Credit bureau Equifax has agreed to pay a $15 million fine to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Friday to resolve allegations that it failed to conduct proper investigations of consumer ...

One of the nation’s largest credit reporting agencies has been fined $15 million for issuing inaccurate credit scores and failing to properly investigate consumer disputes, officials said. Equifax ...

For the “failure to conduct proper investigations of consumer disputes,” the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) last Friday announced enforcement actions taken against Equifax, requiring the ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau fined Equifax $15 million over errors tied to consumer credit reports, alleging the company failed to conduct proper investigations of disputed information, ...

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has taken action against Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX), a consumer reporting agency, for failing to properly investigate consumer disputes. The CFPB’s ...

A survey done a few weeks after the Equifax breach was announced found only one in four people checked their credit scores or reports because of it. And that survey by creditcards.com found 53 percent ...