credit reports

Amex, Nova Offer Global Transfer Of US Credit Reports
Amex, Nova Offer Global Transfer Of US Credit Reports
October 25, 2019  |  International

American Express has partnered with Nova Credit, a credit reporting startup that operates across borders, to give expatriates and immigrants the ability to share their...

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Sizzle Of The Week: More Inclusive And Expansive Credit Scoring
Sizzle Of The Week: More Inclusive And Expansive Credit Scoring
December 21, 2018  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Consumers with thin credit files got something of an early Christmas present this week, care of Experian. The credit rating agency announced the launch of Experian Boost,...

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Credit Reporting Firms To Omit Tax Liens From Consumer Reports
Credit Reporting Firms To Omit Tax Liens From Consumer Reports
March 23, 2018  |  Loans

In a move that could make more than 5 million consumers very happy (and potential lenders very nervous), TransUnion, Equifax and Experian have announced they...

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Bill Would Give FTC Authority To Police, Fine Credit Bureaus
Bill Would Give FTC Authority To Police, Fine Credit Bureaus
January 11, 2018  |  Regulation

Democratic Senators Elizabeth Warren and Mark Warner are introducing new legislation that would allow the U.S. government to levy fines on companies that are the...

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Credit Freezes Cost Consumers $4.1B
Credit Freezes Cost Consumers $4.1B
October 04, 2017  |  Safety and Security

The Equifax hack continues to hit those impacted, with new research finding that consumers will have to shell out a collective $4.1 billion to freeze...

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Visa And Mastercard Warn Of 200K Vulnerable Credit Cards From Equifax Leak
Visa And Mastercard Warn Of 200K Vulnerable Credit Cards From Equifax Leak
September 15, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Visa and Mastercard are warning financial institutions across the country that more than 200,000 credit cards were compromised during the Equifax hack. Get the Full...

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CFPB Orders JPMorgan Chase To Pay $4.6 Million Over Checking Accounts
CFPB Orders JPMorgan Chase To Pay $4.6 Million Over Checking Accounts
August 03, 2017  |  CFPB

The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has ordered JPMorgan Chase to pay $4.6 million for allegedly failing to disclose accurate information in checking account...

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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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