TESTING Metro 2® e-Learning Course (duplicate)

Overview

CDIA is excited to share the launch of its long-awaited update to its popular Metro 2® Format e-Learning Course. The updated course version includes many great new features to aid in your learning, including interactive slides, quizzes to test your knowledge, animations, and much more! Not only will this course provide the most vital information on Metro 2® Format reporting standards, but with its ease of navigation it serves as a great reference tool for ongoing use.

This in-depth online training was developed and authorized by Equifax, Experian, Innovis, and TransUnion and includes reporting guidelines for each field in the Metro 2^® Format as well as the relationships between multiple fields.

Whether you are new to consumer credit data reporting or have years of experience, it is vital for all Data Furnishers to have a clear understanding of the Metro 2® Format to ensure accuracy, completeness and consistency in data your company reports to a Consumer Reporting Agency.

Provide your employees with the knowledge and training they need to use the Metro 2® Format correctly!

Modules

Overview of the Metro 2® Format
- Purpose of format, reporting standards, format layout, and Credit Reporting Resource Guide^®
Programming Standards

Instruction on detailed programming specifications that facilitate consistency in reporting
Header Record

Purpose and description of all fields in the Header Record, which identifies each data furnisher
Data Record (account-level fields)

Detailed explanation and examples of all account-level fields in the Data Record
Data Record (consumer-level fields)

Detailed explanation and examples of all consumer-level fields, which include identification information and other consumer-specific information
Appendage Segments

Purpose of each appendage segment and detailed explanations of all fields
Logical Field Relationships

Discussion and examples of fields and codes that must be reported logically

Features

- This interactive, self-paced, Metro 2® Format e-Learning Course is designed to strengthen your knowledge by providing a clear, detailed, and engaging look at the Metro 2^® Format—the consumer reporting industry standard for consumer credit reporting. The course is made up of 7 modules each covering an important aspect of the Metro 2® Format. Employees can take each module at their convenience to learn in smaller increments to better their learning.
- The Metro 2® Format e-Learning course geared to employees of data furnishers who report using Metro 2® Format (e.g. including creditors, lenders, utilities, debt collection agencies, and debt buyers with whom a consumer had a relationship or experience.)

- 2–3 hours in-depth Metro 2® training completed at your own pace

- - Comprehensive resource companion to CDIA’s Credit Reporting Resource Guide^®
- - - Certificate of completion once all course work is covered; can complete topics in order of interest

System Requirements

Adobe Flash Player 10.3 or later, and one of the following browsers:

Flash (only until Dec 2020)

- - Windows: Internet Explorer 11+ and later, Microsoft Edge (latest version), Google Chrome (latest version), Firefox (latest version)
  - Mac: Safari (latest version), Google Chrome (latest version), Firefox (latest version)

HTML5

- - Windows: Google Chrome (latest version)
  - Mac: Safari 7 and later, Google Chrome (latest version)
  - Mobile: Safari in Apple iOS 7 and later, Google Chrome (latest version) in Android OS 4.1 and later

Apple iOS

- - Articulate Mobile Player in Apple iOS 10 or later on iPad

Android OS

- - Articulate Mobile Player in Android OS 4.4 or later (optimized for tablets)

There are no access restrictions by IP addresses; the site can be accessed from anywhere.