Consumer complaint received 2023-12-14
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: VA
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports
Sub-product: Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report
Sub-issue: Reporting company used your report improperly

Complaint:
Under the FCRA ( Fair Credit Reporting Act ) Consumer reporting agencies are suppose to exercise their grave responsibilities with fairness, impartiality, and a respect for consumers right to privacy 15 USC 1681 sec.602. Consumer reporting XXXX, Equifax, and XXXX are the agencies and I am the consumer. I have the right under 15 USC 6801 that says... It is the policy of the Congress that each financial institution has an affirmative and continuing obligation to respect the privacy of its customers and to protect the security and confidentiality of those customers nonpublic personal information. Under 15 USC 1681c ( a ) Except as authorized under subsection ( b ), no consumer reporting agency may make any consumer report containing any of the following items of information : ( 4 ) Accounts placed for collection or charged to profit and loss which antedate the report by more than seven years. ( 5 ) Any other adverse item of information, other than records of convictions of crimes which antedates the report by more than seven years. XXXX XXXX, Equifax and XXXX are in violation of my non public personal information. 15 USC 6802 states... ( a ) Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, a financial institution may not, directly or through any affiliate, disclose to a nonaffiliated third party any nonpublic personal information, unless such financial institution provides or has provided to the consumer a notice that complies with section 6803 of this title. XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX and XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX, Equifax, and XXXX are in clear violation of one or multiple versions of these laws as well as 15 USC 6802 ( B ) the consumer is given the opportunity, before the time that such information is initially disclosed, to direct that such information not be disclosed to such third party ; and ( C ) the consumer is given an explanation of how the consumer can exercise that nondisclosure option. I was not given the option by any of these institutions to not disclose my non public personal information. 15 USC 1581e says ... Every consumer reporting agency shall maintain reasonable procedures designed to avoid violations of section 1681c of this title and to limit the furnishing of consumer reports to the purposes listed under section 1681b of this title. XXXX, Equifax and XXXX are not following the law. 
Under 1016.7 ( 1 ) Form of opt out notice. If you are required to provide an opt out notice under 1016.10 ( a ), you must provide a clear and conspicuous notice to each of your consumers that accurately explains the right to opt out under that section. The notice must state : ( i ) That you disclose or reserve the right to disclose nonpublic personal information about your consumer to a nonaffiliated third party ; ( ii ) That the consumer has the right to opt out of that disclosure; and ( iii ) A reasonable means by which the consumer may exercise the opt out right. It is my right to opt out of these reporting agencies and at this time I am excising my right.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief