Below is a list of consumer reporting companies – companies that collect information and provide reports on consumers that are used to decide whether to provide consumers credit, insurance, or employment, and for other purposes. This list doesn’t cover every company in the industry. It’s a list of companies that have identified themselves as consumer reporting companies or provide consumers access to their consumer reports. The list includes both the biggest nationwide credit reporting companies and a longer list of “specialty reporting companies.” Presence on or absence from the list does not indicate whether the consumer reporting company is subject to the CFPB’s supervisory or enforcement authority. Specialty.