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Answer Financial® Inc. Shares Fun Ways to Spend your Auto Insurance Savings (Infographic)
PR Newswire - Wed Feb 26, 7:08AM CST
Answer Financial Inc. boasts one of the largest auto and home insurance shopping platforms in the U.S., which generally translates into nice savings for customers. In fact, Answer customers report saving an average of $429 a year on auto insurance.* That got us thinking...what can our customers get with this extra cash?
Wood Group GTS awarded $7M, 13-year Frame 7EA agreement
PR Newswire - Thu Jan 23, 1:00AM CST
Wood Group GTS has been awarded a long-term contract by Rockland Capital to provide maintenance services for two GE Frame 7EA gas turbines at the company's 225MW Eagle Point Power Generation facility in Westville, New Jersey.
2 Reasons to Keep Facebook on Your Watchlist
Tim Brugger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Jan 16, 5:00PM CST
Like its primary competitor Google , Facebook generates the vast majority of its revenues from online advertising. A quick look at Facebook's 2013 Q3 says it all: 90% of its $2 billion in revenues for the quarter came from advertising, the...
Quick Market Round-up Before the Bell:Sempra Energy, Clean Energy Fuels, EQT Corp., and Questar
PR Newswire - Thu Jan 16, 7:15AM CST
Editor Note: For more information about this release, please scroll to bottom.
Property Taxes Too High? Contact HMSAssociates.net for a New York Real Estate Appraisal Today
PR Newswire - Wed Jan 15, 7:35AM CST
HMS Associates, a company of New York real estate appraisers, is calling attention to the forthcoming March 3rd deadline for appealing inaccurate tax assessments that will define your property taxes for the fiscal year of 2014. Property owners suspicious of their current property tax rate are encouraged to employ an appraiser to get an accurate current evaluation of all their holdings.
Total Safety Appoints Clinton W. Roeder as Chief Financial Officer
PR Newswire - Thu Dec 19, 8:00AM CST
Total Safety ("the Company"
, the world's leading integrated safety services company, today announced the appointment of Clinton W. Roeder as Chief Financial Officer ("CFO". Mr. Roeder assumes CFO responsibilities from Dennis Turnipseed who has left the Company to pursue a new professional opportunity.
49 percent of marketers will launch a holiday campaign before Halloween
PR Newswire - Thu Sep 19, 10:20AM CDT
Experian Marketing Services, a global provider of integrated consumer insight, targeting and cross-channel marketing, announced results from a recent survey that asked more than 200 marketers to share their cross-channel marketing plans for the holiday season.
Mortgage originations increase by 10 percent from a year ago
PR Newswire - Thu Sep 19, 5:00AM CDT
An analysis of trends by Experian, the leading global information services company, shows that mortgage originations have increased by 10 percent from a year ago. More important, a look at the most recent completed quarter shows a 29 percent increase in home purchases from the prior quarter and a decrease in the number of refinances, suggesting a sustained recovery is beginning to come from purchases. These findings and others were part of the quarterly analysis from Experian that examines real-estate trends.
Experian® launches analysis ranking top metropolitan areas by key indicators of business health
PR Newswire - Wed Sep 18, 7:30AM CDT
Experian®, the leading global information services company, today announced the launch of the Metro Business Pulse, an analysis that ranks the top metropolitan statistical areas in four key business credit categories, including bankruptcy rates, the number of days business pay their bills beyond contracted terms, delinquency rates and commercial risk scores. Findings from the Q2 2013 analysis showed the New York metro area had the lowest business bankruptcy rate at 0.28 percent, while Sacramento, Calif. area businesses had the highest at 2.41 percent.
Bankcard origination volumes increased by 21 percent from the same quarter one year ago
PR Newswire - Wed Sep 18, 5:00AM CDT
An Experian analysis of bankcard trends from Q2 2013 showed a 21 percent year-over-year increase in bankcard origination volumes, equating to $12 billion increase in new bankcard limits issued. Other insights offered by Experian, the leading global information services company, include record lows in early-stage bankcard delinquencies.
National Credit Default Rates Decreased in August 2013 According to the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices
PR Newswire - Tue Sep 17, 8:42AM CDT
Data through August 2013, released today by S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian for the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices, a comprehensive measure of changes in consumer credit defaults, showed decrease in national default rates during the month. The national composite was 1.34% in August, marginally down from 1.35% in July. The first mortgage default rate was 1.23% this month, down from 1.25% posted last month. The second mortgage posted 0.57% in August, up from 0.54% July rate. The auto loan default rate reported 1.11% in August, up from a 1.03% previous month's level. The bank card rate hit a new low of 3.12% in August; it was 3.22% in July.
