The accusations against Equifax mirror allegations made in a lawsuit filed against fellow credit-reporting giant Experian just two weeks ago, in which the consumer watchdog claimed that Experian ...

PowerSchool, a software company which works with public schools across North Carolina, had a security breach in mid-December.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finished last week with notable actions against a captive finance company and a credit bureau with total penalties against the companies approaching $30 ...

North Carolina AG investigates a data breach at PowerSchool, potentially exposing personal data of nearly 4 million state ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — 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 ...

Equifax is one of three major credit reporting ... The $15 million civil penalty follows a lawsuit CFPB filed against another credit bureau, Experian, on Jan. 7, alleging the company conducted ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced on Jan. 17, 2025, that Equifax, one of the three major credit bureaus, must pay a $15 million penalty for not conducting ...

We were a main participant in the Equifax lawsuit from several years ago. So these are new threats and evolving threats. But our law is here to hold folks accountable," Jackson said. In a ...