ATLANTA — Equifax Inc., one of the nation's three leading creditreporting bureaus has announced the advent of a new online creditreport which the bureau says will allow consumers to more easilyunderstand their credit situation and the factors which have animpact upon it.

Under the new format, the front page of the credit report willnow provide a detailed summary of a consumer's credit history,including accounts, debt-to-credit ratios, account age, andpotential negative credit histories — all on one page Equifax said.Each section also contains a brief explanation for consumers tohelp them better understand the information.

Equifax said it regularly enlists research and consumer input toprovide feedback on its products and that these consumer panelswere the source of the ideas that led to making the Equifax CreditReport even easier and clearer to understand and read.