In order to receive a payment, claimants must prove that 1) Equifax sent a credit report to a third party showing a duplication collection amount, or 2) the duplicate collection account was one of the reasons the claimant was denied credit.
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Jason Cohen,
PC Magazine,
5 Aug. 2026
Maryland changed the law, and claimants no longer receive that interest.
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