Experian® Data Breach Resolution Releases its 2013-2014 Response Guide
PR Newswire - Thu Sep 12, 5:00AM CDT
Despite the increasing awareness around the rise in data breaches and potential damage, not all organizations are taking the necessary steps to mitigate the fallout from a cyberattack. According to a 2013 Experian Data Breach Resolution and Ponemon Institute study, Is Your Company Ready for a Big Data Breach?, nearly 40 percent of companies that experienced a breach say they have not developed a formal preparedness plan even after the incident. To help businesses and institutions get started, Experian Data Breach Resolution has released its updated 2013-2014 Data Breach Response Guide.
Experian Automotive: Ford Motor Company tops U.S. commercial vehicle market share in Q2 2013
PR Newswire - Tue Sep 10, 7:30AM CDT
Experian Automotive today announced that Ford Motor Company ranked highest in market share for all commercial vehicles at nearly 21 percent in Q2 2013, followed closely by International (17.5 percent) and Freightliner (15.6 percent). This analysis included all vehicles in Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) classes 4 to 8, including semis, cement trucks, buses, delivery vans, utility vehicles, fire trucks, ambulances, large pickups and motorhomes. Interestingly, although Ford had a significant share of the medium-duty vehicle market (GVW 4 to 6) at 45.8 percent, it had a considerably smaller share of the heavy-duty market (GVW 7 to
at 6 percent.
Experian Marketing Services reports 50 percent of email opened on mobile devices
PR Newswire - Thu Sep 05, 12:14PM CDT
Overall email volume[1] increased 17.9 percent in Q2 2013 versus Q2 2012, according to the Q3 2013 email benchmark report by Experian Marketing Services, a global provider of integrated consumer insight, targeting and cross channel marketing. The report also found that unique open rates increased 7.2 percent year-over-year in Q2 2013.
Experian Automotive report shows consumers are relying on automotive financing more than ever before
PR Newswire - Tue Sep 03, 7:30AM CDT
Experian Automotive today announced that a record 84.5 percent of consumers who acquired a new vehicle in the second quarter obtained either a loan or a lease to fund the purchase. According to the latest State of the Automotive Finance Market report, new vehicle financing is at the highest level since tracking began in 2006. This metric is up from 82.5 percent in Q2 2012 and from 79.7 percent prior to the recession in Q2 2008.
Experian Healthcare launches industry's first automated payment plan solution
PR Newswire - Wed Aug 28, 7:30AM CDT
Experian Healthcare, a leading provider of revenue cycle products; consultative services; and data for health systems, hospitals and medical groups, today announced an important addition to its Patient Access suite of products. Payment Plan AdvisorSM is the industry's first automated payment plan solution. Leveraging Experian's extensive data and analytical expertise, Payment Plan Advisor helps healthcare organizations automatically calculate the ideal payment plan for each patient based on his or her unique financial situation and the organization's specific payment plan guidelines.
Experian/Moody's Analytics' report shows small-business credit quality continued to improve in Q2, lifting index to highest point on record
PR Newswire - Tue Aug 27, 7:30AM CDT
Experian®, the leading global information services company, today announced that small-business credit conditions strengthened in the second quarter of this year, lifting the Experian/Moody's Analytics Small Business Credit Index to 111.7 -- the highest level since it began tracking in 2010. According to the latest report, consumer confidence is high and small-business credit quality has shown improvements throughout the quarter due to personal income growth, retail sales increases and steady employment gains.
National Credit Default Rates Marginally Increased in July 2013 According to the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices
PR Newswire - Tue Aug 20, 8:52AM CDT
Data through July 2013, released today by S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian for the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices, a comprehensive measure of changes in consumer credit defaults, showed increase in national default rates during the month. The national composite was 1.35% in July, up from 1.34% in June. The first mortgage was 1.25% in July, up from 1.23% posted last month. The second mortgage remained flat since last month at its historic low of 0.54%. The auto loan default rate posted 1.03% in July, up from a 1.00% June level. The bank card rate hit a new low of 3.22% in July; it was 3.41% in June.
Experian announces the availability of PowerCurve(TM) OnDemand
PR Newswire - Tue Aug 20, 8:00AM CDT
Experian®, the leading global information services company, today announced the availability of PowerCurve(TM) OnDemand, a powerful, multitenant, software-as-a-service solution that allows Experian's clients to implement originations and customer acquisition strategies quickly and with low risk.
Experian Automotive: Auto Repossessions Reach Lowest Rate on Record
PR Newswire - Tue Aug 13, 7:30AM CDT
Experian Automotive today announced that quarterly vehicle repossessions dropped by 14.8 percent to achieve the lowest rate since it began tracking the data seven years ago. According to its latest State of the Automotive Finance Market report, 0.36 percent of all vehicle loans ended in a repossession, down from 0.43 percent in Q2 2012. This change also represented a 10.4 percent decrease from the previous low of 0.41 percent in Q2 2006.
