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June 13, 2024 @ 10:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TransUnion’s (NYSE: TRU) Q2 2024 Consumer Pulse study found that consumer concerns about inflation and interest rates reached their highest levels in two years. Despite these concerns, they come “as 55% of Americans remain optimistic about their household finances over the next year – the… Read More

May 28, 2024 @ 1:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The severity of data breach risks rose to the highest level in two years during the first quarter of 2024, increasing 31% from the same period last year. TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) unveiled its analysis of data breach trends while also introducing the company’s new identity… Read More

May 23, 2024 @ 10:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The number of U.S. consumers who shopped for auto insurance in Q1 2024 increased by 6% YoY, compared to Q1 2023. This represents a five-year Q1 high and “a continuation of strong growth in shopping observed in Q4 2023,” according to new research from TransUnion… Read More

May 20, 2024 @ 7:38 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Findings from the newly released Q1 2024 Quarterly Credit Industry Insights Report from TransUnion reveal that the consumer credit market continues to show resiliency in the face of a challenging economic environment as consumers continue to turn to credit to help manage higher costs. Despite… Read More

May 15, 2024 @ 9:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

More than one-third of American consumers have been victimized by fraud while using gig economy platforms, like delivery and ride-sharing apps, according to a new report from TransUnion (NYSE: TRU). This represents a 21% increase from its last survey of gig-economy consumers in July 2023…. Read More

May 10, 2024 @ 9:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Gen Z consumers are tapping into credit at higher levels than their Millennial counterparts did in the early stages of adulthood (ages 22-24). TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) released these findings at the company’s 2024 Financial Services Summit. The new TransUnion study, Solving for Z, “explored credit… Read More

April 7, 2024 @ 10:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Six out of 10 or 60% of property managers reportedly experienced fraud during the last two years, according to the latest TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) research which finds outdated risk assessment methods leading to alarming levels of late detection. As the rental market grew over the… Read More

March 25, 2024 @ 8:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Largely driven by bad actors using fabricated or stolen identities, the newly released TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) 2024 State of Omnichannel Fraud Report, based on proprietary insights from TransUnion’s global intelligence network, found that nearly one in seven newly created accounts is suspected to be Digital… Read More

March 18, 2024 @ 4:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) technology transformation is reportedly set to reache its next phase with the introduction of OneTru, a platform that is said to be built for AI-powered data collaboration. The OneTru solution enablement platform reportedly capitalizes on “the company’s authoritative data assets, cloud-enabled infrastructure… Read More

March 4, 2024 @ 9:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) announced a partnership between its marketing solutions line, TruAudience, and Samooha, by Snowflake, a native data clean room solution on Snowflake. The partnership paves the way “for a privacy and data-driven future in the advertising industry.” This also represents a significant step… Read More

February 24, 2024 @ 2:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Despite the ongoing seasonal dip in Q4 2023, insurance shopping is likely to remain strong in 2024 according to a recent TransUnion report which suggests insurers “approach marketing similar to pricing in order to target desired prospects.” Personal and auto insurance shopping is “likely to… Read More

February 10, 2024 @ 6:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Findings from the newly released Q4 2023 Quarterly Credit Industry Insights Report (CIIR) from TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) reveal that credit card debt is “at a historical high, driven in part by Millennials further building on their credit portfolios.” This comes at a time when an anticipated reduction in interest… Read More

January 11, 2024 @ 6:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

With an anticipated drop in interest rates in the months to come, many homeowners may soon begin tapping the equity that “has built up in their homes as a result of today’s historically high property values,” according to an update from TransUnion. It is with… Read More

December 16, 2023 @ 5:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

“Who’s calling now?” has become a “ubiquitous” question and a “sign of the times” for mobile users as fraud and spammers repeatedly target consumers through their phones. New research from TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) reveals that “around one-third of consumers experience fraud attempts multiple times per week,… Read More

November 30, 2023 @ 4:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) released findings highlighting global e-commerce fraud that occurred during the start of the 2023 holiday shopping season. Based on insights from TransUnion’s global device risk consortium, the analysis found 3.6% of all global e-commerce transactions “reviewed during the Cyber Five days were… Read More

November 28, 2023 @ 6:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Despite electric vehicle (EV) sales moderating from a torrid pace, the share of new EV car registrations increased markedly through “the first half of 2023 to 8.3%, up from 5.6% one year earlier.” A TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) study conducted in collaboration with S&P Global Mobility… Read More

November 6, 2023 @ 9:41 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Two in three consumers (65%) with a student loan said they were caught by surprise when the U.S. Department of Education announced this summer that student loan repayments would begin once more in October 2023. TransUnion’s Q4 2023 Consumer Pulse study found that 49% of… Read More

October 12, 2023 @ 10:39 am By JD Alois  |  

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have taken regulatory action against global credit profiling firm TransUnion (NYSE: TRU), claiming the company failed in regard to rental background checks. Additionally, the two agencies claimed TransUnion withheld the names of third parties… Read More

September 16, 2023 @ 5:04 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Data from TransUnion shows that rising interest rates have pooped the credit union account origination party. The newly released Q3 Credit Union Market Perspectives Report can be viewed here. Interestingly, borrowers continue to take advantage of existing credit lines as balances across most credit products… Read More

September 14, 2023 @ 8:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

To better equip financial institutions’ need for faster data, more control and bigger impact throughout the analytics lifecycle, TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) launched TruIQ Data Enrichment. The solution provides unlimited, on-demand access “to pseudonymized TransUnion credit data within a customer’s private environment.” TruIQ Data Enrichment includes… Read More