Get to know the Data Quality Scanner (DQS)

Automated compliance & benchmarking solutions for
credit reporting & disputes

in partnership with

Furnishing

DQS Module

Furnishing Module comprehensively assess the accuracy of your Metro 2® data against a ruleset of 390+ risk-ranked rules. Take a proactive approach to finding, prioritizing, and fixing account-level issues and reduce costly regulatory scrutiny and litigation.

Find

Go beyond internal solutions with 390+ risk-ranked rules and month-over-month analysis.

PRIORITIZE

Automate file inspections and drill down into account details to find the root cause of issues.

Fix

Leverage our consulting support to address all your credit reporting and disputes needs.

Our new Disputes Module provides actionable insights into credit bureau disputes and a comprehensive view when used together with our Furnishing Module. Leverage the combination of DQS rules, Metro 2® data, and ACDV data to create first-of-their-kind insights that significantly improve outcomes and reduce costs.

Find

Issues in the data being disputed, sources of those issues, and how well the disputes team is addressing them.

PRIORITIZE

Education opportunities within the disputes team and root-cause conversations with colleagues & CRAs.

Fix

Reduce both initial and repeat disputes through targeted actions.

Benchmarking

The benchmarking tool enables you to compare the accuracy of your credit reporting data compared to your peers.

 

It also allows you to use your trusted credit bureau data for analytic insights – and assess your performance relative to your peers & others.

Leverage the furnishing & disputes modules together

Combine DQS rules, Metro 2® data, and ACDV data to create first-of their-kind insights that significantly improve outcomes and reduce costs.

Benchmarking

Cross-Module Solution

The benchmarking tool enables you to compare the accuracy of your credit reporting data compared to your peers. It also allows you to use your trusted credit bureau data for analytic insights – and assess your performance relative to your peers & others. 

See how you stack up against your peers with our 1-minute self-audit.

Industry Need

Credit reporting data quality & disputes handling continues to receive intense regulatory scrutiny.

FCRA Litigation continues to rise for 10+ years straight

In 2023, credit reporting accounted for 81% of all 2023 complaints submitted to the CFPB.

Related Resources

Senior Executive, Top Bank
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Within the first year of DQS, it helped us improve our credit reporting accuracy—a 70% reduction in discrepancies. DQS directly contributed to the effective rating on our FCRA audit.
Robert Eison, Chief Operating Officer for Equifax United States Information Solutions (USIS)
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Data furnishers play a critical role in today’s credit ecosystem. As a trusted steward of consumer data, Equifax is committed to investing in practices and partnerships that help us better support customers in ensuring accurate data reporting. Joining forces with Bridgeforce supports this commitment by helping furnishers referred from Equifax enhance the quality of their data, resulting in improved accuracy, lower dispute rates and reduced compliance risk.
Senior Executive, Top 20 Credit Union
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We could not believe how easy it was to get started using the Data Quality Scanner. With other vendors, we’re used to drawn out projects with many hurdles and unexpected challenges. That has not been the case here, thank you so much!
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Reduce credit reporting dispute rates by more than 30% and overall operational expense

Related Resources

Equifax and Bridgeforce Data Solutions Underscore Shared Commitment to Data Accuracy with New Partnership

ATLANTA, March 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Equifax® (NYSE: EFX) and financial technology firm Bridgeforce Data Solutions today announced a new partnership reinforcing their shared commitment to the data furnisher community by providing them with additional tools and support mechanisms to enable optimal data accuracy. As part of the agreement, Equifax will now make Bridgeforce’s industry-leading

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