The Fair Credit Reporting Act: What it is and how it protects you The Fair Credit Reporting Act protects the accuracy and privacy of the information in your credit file. Fortune · Dec 9, 2022
Card balances continued to grow at moderate pace in September, Fed reports Credit card debt grew moderately in September, as gas prices continued to decline. While inflation remained an issue impacting consumers, rising 8.2 percent over the year for September, gas prices were down 4.9 percent from August. This follows August’s month-over-month 10.6 percent downslide in gas prices. Tribune News Service · Nov 14, 2022
Buy-now-pay-later, fast cash sector warned The corporate regulator has warned it's keeping a close eye on lending products being offered to consumers in the tougher economic environment for households. AAP · Nov 3, 2022
Rental applicants across the country pressured to pay for their own background checks A tenancy law expert says it could be illegal in several states, while tenants’ advocates say it preys on vulnerable renters during Australia’s housing crisis. ABC News · Nov 2, 2022
My wallet was stolen at a bar. Then my identity theft nightmare began 2019 was a pretty exciting year for me. Los Angeles Times · Nov 2, 2022
How do I check if I've been hacked? What should I be watching out for? Here's a cyber security expert's tips on how to protect yourself In light of recent data breaches, many of us are wondering what we need to do to protect ourselves from hackers and scammers. A cybersecurity expert offers some simple steps. ABC News · Oct 28, 2022
Anna was ready to buy her first home - but then her details were leaked in the Optus data breach and everything changed After failing to get clear advice from Optus and in trying to protect her finances, Anna may now not be able to own her own home anytime soon. ABC News · Oct 4, 2022
Optus data breach: how to protect yourself from credit fraud Experts suggest using credit reporting bodies, checking credit score and placing credit ban to increase security The Guardian - AU · Oct 3, 2022
You can keep getting free weekly credit reports — at least through 2023 Citing the impact of decades-high inflation on consumers' wallets, the nation's biggest credit reporting agencies — Experian, Equifax and TransUnion — agreed to continue to offer free weekly credit reports through the end of next year. Tribune News Service · Sep 29, 2022
What does the Optus data breach mean for you and how can you protect yourself? A step-by-step guide With details of current and former customers stolen from the Optus database, plenty of questions remain. What can you do to protect against the threats caused by this data breach? ABC News · Sep 27, 2022
What does the Optus data breach mean for you and how can you protect yourself? A step-by-step guide Optus, Australia’s second largest telecommunications company, announced on September 22 that identifying details of up to 9.8 million customers were stolen from their customer database. The Conversation · Sep 26, 2022
What Equifax’s credit score errors mean for consumers Credit bureau Equifax announced that a computer coding error resulted in the miscalculation of credit scores for consumers in a three-week period between March 17 and April 6, 2022 The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2022
The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2022 Florida woman's lawsuit says Equifax error made loan pricier A Florida woman has sued Equifax claiming she was denied a car loan because of a 130-point mistake she says was part of a larger group of credit score errors the ratings agency made this spring due to a coding problem
Benzinga · Aug 3, 2022 Benzinga Before The Bell: Robinhood's Cryptocurrency Growth, Moderna's Q2 Earnings, PayPal's New CFO And Other Top Financial Stories Wednesday, August 3 CNBC Celsius Is Looking To Rehire Its CFO Rod Bolger
The Independent UK · Jul 29, 2022 Credit card borrowing increased in June at fastest annual rate since 2005 Households deposited around a third of the amount in June that was put into banks, building society and NS&I accounts in May.
The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jul 5, 2022 What to know about how medical debt affects your credit rating Beginning July 1, the three largest credit reporting agencies — Equifax, Experian and TransUnion — are changing the way medical debt affects people’s credit ratings.
Benzinga · Jun 16, 2022 Where Equifax Stands With Analysts Over the past 3 months, 9 analysts have published their opinion on Equifax (NYSE:EFX) stock. These analysts are typically employed by large Wall Street banks and tasked with understanding a company's business to predict how a stock will trade over the upcoming year.
StockNews.com · Jun 1, 2022 Should You Buy the Dip in Equifax Stock? The shares of global data analytics company Equifax (EFX) are currently trading 32.5% below their 52-week price high. Despite consistently beating analyst’s revenue and earnings estimates, EFX has underperformed. However, EFX is still trading at a higher valuation than its peers. So, would it be wise to buy the price…
Daily Mirror · Jun 1, 2022 Klarna shake-up means missed payments will show on your credit file from today Klarna will report late payments and unpaid purchases for "pay in 30" and "pay in three" orders made on, or after, June 1 to both Experian and TransUnion
Benzinga · May 31, 2022 If You Invested $1000 In Equifax 10 Years Ago, Here's How Much You Would Have Today Equifax (NYSE:EFX) has outperformed the market over the past 10 years by 4.13% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 16.46%. Currently, Equifax has a market capitalization of $24.79 billion.
The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2022 How to improve your credit score Credit ratings are vital when we apply to borrow money –here’s how to make the most of yours
The Walrus · May 24, 2022 How Credit Scores Can Run—and Ruin—Our Lives You can have a great credit history and still see your score plummet. How did the rating system become so powerful?
Benzinga · May 24, 2022 Looking Into Equifax's Return On Capital Employed According to Benzinga Pro, during Q1, Equifax (NYSE:EFX) earned $222.80 million, a 81.14% increase from the preceding quarter. Equifax also posted a total of $1.36 billion in sales, a 8.78% increase since Q4.