Equifax has extended its offer of free credit freezes through June 30. Equifax made freezes free late last year in the wake of a data breach that compromised personal data on about 145 million U.S.

Equifax, the credit-reporting company that had a serious data breach last fall, is allowing consumers to freeze their credit for free through June 30. But you only have until January 31 to sign up for ...

Equifax has announced that their massive data breach in 2017 exposed the personal information of 147 million people. Now, the company has agreed to a $700 million settlement. Under the terms of the ...

Consumers affected by the Equifax data breach are scrambling for ways to protect their financial lives. Some are considering Equifax's own credit monitoring service. Others suggest freezing your ...

No matter what your age, five years old, 35 years old, or 75 years old, you should have a freeze on your credit. Why? Because without it, an identity thief could use stolen information to get a credit ...

After the Equifax data breach potentially exposed 143 million Americans' personal information — including Social Security numbers — money expert Clark Howard has said a credit freeze is the #1 way to ...