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The recent Equifax breach of information for over 100 million consumers has sparked widespread dialogue on regulation and reform in that could have ramifications on the mortgage industry.

Because Equifax is not entirely a financial institution, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau may run into trouble issuing penalties for Equifax's recent data breach of 143 million of its consumers’ information.

Equifax Inc. recently announced an almost 20-year company veteran is now leading its marketing team. Laura Wilbanks was appointed as Equifax’s new Chief Marketing Officer, succeeding Trey Loughran, who ...

A new data and analytics portfolio will boost Equifax's risk and marketing programs while enhancing the delivery of their services.

One report found that over 326,300 new loans originated for borrowers with low-credit, which is a year-over-year increase of 9.5 percent.

Amy Crews Cutts, Chief Economist with Equifax, recently spoke with MReport about the impact on the industry of the recent spike in first mortgages.

In the first quarter of 2016, consumers appear to be demonstrating strong repayment practices, while taking advantage of continued low-rate environment, according to data from the April 2016 Equifax National Consumer Credit Trends Report.

Irvine, California-based Sperlonga Data & Analytics, a data aggregation business for non-standard credit data sources, announced an agreement to become the first company to furnish homeowner association (HOA) payment and account status data to Equifax, Inc.

First mortgage balances experienced a massive year-over-year jump, driven by an uptick in both rising home-purchase activity and solid refinancing volumes, according to the latest Equifax National Consumer Credit Trends Report, released Wednesday.

New debt created by first-time homebuyers transitioning into homeownership and existing homeowners that are upgrading to larger homes growing a rapid pace, meanwhile, home equity loan balances have cooled off thanks to borrowers paying off debts.