Last year the three primary credit bureaus; Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion announced and implemented enhanced standards for the collection and timely updating of public record data reported on consumer credit reports. This was done in...

Pew Research Center has stated that the Millennials are projected to be the largest generation by 2050. So with this in mind Experian examined the business credit trends of Millennial business owners to see how their behaviors might impact small...

No business wants to be hacked or suffer a breach. Alarming headlines seemingly every week remind businesses of the impact – damaged reputation, data loss, revenue loss and even going out of business. Because of the realities of a breach, many...

The lease for the $50,000 office equipment seemed like any other order at first glance. The customer passed the credit check without issues. But when the multinational corporation was unable to collect payment, it dug deeper and realized that the...

For marketers, finding reliable and valuable commercial customers can be like diving for pearls – the treasure can be elusive if you’re not looking in the right spot. For instance, how do you consistently find customers who pay on time, every...

Gary Stockton: Experian has just released the Q4 2017 Main Street Report. We partner with Moody's Analytics on this report each quarter, and Derrek Grunfelder-McCrank is the economist who works on the report. We asked him a few questions about...

According to the Kauffman Foundation business starts in the United States have been on a steady decline for the past four decades, while the cost of education has risen. In fact, as of 2017, outstanding college debt stood at 1.4 trillion dollars.

Experian and Moody’s Analytics just released the latest Experian/Moody’s Analytics Main Street Report for Q4 2017. The report brings deep insight into the overall financial well-being of the small-business landscape, as well as providing...

Experian has released an update to the Business Information Map for Q4 2017. The map provides a state and metro level view of small business credit performance on a quarterly and year over year basis.