According to an email sent Monday, some people will be receiving another piece of the $700 million Equifax data breach settlement. The initial settlement set aside $425 million for consumers ...

Finalized in January 2020, the settlement compensates U.S. consumers whose personal information was exposed in a cyberattack on the credit bureau Equifax. The breach compromised an estimated 147 ...

In an emailed statement, an Equifax spokesperson said that the settlement "turns the page" on the regulator's long-running investigation into its consumer dispute processes, as well as the coding ...

Equifax was ordered to pay $15 million by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) for not thoroughly investigating credit report errors. The fine will go into a general victims relieffund ...

As part of the settlement, Equifax agreed to put at least $380.5 million into a restitution fund. Once those funds were depleted, they agreed they would pay an additional $125 million to cover ...

The CFPB also ordered Equifax to comply with federal law. “The settlement and consent order reached with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today turns the page on the CFPB’s long ...

The U.S. Justice Department recently indicted four Chinese nationals in connection with the 2017 Equifax hack that resulted in the theft of more than 145 million people’s personal ...

Minnesota Commerce Commissioner Mike Rothman is urging consumers to be aware of the steps they can take to protect their financial information and prevent identity theft in response to the report ...