Equifax

Use of alternative data in traditional credit scoring would help consumers access the banking system and lower their cost of credit.

Banks and retailers are sparring over whether financial firms should follow a new national standard to quickly notify consumers when they've experienced a data breach.

Breach investigations can be very lengthy and it is not uncommon to disclose additional findings over time, writes Mounir Hahad, head of threat research at Juniper Networks.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is among several agencies that "continue to investigate events related to" last year's Equifax brief, the credit reporting firm said in a securities filing.

The bank overcharged some customers and some received inappropriate investment advice; 2.4 million more people were affected by the breach.

Equifax, the credit bureau breached by hackers last year, said the card-payments industry may cut off its access to certain data or impose fines if the company can't prove it's addressed weaknesses.

Equifax, the credit-reporting firm that suffered a massive data breach last year, said it will notify an additional 2.4 million U.S. consumers that they were affected by the hack.

A bipartisan bill to establish a federal security framework follows a string of efforts beset by congressional turf battles.

Bank makes errors in refund program; credit bureau now says tax IDs, email addresses and driver’s license were compromised in last year’s hack.

Fallout from the Fed's blow to Wells Fargo; a call for calm in the rush to regulate cryptocurrencies; point-of-sale lending has its day; and more.

S&P lowers the bank’s rating to A-minus following Federal Reserve sanctions on growth; 13 are arrested after alleging defrauding banks of $530 million over seven years.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren released a scathing report Wednesday on Equifax's handling of the data breach last year, part of an effort to gain backing for legislation to rein in the credit bureaus.

Shares drop nearly twice as much as other bank stocks and the broader market; agency denies it’s looking to end the investigation into last year’s data breach.

It is unclear whether the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is abandoning its supervisory oversight of Equifax or just taking a back seat to the Federal Trade Commission as the latter investigates the credit bureau.

The two senators are set to introduce a bill that would force such firms to pay $100 per customer whose personal information was compromised.

Readers react to President Trump considering a credit union regulator to head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, debate a delay for top banking nominees, opine on the value of blockchain, and more.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau featured in three of our most read articles of last year, while two others were about the disruptor Ripple. Other highlights included our annual Women in Banking package, the aftermath of the Equifax data breach and news of Amazon's possible banking plans.

The credit bureau enraged many with its response to a massive data breach this fall, but closing the company down would ultimately harm consumers.

Readers sound off on Mick Mulvaney’s plan to hire political appointees at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, question what’s behind the failure of Washington Federal Bank for Savings in Chicago, react to an argument that Equifax must endure, and more.

It was a bad year for the CEO of Equifax, the founder of a high-flying fintech and the regulatory agency bankers love to hate.