Equifax has agreed to a settlement and consent order that will resolve Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) allegations that the consumer reporting agency failed to take steps to ensure the accuracy of its credit reports.Under the consent order, the company will bring its dispute resolution processes into compliance with federal law and pay a $15 million civil penalty to the CFPB’s victims relief fund, the regulator said in a Friday (Jan. 17) press release.The CFPB found that Equifax violated the Fai ...

CALGARY, Alberta, Jan. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Enerflex Ltd. (TSX: EFX) (NYSE: EFXT) (“Enerflex” or the “Company”) is pleased to provide its preliminary outlook for 2025. All amounts presented are in U.S. Dollars (“USD”) unless otherwise stated. Outlook During 2025, Enerflex’s priorities include: (1) enhancing the profitability of core operations; (2) leveraging the Company’s leading position in core operating countries to capitalize on expected increases in natural gas and produced water volumes; and ...

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TORONTO, Dec. 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Equifax Canada is excited to announce the successful completion of a multi-year cloud transformation of all customer products and platforms onto the Equifax CloudTM. This ambitious move allows Equifax Canada to help customers and partners leverage unique, proprietary Equifax data and patented EFX.AI capabilities to help them solve their business challenges, manage risk, and grow their business. The Equifax Cloud is a top-tier global technology and security infrastr ...

Equifax and Mastercard have partnered to provide fraud management tools to businesses in Latin America, excluding Brazil.This collaboration will make these tools available to Mastercard business customers in Latin America — including financial institutions, payment service providers, acquiring banks and merchants — through Equifax’s Kount Payment Fraud solution, the companies said in a Thursday (Dec. 5) press release.These tools — including Mastercard Identity, Ethoca Alerts and Ethoca Consumer Clarity — pr ...

Mastercard Now Offering Kount Payment Fraud Prevention and Chargeback Mitigation to Payment Providers and MerchantsATLANTA and NORTHAMPTON, Mass., Dec. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Equifax® (NYSE: EFX) and Mastercard (NYSE: MA) have joined forces to empower Latin American financial institutions, payment service providers, acquiring banks, and merchants to overcome payment fraud challenges without disruption to the customer experience.Enhanced fraud management tools, including Mastercard Identity, Ethoca Alerts a ...

TORONTO, Nov. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Equifax Canada’s latest Market Pulse Consumer Credit Trends Report reveals that while recent interest rate cuts have provided easing of financial pressures for some Canadians, other groups such as newcomers to Canada and consumers that are new to credit continue to face challenges. New to Credit and Newcomers to Canada As delinquency levels start to flatten out for some consumer segments, newcomers or consumers new to credit who have been credit active for 12-36 m ...

Investors in Equifax Inc. (EFX) need to pay close attention to the stock based on moves in the options market lately. That is because the Dec 20, 2024 $120.00 Call had some of the highest implied volatility of all equity options today.What is Implied Volatility?Implied volatility shows how much movement the market is expecting in the future. Options with high levels of implied volatility suggest that investors in the underlying stocks are expecting a big move in one direction or the other. It could also mea ...

Equifax (EFX) is benefiting from its new EFX Cloud Data Fabric, and the innovation of its products using AI and ML. However, low liquidity and seasonality cast a shadow over its performance.The company’s revenues for 2024 and 2025 are expected to increase 8.7% and 11.6%, respectively, on a year-over-year basis. Earnings are anticipated to rise 9.2% in 2024 and 29.4% in 2025. The company has an expected long-term (three to five years) earnings-per-share growth rate of 14.6%.Factors That Auger Well for EFXIn ...

ATLANTA, Nov. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Equifax® (NYSE: EFX) will participate in several upcoming investor conferences in November. Mark. W. Begor, Chief Executive Officer, will attend the J.P. Morgan 2024 Ultimate Services Conference on Thursday, November 14, 2024 including participation in a Fireside Chat at 1:10 p.m. Eastern Time. John Gamble, Chief Financial Officer, and Trevor Burns, Senior Vice President of Corporate Investor Relations, will attend the RBC 2024 Global Technology, Internet, Media & Comm ...