Card Briefs: Equifax Selling Its Last Health-Care Business

MMI Cos. agreed to buy Equifax Inc.'s remaining operation in the health-care information business, Equifax Medical Credential Verification Services.

Over the past several months Equifax has sold or reached agreements to sell all its businesses related to health care. It said selling them would let it focus on its core businesses, financial services.

The credential verification service provides services to hospitals and managed care organizations that need to verify education, license, and other medical credentials of physicians.

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