Bad math at Equifax led to bad rates for New Yorkers – now it’s paying up. The credit reporting agency agreed to a $725,000 settlement reached with the Empire State Tuesday, Jan. 15, after a coding error wrongly lowered credit scores for over 77,

Equifax must pay $725,000 as part of a settlement with the state after a coding error in 2022 led to the inaccurate lowering of some New Yorkers' credit scores.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX – Free Report) had its price objective decreased by Jefferies Financial Group from $340.00 to $300.00 in a report published on Wednesday morning,Benzinga reports. Jefferies Financial Group currently has a buy rating on the credit services provider’s stock.

Without admitting wrongdoing, Equifax agreed to pay $725,000 because of a three-week error which lowered credit scores for 77,000 New Yorkers.

New York Attorney General Letitia James has announced a settlement with Equifax Information Services, LLC over inaccuracies in credit scores reported for tens of thousands of New Yorkers. A coding error led to falsely lowered credit scores between March and April 2022,

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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

Lenders will no longer be able to consider unpaid medical bills as a credit history factor when they evaluate potential borrowers in the U.S. for mortgages, car loans or business loans. Here's what you need to know.

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Amendments to New York's cyber rules — and a focus on privacy in California — mean banks must enhance risk controls, encryption and customer protections.

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