Consumer complaint received 2023-05-04
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: OH
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports
Sub-product: Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report
Sub-issue: Reporting company used your report improperly

Complaint:
I told the credit bureaus to investigate every piece of information on the accounts I have listed below. Also I have attached the complaints I sent out and here is the account numbers. 

According the the FRCA The term investigative consumer report means a consumer report or portion thereof in which information on a consumers character, general reputation, personal characteristics, or mode of living is obtained through personal interviews with neighbors, friends, or associates of the consumer reported on or with others with whom he is acquainted or who may have knowledge concerning any such items of information.

The CREDIT BUREAUS stated my account was verified but how is that possible if they did not do a proper investigation according to the law. Also every piece of information on these accounts are still not reporting 100 % Accurate. 

XXXX. Account name : XXXX XXXX XXXX Account Number : XXXX Amount : {$6300.00} Date Opened : XX/XX/XXXX XXXX. Account Name : XXXX XXXX XXXX Account Number : XXXX Amount : {$820.00} Date Opened : XXXX  According to the FRCA 15 USC 1681 everything has to be 100 % Accurate. I have the credit report showing the inaccuracies.

15 U.S.C 1681 section 602 A.

States I have the right to privacy.

15 U.S.C 1681 Section 604 A Section 2 : It also states a consumer reporting agency can not furnish a account without my written instructions 15 U.S.C 1692 Section 805 A.

States a debt collector may not communicate with a consumer in connection with the collection of any debt at any unusual time or place or a time or place known or which should be known to be inconvenient to the Consumer 15 USC 1692 Section 805 A Section 3.

States at the consumers place of employment if the debt collector knows or has reason to know that the consumers employer prohibits the consumer from receiving such communication.

15 USC 1692 Section 806 Section 5.

Causing a telephone to ring or engaging any person in telephone conversation repeatedly or continuously with intent to annoy, abuse, or harass any person at the called number.

15 U.S. Code 1681 I -Procedure in case of disputed accuracy ( B ) Requirements relating to reinsertion of previously deleted material ( I ) Certification of accuracy of information If any information is deleted from a consumers file pursuant to subparagraph ( A ), the information may not be reinserted in the file by the consumer reporting agency unless the person who furnishes the information certifies that the information is complete and accurate.

15 U.S. Code 1681a - Definitions ; rules of construction ( e ) The term investigative consumer report means a consumer report or portion thereof in which information on a consumers character, general reputation, personal characteristics, or mode of living is obtained through personal interviews with neighbors, friends, or associates of the consumer reported on or with others with whom he is acquainted or who may have knowledge concerning any such items of information.

However, such information shall not include specific factual information on a consumers credit record obtained directly from a creditor of the consumer or from a consumer reporting agency when such information was obtained directly from a creditor of the consumer or from the consumer.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation