In a move that could have significant implications for consumers and the credit reporting industry, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has taken legal action against Experian, one of the ...

Experian's latest State of Credit report found that Americans of all ages are maintaining healthy credit profiles, despite the economic fallout brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic The credit bureau's ...

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Experian faces issues with how accounts are ‘thawed,’ according to a report from KrebsOnSecurity. The cybersecurity blog reported that a reader had his freeze "thawed" without authorization on ...

You can create a credit report from scratch, without getting a credit card or taking out loans. If you don’t have a credit history, it can be difficult if not impossible to qualify for a mortgage or ...

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Credit report giant Experian is acquiring Calabasas-based Mighty Net Inc., a far smaller rival in the business of selling consumers information about their files at the three large credit trackers — ...

Baby boomer consumers — those between the ages of 54 to 73 — have an average credit score of 716, and according to an Experian expert, that number probably won't fluctuate a whole lot. The latest ...

It’s Experian’s turn to be in the hot seat. The credit bureau’s process to retrieve a PIN that safeguards a frozen Experian credit report had a security defect, making it easier for a fraudster to ...

COSTA MESA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Experian ®, the world’s leading global information services company, today announced that it will offer all American-owned small businesses free access to their ...

Boosting your credit score often requires months of responsible financial behavior. But a new tool from Experian – one of the three major credit bureaus – enables ...

If you don’t have a credit history, it can be difficult if not impossible to qualify for a mortgage or get another kind of loan. But a new program from Experian will let you build your own credit ...