Experian Announces Acquisition of Three Regional Affiliate Credit Bureaus

Integration of Affiliate Bureaus Will Provide Clients With Broader Range Of Services

COSTA MESA, Calif., March 24 -- Experian(R), a global business solutions company, today announced its acquisition of the consumer credit assets of Credit Bureau of Provo, Utah, Credit Bureau of Ogden, Utah and United One Resources, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Experian's network of affiliate credit bureaus provides clients in specific geographic areas with a variety of services utilizing the company's consumer credit, business, automotive and marketing information.

Experian is acquiring only the credit operations and contracts of Credit Bureau of Ogden and United One Resources. The Ogden office will continue to offer its proprietary mortgage and collection products and services. United One Resources, which operates in northeastern and central Pennsylvania, will continue with its existing business offering real estate and title insurance products and services. Credit Bureau of Provo, one of the first credit bureaus to provide financial services organizations access to Experian (then TRW) data, will be completely integrated into Experian after 65 years in business.

"For many years, our affiliate bureaus have played a vital role as a part of Experian's North American operations by providing quality products and local service to clients," said Rick Gallagher, senior vice president of corporate development for Experian. "By integrating the credit operations of these three organizations with Experian, we can provide both existing and prospective clients a seamless interaction with Experian and the benefits of our extensive data resources."

As a result of the acquisition, clients served in the geographic areas of these three credit bureaus will have access to a broader range of Experian products and services including portfolio management, scoring and a complete suite of fraud prevention solutions.

About Experian

Experian(R) provides strategic support to organizations around the world. It helps its clients target, acquire, manage and develop profitable customer relationships. It does this by combining its advanced decision support and outsourcing services with information on consumers, businesses, motor vehicles and property. Experian works with more than 40,000 clients across diverse industries, including financial services, telecommunications, health care, insurance, retail and catalog, automotive, manufacturing, leisure, utilities, property, e-commerce and government. Millions of consumers rely on Experian's consumer credit services to meet their financial management needs. Experian is a subsidiary of GUS plc and has headquarters in Nottingham, UK, and Costa Mesa, Calif. It has a 175-year history and unbroken sales growth over the past 22 years. Its 13,000 people support clients in more than 60 countries. Annual sales exceed $1.5 billion.

For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.experian.com .

For further information please contact Susan Henson, Public Relations of Experian, +1-714-830-5129, susan.henson@experian.com .