An Edmonton woman is baffled and concerned for her security after her identity was stolen and used to purchase a vehicle worth more than $100,000 in a province she has never been to. Continue reading
A B.C. woman says she waited 18 months to get her negative credit rating reversed after unknowingly falling victim to identity theft. Continue reading
Global News has learned that since the fall of 2017 Statistics Canada has scooped up all the credit rating information from a major international credit bureau. Continue reading
“If you’re a savvy computer user, you have to treat everything you put online as public domain; which it is. We’re much more exposed than we possibly think.” Continue reading
Lenders have been using bankruptcy scores for years, but few borrowers know about them. Continue reading
The financial industry needs a borrowing history to assess your creditworthiness. But what if lenders looked at all the bills you’ve been paying? Continue reading
Insider trading charges were announced Wednesday against a former Equifax executive who sold his shares for nearly $1 million before the company’s massive data breach was revealed to the public. Continue reading
The NDP is calling for a formal investigation into a hack of Uber that compromised the data of 57 million users last year. Continue reading
Around 8,000 Canadians are part of the class action lawsuit against Equifax Canada. Continue reading
Robin Harvey thought she was being financially prudent when she urged her son to sign up to monitor their credit files at Equifax Canada in 2013. Continue reading