The U.S. government has filed criminal and civil charges against a former Equifax Inc. executive over alleged insider trading linked to last year's massive data breach
at the credit reporting company, officials said.
A new survey found Americans spent an estimated $ 1.4 billion on credit freezes in the wake of the massive data breach
at credit reporting company Equifax that exposed the personal information of nearly half of the country.
Not exact matches
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or
at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the
Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our
credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our
credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving
credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial
reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.
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There are
at least a dozen statutes, similar to the Fair
Credit Reporting Act, which govern how
companies gather, share, or sell consumer information, legal experts say.
In April, the hotel
company that owns a dozen hotel brands including the Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza
reported that hackers installed malware
at 1,200 of its hotel locations in order to swipe
credit card data.
At FinovateSpring 2009, Lin demonstrated the
company's platform, which offers free
credit reports from Equifax and TransUnion, and seeks to serve as a hub for users to monitor their financial health.
It is your card balance
at the end of the month that your
credit card
company reports to the
credit bureaus.
The OCC's June 30
report shows Citigroup's holding
company with $ 2.2 trillion in
credit derivatives and $ 53.6 trillion in total notional amount of derivatives —
at a bank holding
company with only $ 1.8 trillion in assets.
A Canadian subsidiary of Equifax Inc. is lobbying Ontario politicians to pump the brakes on a government bill — proposed after the massive data breach
at the Atlanta - based
company last year — that could provide consumers stronger controls over information held by it and other
credit -
reporting agencies.
Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global
credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty
credit risks, including those under our
credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels
at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual
Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the
Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo, responding to the massive security breach
at Equifax, will propose regulations today that subject
credit reporting agencies to the same rules as banks and insurances
companies in order to protect consumers.
In August 2012 a team of researchers
at the
Credit Suisse Research Institute issued a
report in which they examined 2,360
companies globally from 2005 to 2011, looking for a relationship between gender diversity on corporate management boards and financial performance.
We originally
reported the breaking news earlier this morning, but the
company completed an internal investigation today that revealed one PIN pad in each of the 63 stores were tampered with, and that customers who used a
credit or debit card on the machines were
at risk of stolen personal information.
The Fair
Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) requires each of the three nationwide consumer reporting companies — Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion — to provide you with a free copy of your credit report, at your request, once every 12 m
Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) requires each of the three nationwide consumer reporting companies — Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion — to provide you with a free copy of your credit report, at your request, once every 1
Reporting Act (FCRA) requires each of the three nationwide consumer
reporting companies — Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion — to provide you with a free copy of your credit report, at your request, once every 1
reporting companies — Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion — to provide you with a free copy of your
credit report, at your request, once every 12 m
credit report,
at your request, once every 12 months.
Some
companies will pull your
credit reports on their own, but others will require you to obtain and send in the
reports yourself, which you can get for free
at AnnualCreditReport.com.
Credit card companies also report late payments to the credit bureaus at the end of each billing
Credit card
companies also
report late payments to the
credit bureaus at the end of each billing
credit bureaus
at the end of each billing cycle.
Prospective users can apply online
at LendingPoint's site; the
company does a soft pull on an applicant's
credit report and provides loan offers, if applicable.
Credit card
companies report balances
at the end of each billing cycle, and the beginning of the next.
Your liability is capped
at $ 50 if you lose your
credit card or it's stolen — and if you
report the theft to your
credit card
company before any transactions occur, you won't be liable for any fraudulent charges.
I have even heard stories of people signing up and the
company hasn't even looked
at their
credit report yet and that is just plain crazy!
A recent amendment to the federal Fair
Credit Reporting Act requires each of the nationwide consumer reporting companies — Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion — to provide you with a free copy of your credit report, at your request, once every 12 m
Credit Reporting Act requires each of the nationwide consumer reporting companies — Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion — to provide you with a free copy of your credit report, at your request, once every 1
Reporting Act requires each of the nationwide consumer
reporting companies — Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion — to provide you with a free copy of your credit report, at your request, once every 1
reporting companies — Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion — to provide you with a free copy of your
credit report, at your request, once every 12 m
credit report,
at your request, once every 12 months.
