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Company: Trans Union LLC
Current Parent Company: TransUnion
Parent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement:  subscribe to see this data field
Penalty: $15,000,000
Year: 2023
Date: October 12, 2023
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: The Federal Trade Commission obtained a settlement that will require credit reporting agency Trans Union LLC and a subsidiary to pay a total of $15 million to settle charges they failed to ensure the accuracy of tenant screening reports by including inaccurate and incomplete eviction records about consumers, hampering their ability to obtain housing. The case was brought with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which also announced the outcome (see separate entry).
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Federal Trade Commission
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Illinois
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: miscellaneous services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: credit rating services
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.