Credit reporting firms go to great lengths to convince the public that the data they collect won't fall into the wrong hands. (baltimoresun.com)
-- Massachusetts gets greenlight to take on Equifax: «Massachusetts can move forward with a lawsuit accusing credit reporting firm Equifax Inc of failing to safeguard its databases or provide prompt notice of a breach that exposed the personal data of 147 million people, a state court judge has ruled,» Reuters reports. (politico.com)
Now, the company and other credit reporting firms are in line to get some last - minute benefits in a banking deregulation bill that originally was designed to punish them by adding new consumer rights. (chicagotribune.com)