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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Equifax Looks to Expand Brazilian Reach With Boa Vista Acquisition
Equifax Looks to Expand Brazilian Reach With Boa Vista Acquisition
December 19, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Equifax has made an offer to acquire Brazilian credit services company Boa Vista Serviços. Under the terms of the deal, Equifax would give shareholders 8...

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FCA Calls for Credit Rating Reform
FCA Calls for Credit Rating Reform
November 22, 2022  |  emea

The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is calling for a reformation of the way credit rating agencies (CRA) in the country operate and are governed....

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A Case for Hyper-Focus on Hyper-Personalization in Q4
A Case for Hyper-Focus on Hyper-Personalization in Q4
October 18, 2022  |  Opinion

The more eCommerce businesses invest in hyper-personalization, the greater the return, Adam Gunther, SVP of Product at Kount, an Equifax Company, asserts in the new PYMNTS eBook,...

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SEC Charges 3 in Connection With 2017 Equifax Data Breach
SEC Charges 3 in Connection With 2017 Equifax Data Breach
August 16, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

Three individuals have been charged with illegally tipping and trading in the securities of Equifax before its public announcement of a big cyber intrusion and...

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Trustfolio, Equifax Partner on Open Banking Feature for Debt Advisers
Trustfolio, Equifax Partner on Open Banking Feature for Debt Advisers
August 15, 2022  |  Partnerships

U.K.-based DebtTech company Trustfolio has partnered with Equifax on a new open banking-powered feature designed to give debt advisers better access to bank transaction data....

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Rep. Waters: Hold Equifax, Leadership Accountable for Erroneous Credit Scores
Rep. Waters: Hold Equifax, Leadership Accountable for Erroneous Credit Scores
August 10, 2022  |  Regulation

Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) has said credit reporting firm Equifax and its leaders should be held accountable for selling erroneous credit scores to lenders, and...

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Report: Equifax Glitch Sent Millions of Wrong Credit Scores to Lenders, Impacted Loan Rates
Report: Equifax Glitch Sent Millions of Wrong Credit Scores to Lenders, Impacted Loan Rates
August 02, 2022  |  Loans

Equifax provided inaccurate credit scores for millions of Americans seeking loans over a three-week period in the spring, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Tuesday...

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Shift in Spending Doesn’t Mean Shift in Fraud
Shift in Spending Doesn’t Mean Shift in Fraud
July 19, 2022  |  Opinion

As consumers dine out and go to events less, Jared Kernodle, chief revenue officer at Kount, an Equifax company, predicts in the PYMNTS eBook “Baseline 2022:...

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Subprime Loan Delinquencies Signal Trouble for Paycheck-to-Paycheck Economy
Subprime Loan Delinquencies Signal Trouble for Paycheck-to-Paycheck Economy
May 19, 2022  |  Economy

Where there’s smoke, there’s fire. The signals smoldering from subprime loan delinquencies that the paycheck-to-paycheck economy is in trouble. Data from credit reporting giant Equifax,...

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