Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp

History

In 2010, Dun and Bradstreet, formed in 1841, spun off assets that merged with newly created Credibility Solutions to form Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp. The company grew from 8 employees to over 600 after becoming an independent entity in 2010. Dun & Bradstreet said Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp. is a 'separate legal entity' that pays D&B royalties for certain intellectual-property rights. These included "a perpetual license to use the D&B brand".{{cite news | title=Small Businesses Seethe at Credit Service Using Dun & Bradstreet Name | url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324049504578541760643152012 | publisher=Wall Street Journal | date=June 20, 2013 |author1=Lublin, Joann S. |author2=Loten, Angus}}

In 2012, it launched an advocacy initiative, Access to Capital, designed to help business owners understand the type of loans available and which may be right for their business. This initiative also included a quarterly survey produced with Pepperdine University and a series of education and matchmaking events across the country. Also in 2012, the company launched its 529 education savings plan initiative with a multiple match, which was discussed in the Wall Street Journal the New York Times and US News. Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp., through this initiative, donated $150,000 to the Santa Monica-Malibu school district in 2013, as well as additional amounts to school districts in Bethlehem, Tucson and Guilford County.

Products and services

The firm's products and services include the DUNSFile, which establishes a business's DUNS number and basic credit file, CreditBuilder, which helps businesses monitor and build their credit file, giving them full access to the D&B scores and reports, and the ability to submit trade references to D&B for its acceptance and approval, CreditAdvisor, which allows the businesses to see other companies' reports and receive email alerts when competitors’ scores or ratings change, Credibility Review, which allows businesses to take control of their online presence and CreditSignal, a free product offering which provides companies with alerts, informing them of changes in their D&B credit scores and ratings.

References

References

1. "Dun & Bradstreet (DNB) to Acquire Dun & Bradstreet Credibility in $350M Deal". StreetInsider.
2. "Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp. Announces $100M Strategic Acquisition; Company Secures $100M of Additional Financing". MarketWire.
3. "Interview with Jeffrey Stibel, Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp.". SoCalTech.
4. "Remaking Dun & Bradstreet for the Internet Age". Business Week.
5. "Management Team". Company Website.
6. "Company History". Dun and Bradstreet Credibility Corp.
7. (14 December 2011). "Report: 57% of Calif. firms lack money to grow". Orange County Register.
8. (14 December 2011). "Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp. and Pepperdine Private Capital Access (PCA)". Pepperdine University.
9. "Access to Capital Events". Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp.
10. "Introducing EdAhead, the First Employer-Matched Education Savings Plan, Ever". Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp.
11. (4 September 2013). "Employer Help on a 529 College Savings Plan?". Wall Street Journal.
12. (4 December 2012). "A Company Match for College Savings". New York Times.
13. "Boost 529 Plans Through Employer Contribution Programs". U.S. News & World Report.
14. (22 December 2013). "Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp. Launch First EdAhead Donations For SMMEF". Santa Monica Mirror.
15. (19 December 2013). "Bethlehem Area School District gifted $30,000 to boost science curriculum". Lehigh Valley Live.
16. (30 January 2014). "TUSD seeks help raising $10,000 for science, math programs". Arizona Daily Star.
17. "Guilford County Schools to get donations from company's new education benefit". Triad Business Journal.
18. "Products". Company Website.