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Consumers Continue to Rely on ConsumerInfo.com for Their Credit Needs.


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ORANGE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 5, 2002

ConsumerInfo.com, the leading online provider of consumer-direct credit reports and other credit-related content, today announced that the ConsumerInfo family of sites was once again the most visited consumer credit site and one of the most visited online finance destinations with more than 10.9 million unique visitors A count of how many different people access a Web site. For example, if a user leaves and comes back to the site five times during the measurement period, that person is counted as one unique visitor, but would count as five "user sessions.  in July July: see month. .

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 tracking performed by Jupiter Media Metrix, ConsumerInfo is consistently ranked as one of the Top 10 most visited finance sites on the Web. With more than 900,000 members in its flagship CreditCheck(R) Monitoring Service The general surveillance of known air traffic movements by reference to a radar scope presentation or other means, for the purpose of passing advisory information concerning conflicting traffic or providing navigational assistance. , consumers routinely turn to ConsumerInfo as a trusted resource for their credit needs. Among consumer credit sites, the company again received the most unique visitors in July.

          Unique Visitors to Consumer Credit Sites, July 2002
                         Source: Media Metrix

    ConsumerInfo & Experian                12.1 million
    Equifax                                1.2 million
    TransUnion                             482,000
    TrueCredit                             293,000



"ConsumerInfo's family of sites continue to be the most visited consumer credit sites on the Web," said Ed Ojdana, president of ConsumerInfo.com. "Our number of visitors continues to grow as more consumers are actively taking charge of their credit, trusting the ConsumerInfo family of sites and our innovative brand of industry-leading credit products and content."

In 2002, the ConsumerInfo sites have held an average ranking of seventh among Business/Finance sites. Overall, the company ranked 57th among the top 100 Internet properties in July 2002. The ConsumerInfo family of sites includes ConsumerInfo.com, QSpace.com, CreditMatters.com, and HomeRadar.com.

ConsumerInfo provides consumers with online access to their credit reports and scores as well as valuable credit tools and information. Most recently, the company distinguished itself as the first Internet site to offer an instant three-bureau online credit report.

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ConsumerInfo has also been ranked within the Top 10 most visited sites in two other recent studies. A report by the Online Publishers Association ranks ConsumerInfo as one of the Top 10 Web Destinations for consumers, and a study released by Intermarket Group placed ConsumerInfo sixth among online subscription services.

About ConsumerInfo.com

ConsumerInfo.com gives consumers quick, easy and inexpensive access to their credit histories. Since its founding in 1995, the company has provided more than 5 million credit reports to U.S. consumers. Its Internet properties, which include CreditMatters.com, FreeCreditReport.com and QSpace.com, receive more than 11 million visitors monthly.

ConsumerInfo.com was the first U.S. company to offer consumers online access to single-bureau credit reports, three-bureau credit reports and lender-style credit scores. It has developed prominent co-branded partnerships with sites such as Yahoo!, Quicken A popular financial management program for PCs and Macs from Intuit, Inc., Mountain View, CA (www.intuit.com). It is used to write checks, organize investments and produce a variety of reports for personal finance and small business. , LendingTree, E-LOAN, Earthlink, MSN (1) (MicroSoft Network) A family of Internet-based services from Microsoft, which includes a search engine, e-mail (Hotmail), instant messaging (Windows Live Messaging) and a general-purpose portal with news, information and shopping (MSN Directory).  HomeAdvisor and other top Internet properties. ConsumerInfo.com is an Experian(R) company and part of GUS GUS Gemeinschaft Unabhängiger Staaten (German: CIS)
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