The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced on Jan. 17, 2025, that Equifax, one of the three major credit bureaus, must pay a $15 million penalty for not conducting ...

Creditors and lenders use your credit score to determine how likely you are to pay your bills. Car insurers, however, use it ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau fined Equifax $15 million over credit reporting errors. The CFPB alleged the credit bureau failed to properly investigate consumer disputes. Credit reports ...

Coding errors in Equifax's internal software caused the company to miscalculate and share inaccurate credit scores for several hundred thousand consumers. The company also reported the same credit ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has imposed a $15 million fine on Equifax, a consumer reporting agency, for failing to adequately investigate consumer disputes regarding credit reports.

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What is a no-claims discount or bonus? A no-claims discount (NCD) – also known as a no-claims bonus – is a percentage discount on your insurance premium to reward you for not having made a car ...

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A 2022 "coding error" by Equifax will cost the credit repository $725,000 in a settlement announced by New York Attorney General Letitia James. The incident occurred on March 17, 2022, and was ...

As insurance companies operating in the area expect a barrage of damage claims in the coming days and weeks, Newsweek looked at insurers that previously declined the most claims. The California ...

LOVE Island All Stars bombshell Ekin-Su will stun her co-stars by faking an orgasm - as she shows off her acting skills. The former Turkish soap star threw herself into a racy game in the villa ...

HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARE GETTING TEXT MESSAGES LIKE THIS, ONE THAT CLAIMS THE PERSON OWES MONEY ... THERE’S ALSO THOSE MASSIVE DATA BREACHES LIKE EQUIFAX WAS BREACHED. SO THESE KINDS OF BIG ...