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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Senators Want Answers From Equifax CEO About Data Breach
Senators Want Answers From Equifax CEO About Data Breach
September 12, 2017  |  Safety and Security

Equifax, the latest company to be embroiled in a massive data breach, is facing questions from two top U.S. senators on both sides of the...

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Could Equifax Be The Unexpected (And Unwilling) Savior Of The Arbitration Rule?
Could Equifax Be The Unexpected (And Unwilling) Savior Of The Arbitration Rule?
September 12, 2017  |  CFPB

One week ago, the CFPB’s arbitration rule seemed more or less doomed to the scrap heap of financial regulatory history. Although it was approved in final...

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Equifax Blames Flaw In Database Software For Breach; Backlash Mounts From Consumers, Lawmakers
Equifax Blames Flaw In Database Software For Breach; Backlash Mounts From Consumers, Lawmakers
September 11, 2017  |  Safety and Security

Equifax, the credit scoring company that suffered a data breach that impacted as many as 143 million Americans, is blaming a vendor software flaw in...

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The Explanations Edition: Equifax, Apple and Square
The Explanations Edition: Equifax, Apple and Square
September 11, 2017  |  Data Dive

All eyes were on the sky last week, as most of the Southeastern United States braced for Hurricane Irma. And, as post-Harvey rebuilding assessments are ongoing...

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In Equifax’s Wake, Outrunning The Breach Bear
In Equifax’s Wake, Outrunning The Breach Bear
September 11, 2017  |  Risk Management

What have we learned from the Equifax hack? Maybe nothing? Maybe everything? Maybe something in between? The stats are alarming, of course. Equifax, which is one of...

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Equifax Hack Impacts 143 Million Customers
Equifax Hack Impacts 143 Million Customers
September 08, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Credit scoring company Equifax announced Thursday (Sept.7) it had experienced a cybersecurity incident that may have impacted approximately 143 million consumers in the U.S., as...

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FICO’s New Groove
FICO’s New Groove
March 14, 2017  |  Consumer Finance

About half of all Americans who took the SAT still remember their score 25 years later. Only about 40 percent of Americans, on the other...

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Equifax Uses Deep Neural Machine Learning To Improve Credit Scoring
Equifax Uses Deep Neural Machine Learning To Improve Credit Scoring
February 21, 2017  |  Innovation

While artificial intelligence, machine learning and other futuristic-seeming technologies have been resigned to the likes of Apple, Google, Microsoft, Amazon and Facebook, traditional companies are...

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CFPB Fines Equifax, TransUnion For Misleading Consumers
CFPB Fines Equifax, TransUnion For Misleading Consumers
January 04, 2017  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Tuesday (Jan. 3) that it has fined TransUnion and Equifax amid allegations that the two companies misled consumers about...

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