Kroll Inc. Buys Credit ReportingFirm

December 07, 2005, 1:00 a.m. EST 1 Min Read

LOVELAND, Colo. - (12/07/05) -- Kroll Inc. Said its Kroll FactualData unit has acquired its franchisee, DBA Factual Data of theCarolinas, which provides mortgage credit reports to credit unionsand banks. DBA Factual Data has been a Kroll Factual Datafranchisee since 1991, providing credit reports to credit unions inthe Carolinas. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Kroll Inc. Isone of the best-known risk consutling companies in the country andis a subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Cos.

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