated tape-to-disc transfer and online credit information retrieval.

## Latest updates

- **2025-04** — Reported Q1 2025 results; highlighted OneTru modernization, TruValidate general availability wins and strong TruAudience renewal retention.
- **2025-01** — Progressed a major technology transition, with plans to decommission its legacy platform and consolidate on OneTru.
- **2024-12** — Reported FY2024 revenue of approximately $4.18 billion.

## Links

- Website: https://www.transunion.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/transunion
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/TransUnion
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TransUnionCorp
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/transunion/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TransUnion

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Last updated: 2026-08-12