TransUnion

Race and Data Discrimination in America

Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., President and CEO, National Newspaper Publishers AssociationFebruary 18, 2021

We all know that African Americans have the largest increase in unemployment before — and even more after the beginning of — the pandemic. African American-owned businesses have had the greatest financial losses amidst COVID-19. The more unemployment in Black America, the more Equifax’s Work Number data is purchased by a wide range of financial status verifiers. But who is monitoring or challenging the accuracy of the Equifax Work Number data especially when it is about African Americans?

No credit history? Here’s how to build one

NNPA NewswireJanuary 16, 2020

Now is a good time to establish a good credit history. These accounts can help get you started.

Business Finance Safety

Were You Affected by The Equifax Hack? Here’s How to File a Claim for Compensation

Imani Sumbi, Contributing WriterAugust 8, 2019

It has been nearly two years since Equifax announced that a historically massive data breach left the personal information over 147 million people (almost half of all Americans) vulnerable to theft. The consumer credit reporting giant agreed last month to a $700 million settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and 50 states and territories, $425 million of which has been set aside to compensate victims of the breach.