Most people who have frozen their credit files with Equifax have been issued a numeric Personal Identification Number (PIN) which is supposed to be required before a freeze can be lifted or thawed.

Your financial life may be negatively affected by a company that, until recently, you may well have never heard of, or only been dimly aware of. Earlier this month, Equifax announced that hackers may ...

Equifax has agreed to a $700 million settlement after a massive data breach in 2017 that exposed the personal information of 147 million people. Now, consumers can submit a claim for free credit ...

As more information becomes available about the Equifax data breach, many consumers have questions relating to how it affects them — and their credit — personally. The Atlanta-based credit reporting ...

As more information becomes available about the Equifax data breach, many consumers have questions relating to how it affects them — and their credit — personally. The Atlanta-based credit reporting ...

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Are you an American over the age of 18? Then there's a good chance your data was breached in the 2017 Equifax hack, where the personal information of over 147 million people was stolen by hackers. It ...

Consumers affected by Equifax’s huge data breach in 2017 may need to re-establish protections on their credit report if they “locked” their files as part of the company’s free credit-monitoring offer.

Most people who have frozen their credit files with Equifax have been issued a numeric Personal Identification Number (PIN) which is supposed to be required before a freeze can be lifted or thawed.