Starting in June, the industry's information-exchange network will allow files to be attached so credit bureaus can send documentation to lenders, says Steve Wagner, president of Experian's North American credit-bureau operations.
There is lots of government work and most of the operations of the federal Bureau of Public Debt, which does the actual borrowing of the money requested by Washington, are done in Parkersburg.
The oil industry is particularly focused on the report because the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has regulatory oversight over offshore operations.