Answer Financial® Inc. Shares Fun Ways to Spend your Auto Insurance Savings (Infographic)
PR Newswire - Wed Feb 26, 7:08AM CST
Answer Financial Inc. boasts one of the largest auto and home insurance shopping platforms in the U.S., which generally translates into nice savings for customers. In fact, Answer customers report saving an average of $429 a year on auto insurance.* That got us thinking...what can our customers get with this extra cash?
Wood Group GTS awarded $7M, 13-year Frame 7EA agreement
PR Newswire - Thu Jan 23, 1:00AM CST
Wood Group GTS has been awarded a long-term contract by Rockland Capital to provide maintenance services for two GE Frame 7EA gas turbines at the company's 225MW Eagle Point Power Generation facility in Westville, New Jersey.
2 Reasons to Keep Facebook on Your Watchlist
Tim Brugger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Jan 16, 5:00PM CST
Like its primary competitor Google , Facebook generates the vast majority of its revenues from online advertising. A quick look at Facebook's 2013 Q3 says it all: 90% of its $2 billion in revenues for the quarter came from advertising, the...
Quick Market Round-up Before the Bell:Sempra Energy, Clean Energy Fuels, EQT Corp., and Questar
PR Newswire - Thu Jan 16, 7:15AM CST
Editor Note: For more information about this release, please scroll to bottom.
Property Taxes Too High? Contact HMSAssociates.net for a New York Real Estate Appraisal Today
PR Newswire - Wed Jan 15, 7:35AM CST
HMS Associates, a company of New York real estate appraisers, is calling attention to the forthcoming March 3rd deadline for appealing inaccurate tax assessments that will define your property taxes for the fiscal year of 2014. Property owners suspicious of their current property tax rate are encouraged to employ an appraiser to get an accurate current evaluation of all their holdings.
Total Safety Appoints Clinton W. Roeder as Chief Financial Officer
PR Newswire - Thu Dec 19, 8:00AM CST
Total Safety ("the Company"
, the world's leading integrated safety services company, today announced the appointment of Clinton W. Roeder as Chief Financial Officer ("CFO". Mr. Roeder assumes CFO responsibilities from Dennis Turnipseed who has left the Company to pursue a new professional opportunity. 49 percent of marketers will launch a holiday campaign before Halloween
PR Newswire - Thu Sep 19, 10:20AM CDT
Experian Marketing Services, a global provider of integrated consumer insight, targeting and cross-channel marketing, announced results from a recent survey that asked more than 200 marketers to share their cross-channel marketing plans for the holiday season.
Mortgage originations increase by 10 percent from a year ago
PR Newswire - Thu Sep 19, 5:00AM CDT
An analysis of trends by Experian, the leading global information services company, shows that mortgage originations have increased by 10 percent from a year ago. More important, a look at the most recent completed quarter shows a 29 percent increase in home purchases from the prior quarter and a decrease in the number of refinances, suggesting a sustained recovery is beginning to come from purchases. These findings and others were part of the quarterly analysis from Experian that examines real-estate trends.
Experian® launches analysis ranking top metropolitan areas by key indicators of business health
PR Newswire - Wed Sep 18, 7:30AM CDT
Experian®, the leading global information services company, today announced the launch of the Metro Business Pulse, an analysis that ranks the top metropolitan statistical areas in four key business credit categories, including bankruptcy rates, the number of days business pay their bills beyond contracted terms, delinquency rates and commercial risk scores. Findings from the Q2 2013 analysis showed the New York metro area had the lowest business bankruptcy rate at 0.28 percent, while Sacramento, Calif. area businesses had the highest at 2.41 percent.
Bankcard origination volumes increased by 21 percent from the same quarter one year ago
PR Newswire - Wed Sep 18, 5:00AM CDT
An Experian analysis of bankcard trends from Q2 2013 showed a 21 percent year-over-year increase in bankcard origination volumes, equating to $12 billion increase in new bankcard limits issued. Other insights offered by Experian, the leading global information services company, include record lows in early-stage bankcard delinquencies.
National Credit Default Rates Decreased in August 2013 According to the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices
PR Newswire - Tue Sep 17, 8:42AM CDT
Data through August 2013, released today by S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian for the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices, a comprehensive measure of changes in consumer credit defaults, showed decrease in national default rates during the month. The national composite was 1.34% in August, marginally down from 1.35% in July. The first mortgage default rate was 1.23% this month, down from 1.25% posted last month. The second mortgage posted 0.57% in August, up from 0.54% July rate. The auto loan default rate reported 1.11% in August, up from a 1.03% previous month's level. The bank card rate hit a new low of 3.12% in August; it was 3.22% in July.
