Equifax, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Equifax Paying $15 Million For Consumer Dispute Failures
For the “failure to conduct proper investigations of consumer disputes,” the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) last Friday announced enforcement actions taken against Equifax, requiring the nationwide consumer reporting agency to pay a $15 million civil money penalty and bring its business practices into compliance with federal law.
US consumer bureau fines Equifax $15 million over handling of 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.
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.
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
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
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,
CFPB fines Equifax $15 million for 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 $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,
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