Business Alert: Correction: FTC says more than 4 million people visited a site for an Equifax settlement but didn't provide the number of applicants. An earlier alert incorrectly reported that more than 4 million people had applied for the payments.

The Federal Trade Commission announced Wednesday that more than 4 million people had visited the settlement site in the past week, making it unlikely that they would be paid close to $125 each. The company and agency agreed to set aside only $31 million to reimburse the 147 million people affected by the data breach. An earlier alert incorrectly reported that more than 4 million people have applied for the payments. The FTC has not disclosed how many people have actually applied for monetary settlement. This alert has been corrected.

Democracy Dies in Darkness     Business Alert Jul 31, 9:29 PM     Correction: FTC says more than 4 million people visited a site for an Equifax settlement but didn't provide the number of applicants. An earlier alert incorrectly reported that more than 4 million people had applied for the payments. The Federal Trade Commission announced Wednesday that more than 4 million people had visited the settlement site in the past week, making it unlikely that they would be paid close to $125 each. The company and agency agreed to set aside only $31 million to reimburse the 147 million people affected by the data breach. An earlier alert incorrectly reported that more than 4 million people have applied for the payments. The FTC has not disclosed how many people have actually applied for monetary settlement. This alert has been corrected. Read more » Advertisement You received this email because you signed up for news alerts from The Washington Post. Manage my newsletters and alerts | Unsubscribe Privacy Policy | Help ©2019 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071