Credit Reporting Firms Settle Lawsuit
Minneapolis-based Fair Isaac and Equifax have settled class-action suits against them. Consumers who bought their credit-monitoring or scoring products between Nov 19 1999 and Feb 8 2007 may be eligible to receive benefits from the settlement. Under the settlement, Fair Isaac and Atlanta-based Equifax agreed to provide class members with three months of one of their services, Score Watch, for free. Score Watch monitors a consumer's Equifax credit file and FICO credit score.