Equifax

Equifax Inc. is one of the three largest consumer credit reporting agencies, along with Experian and TransUnion. Equifax collects and aggregates information on over 800 million individual consumers and more than 88 million businesses worldwide.

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Mnuchin Presses CFPB For Answers On Equifax Hack
Mnuchin Presses CFPB For Answers On Equifax Hack
February 07, 2018  |  CFPB

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says he has questions for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on its decision to pull back on the probe...

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Equifax Gives Lenders Access To SMB Data
Equifax Gives Lenders Access To SMB Data
February 06, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Soon after news emerged that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) would be pulling back its investigation into Equifax Inc. and the data breach that...

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Consumer Advocates Cry Foul On CFPB’s Equifax Stance
Consumer Advocates Cry Foul On CFPB’s Equifax Stance
February 06, 2018  |  CFPB

President Donald Trump and his administration are facing complaints from consumer protection advocates, who are advocating for a reopening of the investigation into the Equifax...

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CFPB Hits Pause On Equifax Investigation
CFPB Hits Pause On Equifax Investigation
February 05, 2018  |  CFPB

Interim director Mick Mulvaney may not be able to completely shutdown the government agency he currently runs — but he is surely working overtime to...

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Malware Attack On National Stores Inc. Exposed Payment Data
Malware Attack On National Stores Inc. Exposed Payment Data
January 31, 2018  |  Fraud Attack

Following a malware attack that allowed “unauthorized parties” to access customer credit card information, off-price retailer National Stores is seeking to prevent fraudulent activity and...

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Equifax Most Complained About Financial Company In 2017
Equifax Most Complained About Financial Company In 2017
January 18, 2018  |  CFPB

Equifax may be working to rebuild its reputation after a massive data breach exposed the information of millions of its customers, but the public still...

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Bill Would Give FTC Authority To Police, Fine Credit Bureaus
Bill Would Give FTC Authority To Police, Fine Credit Bureaus
January 11, 2018  |  Regulation

Democratic Senators Elizabeth Warren and Mark Warner are introducing new legislation that would allow the U.S. government to levy fines on companies that are the...

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Why Collection Notices Are 2018’s Tipoff To Digital ID Fraud
Why Collection Notices Are 2018’s Tipoff To Digital ID Fraud
January 04, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

In the annals of fraud — payments fraud and identity theft and all manner of bad doings — 2017 may be a year we’d all...

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Consumers Want Biometrics – How Will Payments Respond?
Consumers Want Biometrics – How Will Payments Respond?
January 02, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

With the holiday shopping season behind us, most shoppers can probably say with confidence that the worst part of the whole experience was trying to...

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