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Equifax Fined $15M For Inaccurate Credit Scores, Mishandling Disputes: CFPB
One of the nation’s largest credit reporting agencies has been fined $15 million for issuing inaccurate credit scores and failing to properly investigate consumer disputes, officials said. Equifax will pay the fine into the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's victims relief fund,
Equifax Ordered to Pay $15 Million by CFPB for Failing to Investigate Credit Disputes Adequately
The CFPB has ordered Equifax to pay $15 million for improperly investigating credit report disputes and providing inaccurate credit scores due to software errors.
CFPB orders Equifax to pay $15 million for credit reporting errors
Equifax agreed to resolve allegations that it failed to conduct proper investigations of consumer disputes, ignored evidence and allowed previously deleted inaccuracies to be reinstated on credit reports.
CFPB fines Equifax $15 million over errors on credit reports
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau fined Equifax $15 million for credit reporting errors. The CFPB alleged the credit bureau failed to properly investigate consumer disputes. Credit reports have a significant impact on consumer finances,
Equifax fined $15 million over its handling of consumer disputes
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has imposed a $15 million fine on Equifax, a consumer reporting agency, for failing to adequately investigate cons
Consumer Alert: New York AG settles with Equifax over credit score errors
The New York Attorney General announced a settlement with Equifax over inaccuracies in credit scores for New Yorkers. This issue affected about 77,000 residents due to a coding mistake, according to Equifax.
Equifax Fined $15 Million: A Turning Point in Credit Reporting Accountability
The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau fined Equifax $15 million for insufficiently investigating consumer credit report disputes. Equifax ignored evidence from consumers, reinstated inaccuracies,
Equifax settles with NY Attorney General over inaccurate credit score reporting
New York Attorney General Letitia James has announced a settlement with Equifax Information Services, LLC over inaccuracies in credit scores reported for tens of thousands of New Yorkers. A coding error led to falsely lowered credit scores between March and April 2022,
Credit agency crackdown: CFBP fines Equifax for damaging credit report errors
The CFPB cited Equifax’s failure to investigate disputes and resolve errors as part of its crackdown on credit reporting.
US consumer bureau fines Equifax $15 million for issues fixing consumer disputes
The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced on Friday it had fined credit reporting bureau Equifax $15 million for failing to sufficiently investigate consumer disputes of its credit reports.
CFPB Fines Equifax $15M Over Consumer Dispute Probes -- Update
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau alleged Friday that Equifax made it difficult for consumers to fully describe their disputes and ignored evidence submitted with those disputes. It also lacked the systems needed to prevent previously deleted errors from being put back on credit reports,
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Equifax to pay $725,000 to state AG over inaccurate credit scores
Equifax, one of the nation’s “big three” credit score reporting agencies, must pay $725,000 as part of a settlement with the state after a coding error ...
Equifax hit with $15 million penalty from U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Equifax will pay a $15 million penalty for failing to properly investigate credit report disputes.
How credit inquiries affect your credit score
A hard credit inquiry could lower your credit score by as much as 10 points, though in many cases, the damage probably won’t ...