Consumer Bureau Loses Fight to Allow More Class-Action Suits
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/24/business/senate-vote-wall-street-regulation.html
This article specifically mentions the legislating benefiting Equifax.
“Tonight’s vote is a giant setback for every consumer in this country,” Richard Cordray, the director of the consumer bureau, said in a statement. “As a result, companies like Wells Fargo and Equifax remain free to break the law without fear of legal blowback from their customers.”