Equifax Financial News
20.07 / 17:25
13.07 / 18:39
Provident
Progressive
Action
Equifax
Where can I get my credit score and how often can I check that?
Name withheld on request Regularly checking your credit report is essential for several reasons. A credit report provides a comprehensive overview of your credit history and serves as a crucial factor in determining your creditworthiness when applying for loans, credit cards, or other financial products. Here’s why it is important: Identifying errors: Credit reports may contain errors or inaccuracies that can negatively impact your creditworthiness.
11.07 / 09:23
Provident
FIVE
Matrix
Equifax
Keep a tab on your credit report
Credit information—a record of the loan repayments made by a borrower that is collected by credit information companies (CICs)— is a critical barometer to gauge an individual’s financial health and helps address the problem of asymmetric information between borrowers and lenders. Financial institutions check the credit history or financial behaviour of an individual before taking decisions relating to credit and loan agreements. CICs also offer value-added products like credit scores.
10.07 / 03:09
Provident
Digital
Aware
Platform
Oracle
Equifax
Australia's competition watchdog puts data brokers on radar
Australia's competition watchdog on Monday asked consumers, businesses and other relevant stakeholders to provide their views about the business practices of data brokers in an attempt to regulate the country's digital platform services sector. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) will consider products and services supplied by major data brokers including Oracle, Equifax, Ireland headquartered Experian and global tech firm LiveRamp among other several providers to make a report on the sector.
10.08 / 18:31
Waters
Action
Equifax
Equifax Should Face Curbs on Selling Credit Scores, Maxine Waters Says
A top-ranking Democrat is calling on a federal regulator to take action against Equifax Inc. for its erroneous credit scores.
05.08 / 21:03
Career
Equifax
Unemployment
Long-term unemployment tumbles to its pre-pandemic level, helping to 'mitigate the risks of labor-market scarring'
Long-term unemployment tumbled below its pre-pandemic level in July, the U.S. Department of Labor said Friday, as an unexpectedly strong showing of job gains buoyed workers broadly across the economy.
19.05 / 13:07
Lowe's
Equifax
More Subprime Borrowers Are Missing Loan Payments
Consumers with low credit scores are falling behind on payments for car loans, personal loans and credit cards, a sign that the healthiest consumer lending environment on record in the U.S. is coming to an end.
02.02 / 21:45
Aware
Fallout
Equifax
Unemployment
Scammer
Is a scammer getting unemployment benefits in your name? Victims will find out this tax season
Many victims of identity theft linked to unemployment fraud will learn of the crime this tax season.
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