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Experian India Catching Up with CIBIL on Customers

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Experian IndiaExperian is one of the four credit bureau license holders in India – CIBIL, CRIF Highmark and Equifax being others. In the global pecking order, Experian is 2X Equifax and 4X Transunion globally. In India TransUnion (CIBIL) has a larger presence.

In India, there are two entities, Experian Services India – 100% sub, decision analytics, marketing services (CheetahMail – world’s largest email marketing platform), business information (international reports).

Experian India: (1) 210 mn+ customers (2) 600 mn + address (3) 150 mn+ mn name variations; 60 mn+ identity variations. Credit accounts: (1) 380 mn+ current credit accounts; roughly 2 lines of

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Heavy Loan Borrowers / Spenders – Beware Experian Analytics Tools Monitoring You

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Loan-Borrowers-IndiaExperian India is gradually unveiling its Global Tools and Analytical Services to Indian customers [Banks & FIs] Apart from Serving Credit Reports and Scores, they are now offering Value Added Services which covers Frauds and Consumers on the verge of Default.

Experian has rolled out tools that track consumers borrowing / spending heavily or acting credit hungry. The trigger will alert the lender and help him manage his portfolio risk. This is essential because the customer maybe in sound position while availing the Loan / Credit facility but it may change overtime and this is captured by the Experian’s Analytics tools.

Mr. Jayram of Experian said,

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Experian Looking at Growth Opportunities in India

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Experian-India-GrowthExperian leading Credit Bureau globally is prioritizing growth (6-8% organic in our model) over margin expansion. This is probably in the best interest of company and investors. The four main growth drivers Experian is focusing on are

  1. Geographic expansion,
  2. Increasing data depth
  3. Growing business segments within each geography, and
  4. Introducing and monetizing new products / verticals.

The company appears well positioned to profit from big global

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How does Sample Experian Credit Information Report Look Like in India ?

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We’ve received some mails from our readers on asking us to explain the Experian Credit Information Report now available in India. Acknowledging readers demand today we’ll explain the contents and format of Experian Credit Report released by Indian Office which is in compliance with the Credit Information Companies (Regulation) Act, 2005.

Section 1 of the Experian Credit Information Report [CIR] is the “Application Details“.
These are the details you give us as part of your application for your CIR supported by the relevant documents including Personal details such as Name, Address, Date of Birth, Telephone Number, Gender, Marital Status, Email id and identity details such as PAN, Voter Id, Passport Number, Driving License, Ration Card & Universal Identification (Aadhaar number). Experian has used this information to produce your report and this section looks like as stated below.

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Regulatory Support for CIBIL / Experian and How CIBIL Helped Shape Retail Assets of Banks ?

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One should not hesitate to extend credit when it is due, yes we are talking about the Government of India and RBI which needs to be given its due share of credit who were instrumental in pushing banks to give more data to CIBIL and keep cleaning the data time and again. The Credit Information Companies Act passed in 2005 has made it mandatory for banks to check with any one credit bureau for any loan application they receive.

Earlier data used to be given on a quarterly basis by PSU banks whereas now banks give data on a monthly basis. So the frequency has increased. Secondly, the regulators have allowed the bureau to capture even positive data i.e. even well performing customers/records. There are many countries where law allows

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Experian Credit Infomration Report Available on Demand in India

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We have just discovered that, Experian, the leader in Consumer Credit Rating has launched Credit Reports on Demand for any Citizen of India. This facility is made available exactly a year after CIBIL started offering its consumers credit reports directly on demand.

Experian have priced Consumer Report at Rs 138 compared to CIBIL’s Rs 154. I have ordered mine and will weigh the difference between Experian’s and CIBIL’s as soon as it is available with me.

You can Order your Credit Report directly from Experian using the Form available here.

If you are Sending the Credit Information Request Form along with

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