Experian® Data Breach Resolution Releases its 2013-2014 Response Guide
PR Newswire - Thu Sep 12, 5:00AM CDT
Despite the increasing awareness around the rise in data breaches and potential damage, not all organizations are taking the necessary steps to mitigate the fallout from a cyberattack. According to a 2013 Experian Data Breach Resolution and Ponemon Institute study, Is Your Company Ready for a Big Data Breach?, nearly 40 percent of companies that experienced a breach say they have not developed a formal preparedness plan even after the incident. To help businesses and institutions get started, Experian Data Breach Resolution has released its updated 2013-2014 Data Breach Response Guide.
Experian Automotive: Ford Motor Company tops U.S. commercial vehicle market share in Q2 2013
PR Newswire - Tue Sep 10, 7:30AM CDT
Experian Automotive today announced that Ford Motor Company ranked highest in market share for all commercial vehicles at nearly 21 percent in Q2 2013, followed closely by International (17.5 percent) and Freightliner (15.6 percent). This analysis included all vehicles in Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) classes 4 to 8, including semis, cement trucks, buses, delivery vans, utility vehicles, fire trucks, ambulances, large pickups and motorhomes. Interestingly, although Ford had a significant share of the medium-duty vehicle market (GVW 4 to 6) at 45.8 percent, it had a considerably smaller share of the heavy-duty market (GVW 7 to
at 6 percent. Experian Marketing Services reports 50 percent of email opened on mobile devices
PR Newswire - Thu Sep 05, 12:14PM CDT
Overall email volume[1] increased 17.9 percent in Q2 2013 versus Q2 2012, according to the Q3 2013 email benchmark report by Experian Marketing Services, a global provider of integrated consumer insight, targeting and cross channel marketing. The report also found that unique open rates increased 7.2 percent year-over-year in Q2 2013.
Experian Automotive report shows consumers are relying on automotive financing more than ever before
PR Newswire - Tue Sep 03, 7:30AM CDT
Experian Automotive today announced that a record 84.5 percent of consumers who acquired a new vehicle in the second quarter obtained either a loan or a lease to fund the purchase. According to the latest State of the Automotive Finance Market report, new vehicle financing is at the highest level since tracking began in 2006. This metric is up from 82.5 percent in Q2 2012 and from 79.7 percent prior to the recession in Q2 2008.
Experian Healthcare launches industry's first automated payment plan solution
PR Newswire - Wed Aug 28, 7:30AM CDT
Experian Healthcare, a leading provider of revenue cycle products; consultative services; and data for health systems, hospitals and medical groups, today announced an important addition to its Patient Access suite of products. Payment Plan AdvisorSM is the industry's first automated payment plan solution. Leveraging Experian's extensive data and analytical expertise, Payment Plan Advisor helps healthcare organizations automatically calculate the ideal payment plan for each patient based on his or her unique financial situation and the organization's specific payment plan guidelines.
Experian/Moody's Analytics' report shows small-business credit quality continued to improve in Q2, lifting index to highest point on record
PR Newswire - Tue Aug 27, 7:30AM CDT
Experian®, the leading global information services company, today announced that small-business credit conditions strengthened in the second quarter of this year, lifting the Experian/Moody's Analytics Small Business Credit Index to 111.7 -- the highest level since it began tracking in 2010. According to the latest report, consumer confidence is high and small-business credit quality has shown improvements throughout the quarter due to personal income growth, retail sales increases and steady employment gains.
National Credit Default Rates Marginally Increased in July 2013 According to the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices
PR Newswire - Tue Aug 20, 8:52AM CDT
Data through July 2013, released today by S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian for the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices, a comprehensive measure of changes in consumer credit defaults, showed increase in national default rates during the month. The national composite was 1.35% in July, up from 1.34% in June. The first mortgage was 1.25% in July, up from 1.23% posted last month. The second mortgage remained flat since last month at its historic low of 0.54%. The auto loan default rate posted 1.03% in July, up from a 1.00% June level. The bank card rate hit a new low of 3.22% in July; it was 3.41% in June.
Experian announces the availability of PowerCurve(TM) OnDemand
PR Newswire - Tue Aug 20, 8:00AM CDT
Experian®, the leading global information services company, today announced the availability of PowerCurve(TM) OnDemand, a powerful, multitenant, software-as-a-service solution that allows Experian's clients to implement originations and customer acquisition strategies quickly and with low risk.
Experian Automotive: Auto Repossessions Reach Lowest Rate on Record
PR Newswire - Tue Aug 13, 7:30AM CDT
Experian Automotive today announced that quarterly vehicle repossessions dropped by 14.8 percent to achieve the lowest rate since it began tracking the data seven years ago. According to its latest State of the Automotive Finance Market report, 0.36 percent of all vehicle loans ended in a repossession, down from 0.43 percent in Q2 2012. This change also represented a 10.4 percent decrease from the previous low of 0.41 percent in Q2 2006.
