New government data shows 15 million Americans still have medical bills on their credit reports. That’s according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), which notes that these bills remain in spite of changes by the three major credit bureaus. Collectively, these Americans have more than $49 billion in...
Car buying is increasingly moving online, and scammers who target car buyers are following suit. With that in mind, Experian has debuted Fraud Protect, a tool to help auto dealers detect and prevent fraud attempts against their customers. “As fraudsters become more sophisticated and opportunistic, automotive dealers need to...
Experian launched a new feature that can identify opportunities for consumers to save on recurring bills and paid subscriptions. The free savings scan feature is available to consumers who enroll in a free or paid Experian membership and connect their bank and credit card accounts,...
Real estate website Zillow added a feature that allows renters to build their credit history at no cost. All renters who use the Zillow platform to pay rent can opt in to this new credit-building payment reporting program at no cost to them or their...
August 17, 2022
Healthcare is supposed to get us out of danger, not place us in harm’s way. The hard truth is that data breaches in the space are at historic levels, compromising tens of millions of healthcare records and potentially placing patients in serious financial peril. “Over the past 12 months, from July 2021 to June 2022, […]
February 27, 2019
Lawmakers grilled the heads of Equifax, Experian and TransUnion, calling the credit reporting a “broken” system — and new legislation introduced this week has some far-reaching changes. In the meantime,...
March 14, 2017
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 hand, have any idea what...
May 09, 2024
Experian has launched a solution designed to further inform lending decisions and expand access to credit. The new Cashflow Attributes uses open banking insights from more than 900 income, cash flow and affordability attributes that lenders can use in their decision-making, the global information services company said in a Thursday (May 9) press release. “We […]
April 29, 2024
New government data shows 15 million Americans still have medical bills on their credit reports. That’s according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), which notes that these bills remain in spite...
January 31, 2024
Car buying is increasingly moving online, and scammers who target car buyers are following suit. With that in mind, Experian has debuted Fraud Protect, a tool to help auto dealers detect and prevent fraud...
January 29, 2024
Experian launched a new feature that can identify opportunities for consumers to save on recurring bills and paid subscriptions. The free savings scan feature is available to consumers who enroll...
