Equifax's report says non-mortgage late payments stabilized and home-equity borrowing grew. These describe consumer credit use but give no new information about Equifax's sales or profits.
More borrowing means consumers are still using credit, and late payments outside mortgages stopped worsening. Yet these details say nothing new about Equifax's sales or profits, so they do not change its outlook.
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