Consumer complaint received 2023-09-19
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: CA
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:
Account Name : XXXX XXXX XXXX Account Numbers : XXXX  XXXX XXXX LATE PAYMENT XX/XX/XXXX / XX/XX/XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX I have been violated by XXXX, Equafax, and XXXX XXXX, According to 15 USC 1681a ( 2 ) Exclusions.Except as provided in paragraph ( 3 ), the term consumer report does not include i ) report containing information solely as to transactions or experiences between the consumer and the person making the report ; I believe that these specific transactions should not have been reported to my consumner report and it is my understanding that the FCRA empowers me to request these transactions be removed becoause I was never contacted by your organization to inform me that they may disclose non personal private information to a non affiliated thrid party, also transactions between the consumer and the person making the report is to be excluded from my consumer report, regardless of it's validity.

I have found late payments on my credit report, According to Law, I am a consumer they can not put this on my credit. According to 15 U.S. Code 1666b - Timing of payments ( a ) Time to make payments A creditor may not treat a payment on a credit card account under an open end consumer credit plan as late for any purpose, unless the creditor has adopted reasonable procedures designed to ensure that each periodic statement including the information required by section 1637 ( b ) of this title is mailed or delivered to the consumer not later than 21 days before the payment due date.

According to 15 USC 1681, concumer reporting agencies must exercise their grave responsibilities with fairness, impartiality, and a respect for the consumer 's right to privacy.

I have the right to make sure my private information isn't shared which is backed by 15 USC 6801 which states '' 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. '' ( Furnisher of information to credit agencies ) is a financial institution by definition under that title. 15 USC 1681 section 604 a section 2 states that " In general Subject to subsection ( c ), any consumer reporting agency may furnish a consumer report under the following circumstances and no other : in accordance with the written instructions of the consumer to whom it relates. '' ( Furnisher of information to credit agencies ) the financial institution and the Consumer reporting agencies Equifax and XXXX do not have my consent to furnish this information and they surely do not have my written consent. Any and all consent to Equifax, XXXX, ( Furnisher of information to credit agencies ) whether it be verbal, non-verbal, written, implied or otherwise is revoked. 15 USC 6802 ( b ) ( c ) states that " A financial institution may not disclose nonpublic personal information to a nonaffiliated third party unless the consumer is given an explanation of how the consumer can exercise that nondisclosure option. '' ( Furnisher of information to credit agencies ) Never informed me of my right to exercise my nondisclosure option. 
Equifax, XXXX XXXX and XXXX are not maintaining reasonable procedures. Also 12 CFR 1016.7 states that " A consumer may exercise the right to opt out at any time. '' I am opting out of your reporting services.

Thank you for your assistace in resolving this dispute. I look forward to a prompt resolution and the correction of my consumer report.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief