TransUnion released its annual national auto delinquency forecast today indicating that the ratio of borrowers 60 or more days past due will remain the same between the end of 2011 and 2012. Sixty-day auto loan delinquencies are expected to decrease in the first two quarters of 2012 before rising back to 0.51% at the end of the year, finishing at the same percentage as year-end 2011.

TransUnion has acquired a majority stake in Crivo Sistemas em Informática S.A., a leading decisioning and analytics firm. This acquisition marks TransUnion’s entrance into the Brazilian market. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.