Equifax must face antitrust lawsuit over verification services
Data analytics giant Equifax must face a lawsuit by home mortgage lenders that accused it of monopolizing the market for ...
What’s at stake if Consumer Financial Protection Bureau goes dark
Stalled lawsuits. Halted supervision and oversight. Suspended workforce. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is in the ...
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R.I.P. CFPB? What’s At Stake If the Watchdog Agency Goes Dark
Advocates fear consumers could be left to fend for themselves in a complicated financial marketplace if the CFPB is ...
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State attorney general's office investigating school software breach
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 ...
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Equifax Ordered to Pay $15 Million: Here’s What Consumers Should Know
“The $15 million that was imposed on Equifax was a civil money penalty,” says Chi Chi Wu, senior attorney at the National Consumer Law Center. In other words, it was a fine, not a lawsuit fund ...
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North Carolina AG Investigates PowerSchool Data Breach Exposing Millions of Residents' Information
North Carolina AG investigates a data breach at PowerSchool, potentially exposing personal data of nearly 4 million state ...
Equifax Ordered to Pay $15 Million: Here's What Consumers Should Know
Equifax was heavily fined by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for not adequately investigating consumer credit report ...
Consumers don't need more hidden fees, tricky loans, or a repeat of the financial crisis
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been a go-to financial agency for dealing with bad practices. Trump administration wants to end it.
How Student Loan Borrowers Can Protect Their Data From DOGE
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) may get access to student loan data. Here are ways borrowers can protect personal info.