Top Democrat Urges Regulators to Punish Equifax; Here’s Why Equifax Inc. (NYSE: EFX) is in trouble as Maxine Waters, a California Democrat, strongly urged the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to hold "Equifax and its leadership accountable" for the issuance of wrong credit scores to millions of customers from mid-March to early April. Based in Georgia, the $26.9-billion company provides human resources, business process outsourcing, and information solutions services to its customers, including consumers, businesses, and governments. According to a Wall Street Journal report, the Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee wants CFPB to take "more robust enforcement action" versus fines against the consumer credit reporting agency. The U.S.