Consumer complaint received 2023-04-28
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: CA
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:
To whom it may concern : Equifax XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, GA XXXX My consumer rights are being violated with this inaccurate information! I have a right to be treated fairly by those who control it, so please provide me all available details on how they came up short in their responsibilities towards accuracy and compliance.I challenge you to review your data on file for me! With the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ) section 611 ( 15 U S C 1681I ) and Metro 2 compliance standards, I challenge all inaccuracies or deficiencies of reporting.The credit report I received was not accurate, which surprises me because you should be adhering to the FCRA and applicable Metro 2 data field formatting standards.OK, so here 's my challenge for you : Make a document that shows all of the evidence and sends it to me. It should be verified, complete with sources! The 2020 CRRG states that any deviation from these standards jeopardizes the integrity of data. This is a serious issue! The integrity of your data could be compromised if these standards aren't followed.The report you sent me is not accurate. Are you sure that all of the information is accurate and properly formatted? The below-noted claims are disputed and have not been confirmed as facts.Please take care of any false accounts on my credit report. I am requesting that you fix this issue as soon as possible because it will affect me financially in the future if left unchecked! I can't live with anything less than 100 % accuracy on my credit report. I want only factually accurate, verified and compliant data documented in it! 
Below is a summary of the data in which I am challenging : Summary of Inquiries being challenged in list form XXXX XXXX XXXX ) - ( XXXX ) XXXX Inquiries XXXX XX/XX/XXXX Equifax I was looking over my most recent credit report and noticed credit inquiries I didn't authorize. I did not authorize anyone employed by these companies to make any inquiry and view my credit report. This is a violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act section 1681b ( c ) and a serious breach of my privacy rights. I would like you to verify and validate this information with these companies and provide me with copies of any documentation associated with these accounts bearing my signature. I formally request that these fraudulent inquiries be immediately deleted from the credit file that you maintain under my social security number. According to the Fair Credit Reporting Act section 611, you have 30 days to complete this investigation.

Yours Truly, I have listed the concerns I have about your reporting in this document. It is not complete and does not meet my standards. According to the law, you and the data furnishers must certify all aspects of the required FCRA and Metro 2 compliance. This must be done in a truthful, correct, complete, and timely manner as to not violate my consumer and civil rights. 
XXXX XXXX XXXX Please send your written response to my address of XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX, CA XXXX I am aware that you have been sending out form letters in response to many of the disputes and challenges that consumers have submitted, regardless of the specific information that they have provided. This is illegal, as each dispute and challenge must be addressed individually and on its own merits.My letters were created using software that is available to everyone. If you don't process my letters, you are violating 15 U.S. Code 5 1681i. Keep in mind, you are not allowed to delay processing letters from consumers based on the assumption that help from a third party may be available. This is not a legal exception.I am the author of any letters you receive with my name on them. Either I or my advisors wrote them with my full knowledge and consent. I am aware that there is no law that says you need to provide a Power of Attorney in order to delay processing letters from a consumer.If you do not process my letters in a timely manner, I will consider it to be an intentional disregard of my rights as a consumer. I will then contact my lawyer to take legal action.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation