Equifax was heavily fined by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for not adequately investigating consumer credit report ...

In other words, it was a fine, not a lawsuit fund from which ... relies a lot on codes and skimpy information.” The CFPB found that Equifax wasn’t actually doing much investigating.

Equifax will pay the fine into the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's victims relief fund, the federal agency said in a news release on Friday, Jan. 17. The CFPB's investigation found Equifax ...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) this week ordered Equifax to pay $15 million for failing to conduct proper investigations regarding credit card ...

On January 17, the CFPB issued a consent order settling allegations that a consumer reporting agency (CRA) violated the FCRA and engaged in ...

That's the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), an institution so misguided in both mission and execution that it does not deserve mere reform—it should be abolished outright.