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In its Q2 2025 Consumer Credit Trends call, Equifax said Canada’s economy is showing strain as growth slows and households face higher living costs. “GDP saw…

By Ritika Dubey It shows 1.4 million Canadians missed a credit payment in the second quarter. While that’s up by 118,000 compared with the same time…

By Ritika Dubey Rebecca Oakes, Equifax Canada’s vice-president of advanced analytics, said much of the trend stems from the high cost of living, growing unemployment and…

Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesThe Consumer Financial Protection Bureau fined Equifax $15 million over errors tied to consumer credit reports, alleging the company failed to conduct…

When Rebecca Oakes emigrated from the UK to Canada in 2017, she never anticipated that one of the first challenges she’d face would be securing a…

The three big bureaus are crucial to Americans’ credit histories. If your payment data isn’t appearing in any of their records, you have little to no…