FBI Opening Investigation Into IRS Breach That Affected 100,000 Taxpayers
After the news yesterday that the Internal Revenue Service reportedly suspects Russian identity thieves were behind a breach that allowed thieves to access information for approximately 100,000...
View ArticleMan Named God Reaches Settlement With Equifax, Finally Gets A Credit Score
You might recall a story from about a year back where a man with the first name “God” had a little dispute with credit-reporting agency Equifax, namely that the company wouldn’t recognize his moniker...
View ArticleSenator Pushes For System To Notify Consumers ‘The Moment Access To Their...
It seems like every day, another retailer, service provider, or government agency falls victim to a data breach, and if a hacker uses that stolen info to open up a new line of credit in your name, you...
View ArticleHow Much Is A Company That Knows All About Your Financial Behavior Worth?...
It’s no secret that consumer financial data is valuable: it determines if you get better rates on loans and allows lenders to predict the likelihood you’ll pay back debts. While we can’t necessarily...
View ArticleCredit Bureaus, Bank Of America, Wells Fargo Top List Of Most...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has released its latest report on the various complaints the agency has received about banks, lenders, debt collectors, and other financial services. Amid a...
View ArticleMan Says He Can’t Access His Credit Report After Equifax Sent Him Personal...
Getting an unexpected surprise in the mail can be fun sometimes — a birthday gift from your grandma or some free electronics — but one Washington man was far from happy to find credit reports in his...
View ArticleJohn Oliver Trolls Error-Prone Credit Bureaus With Horrible, Sound-Alike...
The three major credit reporting agencies — Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion — receive more complaints from consumers than most banks, primarily because these reports frequently contain errors and...
View ArticleEquifax, TransUnion To Pay $23M For Misleading Consumers About Credit Monitoring
The nation’s three largest credit reporting agencies — TransUnion, Equifax, and Experian — not only collect consumers’ financial information to assist lenders in gauging whether or not someone is...
View ArticleCredit Reports Soon Won’t Include Some Tax Lien, Civil Judgment Data
Millions of consumers could soon see their FICO credit scores increase as the three credit reporting agencies — Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion — take another step to overhaul their systems by...
View ArticleExperian Fined $3M, Accused Of Misleading Consumers About Usefulness Of...
Two months after federal regulators fined two of the nation’s largest credit reporting agencies — Equifax and TransUnion — $23 million for misleading consumers about the cost and usefulness of credit...
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