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Equifax says it’s still under CFPB investigation

By Joseph Lawler
Published March 2, 2018 4:46pm ET
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Equifax says it’s still under CFPB investigation
The CFPB has also put on hold plans to conduct on-site tests to examine how Equifax protects its data, and has rejected requests from regulators at other agencies to help. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart) | Mike Stewart

The Mick Mulvaney-led Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is still investigating Equifax over the breach that exposed the data of nearly 150 million people, the credit monitoring agency said Friday.

Previously, it had been reported that Mulvaney, a Trump appointee, had backed away from a full investigation into Equifax.

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