A
credit repair
company that guarantees a
credit score increase, especially before even looking
at your
credit report, is trying to sell you some snake oil.
The lending
company will contact
at least one of the
credit reporting agencies to view your
credit report and score.
And since most card
companies only access your
credit report at one of the three
credit bureaus per new card, an inquiry is only likely to affect your score
at one of the
credit bureaus.
First, the
company will assess your
credit situation by looking
at your
credit reports, which you generally will have to provide.
To help you determine where you stand on the
credit spectrum, The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) requires each of the nationwide credit reporting companies — Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion — to provide you with a free copy of your credit report, at your request, once every 12 m
credit spectrum, The Fair
Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) requires each of the nationwide credit reporting companies — Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion — to provide you with a free copy of your credit report, at your request, once every 12 m
Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) requires each of the nationwide credit reporting companies — Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion — to provide you with a free copy of your credit report, at your request, once every 1
Reporting Act (FCRA) requires each of the nationwide
credit reporting companies — Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion — to provide you with a free copy of your credit report, at your request, once every 12 m
credit reporting companies — Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion — to provide you with a free copy of your credit report, at your request, once every 1
reporting companies — Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion — to provide you with a free copy of your
credit report, at your request, once every 12 m
credit report,
at your request, once every 12 months.
Life insurance
company underwriters - experts who predict risks of injury, illness and death - look
at your age, health, occupation, hobbies and habits, as well as your
credit report, in setting your premiums.
If you opt for a temporary lift because you are applying for
credit or a job, and you can find out which
credit reporting company the business will contact for your file, you can save some money by lifting the freeze only
at that particular
company.
Each nationwide
credit reporting companies (Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion) is required to provide you with a free copy of your
credit report,
at your request, once every 12 months.
A
credit report may be obtained from each of the three national
credit reporting companies (Experian, Equifax and TransUnion)
at no charge once every 12 months
at www.annualcreditreport.com, a site mandated by the government to allow consumers access to one annual
credit report from each of the
credit bureaus.
Private
companies maintain a
credit report on you, logging the borrowing you have done and your performance
at paying it back.
Now, different
credit card
companies may behave differently as far as
reporting (since
reporting is
at their discretion), but it's certainly possible for cards with no utilization to appear identically to cards with utilization from a payment history point of view.
And because most
credit card and loan
companies require a peek
at your
credit report before issuing a card or a loan, putting a freeze on your
credit effectively prevents anyone else from stealing your identity and taking out unauthorized
credit in your name.
The lending
companies, before approving the home loans for people with bad
credit, look
at their
credit reports which give the financial history of the applicant for the past seven years.
If required, these
reports can also show a
credit rating score that gives
companies a quick and easy glance
at how well the applicant rates when compared to other applicants.
If you need help cleaning up your
credit report, you can look
at any of the many
credit repair
companies that adhere to the government guidelines about
credit repair.
Each of the three national
credit reporting companies will provide you with one free
credit report annually; you can stagger these throughout the calendar year or check all three
at once.
At our
company, we are able to provide access to your
credit report without this issue or flag thus allowing you to maintain what we believe is the best opportunity for both purchasing a home and getting your
credit repaired.
The initial process of applying may ding your score slightly, as the lending
company has to pull a
credit report (known as a hard inquiry); these usually do drop your points a bit
at first.
At the urging of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB),
credit card
companies,
credit reporting agencies and non-profit
credit counseling agencies are working together to get more people to pay attention to their
credit scores by making the scores easily accessible.
