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 Lets Go Of Two Execs; Wealthy Victims Could Be At Risk After Breach
Equifax Lets Go Of Two Execs; Wealthy Victims Could Be At Risk After Breach
September 18, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

In the wake of the massive data breach at Equifax, the embattled credit scoring company announced that the Chief Information Officer, David Webb, and the...

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Why Regulation Won’t Fix Credit Reporting Agencies
Why Regulation Won’t Fix Credit Reporting Agencies
September 18, 2017  |  Regulation

Some of the most memorable television commercials of the 1970s and 1980s were those promoting E. F. Hutton’s brokerage services. When its tagline, “When E....

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Jumio CEO On Finding The Anchor Point For Digital IDV
Jumio CEO On Finding The Anchor Point For Digital IDV
September 18, 2017  |  News

What to do in the wake of the Equifax data breach: Run? Hide? Freeze credit? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Transitions Edition: Venmo, Equifax and Nordstrom
Transitions Edition: Venmo, Equifax and Nordstrom
September 18, 2017  |  Data Dive

  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

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Democrats Introduce Credit Freeze Bill In Response To Equifax Leak
Democrats Introduce Credit Freeze Bill In Response To Equifax Leak
September 15, 2017  |  CFPB

After the Equifax data breach that exposed the personal information of around 143 million consumers, Democrats have introduced a bill to give consumers the ability...

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Equifax Hack May Hinder Ant Financial’s Chances Of Buying MoneyGram
Equifax Hack May Hinder Ant Financial’s Chances Of Buying MoneyGram
September 15, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

As a multi-agency advisory panel in the Trump Administration comes to the end of its review of Ant Financial’s acquisition of MoneyGram, the possibility of...

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FTC Launches Investigation Into Equifax Breach
FTC Launches Investigation Into Equifax Breach
September 15, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

The Federal Trade Commission has launched an investigation into the data breach at Equifax that impacted 143 million consumers. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Equifax CEO Vows To Make Changes, Protect Consumers In Wake Of Breach
Equifax CEO Vows To Make Changes, Protect Consumers In Wake Of Breach
September 14, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Equifax Security chairman and chief executive officer Richard Smith recently penned an Oped in USA Today in which he vowed to provide protections to everyone...

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Synthetic Identity Theft On The Rise
Synthetic Identity Theft On The Rise
September 14, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

A new type of credit card fraud is emerging, dubbed “synthetic identity theft.” In instances of synthetic identity theft, cybercriminals create new identities to credit...

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