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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Equifax Information Services LLC
Current Parent Company: Equifax
Parent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement:  subscribe to see this data field
Penalty: $392,803
Year: 2013
Date: March 15, 2013
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission approved a final order settling charges that Equifax Information Services LLC violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act and Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act by improperly selling lists of millions of consumers who were late on their mortgages.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Federal Trade Commission
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Georgia
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: miscellaneous services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: credit rating services
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.