(1) Before executing a contract or agreement with or receiving money or other valuable consideration from a buyer, a
credit services organization shall provide the buyer with a written statement containing: (a) A complete and detailed description of the services to be performed by the credit services organization for the buyer and the total cost of the services; (b) A statement explaining the buyer's right to proceed against the surety bond or surety account required by section 45 - 805; (c) The name and address of the surety company that issued the bond or the name and address of the depository and the trustee and the account number of the surety account; (d) A complete and accurate statement of the buyer's right to review any file on the buyer maintained by a consumer reporting agency as provided by the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.; (e) A statement that the buyer's file is available for review at no charge on request made to the consumer reporting agency within thirty days after the date of receipt of notice that credit has been denied and that the buyer's file is available for a minimal charge at any other time; (f) A complete and accurate statement of the buyer's right to dispute directly with the consumer reporting agency the completeness or accuracy of any item contained in a file on the buyer maintained by the consumer reporting agency; (g) A statement that accurate information can not be permanently removed from the files of a consumer reporting agency; (h) A complete and accurate statement of when consumer information becomes obsolete and of when consumer reporting agencies are prevented from issuing reports containing obsolete information; and (i) A complete and accurate statement of the availability of nonprofit credit counseling ser
credit services organization shall provide the buyer with a written statement containing: (a) A complete and detailed description of the services to be performed by the
credit services organization for the buyer and the total cost of the services; (b) A statement explaining the buyer's right to proceed against the surety bond or surety account required by section 45 - 805; (c) The name and address of the surety company that issued the bond or the name and address of the depository and the trustee and the account number of the surety account; (d) A complete and accurate statement of the buyer's right to review any file on the buyer maintained by a consumer reporting agency as provided by the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.; (e) A statement that the buyer's file is available for review at no charge on request made to the consumer reporting agency within thirty days after the date of receipt of notice that credit has been denied and that the buyer's file is available for a minimal charge at any other time; (f) A complete and accurate statement of the buyer's right to dispute directly with the consumer reporting agency the completeness or accuracy of any item contained in a file on the buyer maintained by the consumer reporting agency; (g) A statement that accurate information can not be permanently removed from the files of a consumer reporting agency; (h) A complete and accurate statement of when consumer information becomes obsolete and of when consumer reporting agencies are prevented from issuing reports containing obsolete information; and (i) A complete and accurate statement of the availability of nonprofit credit counseling ser
credit services organization for the buyer and the total cost of the services; (b) A statement explaining the buyer's right to proceed against the surety bond or surety account required by section 45 - 805; (c) The name and address of the surety
company that issued the bond or the name and address of the depository and the trustee and the account number of the surety account; (d) A complete and accurate statement of the buyer's right to review any file on the buyer maintained by a consumer
reporting agency as provided by the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.; (e) A statement that the buyer's file is available for review at no charge on request made to the consumer reporting agency within thirty days after the date of receipt of notice that credit has been denied and that the buyer's file is available for a minimal charge at any other time; (f) A complete and accurate statement of the buyer's right to dispute directly with the consumer reporting agency the completeness or accuracy of any item contained in a file on the buyer maintained by the consumer reporting agency; (g) A statement that accurate information can not be permanently removed from the files of a consumer reporting agency; (h) A complete and accurate statement of when consumer information becomes obsolete and of when consumer reporting agencies are prevented from issuing reports containing obsolete information; and (i) A complete and accurate statement of the availability of nonprofit credit counseling
reporting agency as provided by the Fair
Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.; (e) A statement that the buyer's file is available for review at no charge on request made to the consumer reporting agency within thirty days after the date of receipt of notice that credit has been denied and that the buyer's file is available for a minimal charge at any other time; (f) A complete and accurate statement of the buyer's right to dispute directly with the consumer reporting agency the completeness or accuracy of any item contained in a file on the buyer maintained by the consumer reporting agency; (g) A statement that accurate information can not be permanently removed from the files of a consumer reporting agency; (h) A complete and accurate statement of when consumer information becomes obsolete and of when consumer reporting agencies are prevented from issuing reports containing obsolete information; and (i) A complete and accurate statement of the availability of nonprofit credit counseling ser
Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.; (e) A statement that the buyer's file is available for review at no charge on request made to the consumer reporting agency within thirty days after the date of receipt of notice that credit has been denied and that the buyer's file is available for a minimal charge at any other time; (f) A complete and accurate statement of the buyer's right to dispute directly with the consumer reporting agency the completeness or accuracy of any item contained in a file on the buyer maintained by the consumer reporting agency; (g) A statement that accurate information can not be permanently removed from the files of a consumer reporting agency; (h) A complete and accurate statement of when consumer information becomes obsolete and of when consumer reporting agencies are prevented from issuing reports containing obsolete information; and (i) A complete and accurate statement of the availability of nonprofit credit counseling
Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.; (e) A statement that the buyer's file is available for review
at no charge on request made to the consumer
reporting agency within thirty days after the date of receipt of notice that credit has been denied and that the buyer's file is available for a minimal charge at any other time; (f) A complete and accurate statement of the buyer's right to dispute directly with the consumer reporting agency the completeness or accuracy of any item contained in a file on the buyer maintained by the consumer reporting agency; (g) A statement that accurate information can not be permanently removed from the files of a consumer reporting agency; (h) A complete and accurate statement of when consumer information becomes obsolete and of when consumer reporting agencies are prevented from issuing reports containing obsolete information; and (i) A complete and accurate statement of the availability of nonprofit credit counseling
reporting agency within thirty days after the date of receipt of notice that
credit has been denied and that the buyer's file is available for a minimal charge at any other time; (f) A complete and accurate statement of the buyer's right to dispute directly with the consumer reporting agency the completeness or accuracy of any item contained in a file on the buyer maintained by the consumer reporting agency; (g) A statement that accurate information can not be permanently removed from the files of a consumer reporting agency; (h) A complete and accurate statement of when consumer information becomes obsolete and of when consumer reporting agencies are prevented from issuing reports containing obsolete information; and (i) A complete and accurate statement of the availability of nonprofit credit counseling ser
credit has been denied and that the buyer's file is available for a minimal charge
at any other time; (f) A complete and accurate statement of the buyer's right to dispute directly with the consumer
reporting agency the completeness or accuracy of any item contained in a file on the buyer maintained by the consumer reporting agency; (g) A statement that accurate information can not be permanently removed from the files of a consumer reporting agency; (h) A complete and accurate statement of when consumer information becomes obsolete and of when consumer reporting agencies are prevented from issuing reports containing obsolete information; and (i) A complete and accurate statement of the availability of nonprofit credit counseling
reporting agency the completeness or accuracy of any item contained in a file on the buyer maintained by the consumer
reporting agency; (g) A statement that accurate information can not be permanently removed from the files of a consumer reporting agency; (h) A complete and accurate statement of when consumer information becomes obsolete and of when consumer reporting agencies are prevented from issuing reports containing obsolete information; and (i) A complete and accurate statement of the availability of nonprofit credit counseling
reporting agency; (g) A statement that accurate information can not be permanently removed from the files of a consumer
reporting agency; (h) A complete and accurate statement of when consumer information becomes obsolete and of when consumer reporting agencies are prevented from issuing reports containing obsolete information; and (i) A complete and accurate statement of the availability of nonprofit credit counseling
reporting agency; (h) A complete and accurate statement of when consumer information becomes obsolete and of when consumer
reporting agencies are prevented from issuing reports containing obsolete information; and (i) A complete and accurate statement of the availability of nonprofit credit counseling
reporting agencies are prevented from issuing
reports containing obsolete information; and (i) A complete and accurate statement of the availability of nonprofit
credit counseling ser
credit counseling services.
If the
company or
credit reporting company at fault will not correct the problem, and the CFPB isn't helpful, you can sue.
You can't get new
credit To decide if they'll extend you
credit, a
company will usually look
at your
credit report to calculate your debt - to - income ratio (This equals all your monthly debt payments divided by your gross monthly income).
You want your
credit repair
company to have a look
at your
report before beginning work, this way they have a better idea of whether they can help you or not.
Under the Fair
Credit Reporting Act, credit repair companies can not do anything that you can not do for yourself at little or no cost.&
Credit Reporting Act,
credit repair companies can not do anything that you can not do for yourself at little or no cost.&
credit repair
companies can not do anything that you can not do for yourself
at little or no cost.»
Remember that
credit - card
companies report late payments to the CRAs
at the end of the billing cycle and payment history is 35 % of the average person's
credit score.
Personal
credit is also extensively regulated whereas business
credit is not regulated
at all and
company reports can be purchased by anyone.
While there are alternative
credit reporting agencies that you can ask to collect information on your utility payments, the
credit scores that most financial services
companies look
at don't include on - time utility payments.
The difference is that with debt, if the debt collection
company can't validate a debt, you may not have to pay it and it could come off your
credit report at that point.