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Congress Looks to ‘Reimagine’ Credit Reporting Industry

The nation’s major credit reporting agencies faced renewed scrutiny from Congress on Tuesday, as lawmakers consider legislation overhauling the industry. Top executives from the three major credit reporting agencies – Equifax Inc, Experian Plc and TransUnion – had to defend …

Senators Propose Heavy Fines for Credit Agencies Over Privacy Data Breaches

Two Senate Democrats are proposing large new fines for credit reporting agencies that lose consumers’ personal information in data breaches, according to a bill they introduced on Wednesday. The bill would impose potentially significant fines against companies like Equifax, TransUnion, …

Consumer Credit Agencies Agree to Address Errors, Medical Debt

Buying homes, getting jobs and borrowing money will be easier after an agreement by the three biggest U.S. consumer credit reporting services with New York. “This is huge,” Chi Chi Wu, an attorney at Boston-based National Consumer Law Center, said …