Consumer complaint received 2023-07-29
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc.
State: MI
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports
Sub-product: Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report
Sub-issue: Information belongs to someone else

Complaint:
XX/XX/2023 RE : Method of Verification To whom it may Concern : I am requesting the Method of Verification for the following disputed account ( s ) : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX This is in accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act 611 ( a ) ( 7 ). This is not a request for a reinvestigation of the previous dispute. This is rather a request for a Method of Verification where the following items should be provided to ensure the validity of the account ( s ). 
Please provide the following items : identify item ( s ) by the name of source, such as creditor or tax court, and identify type of item, such as credit account, judgment, etc.

1. The name of the original creditor and full account number ( s ). 
2. The creditors address and telephone number 3. The persons name they verified the dispute with 4. The documentation used to verify the dispute According to the Fair Credit Reporting Act 15 USC 1681 section 602 a states " There is a need to insure that consumer reporting agencies exercise their grave responsibilities with fairness, impartiality, and a respect for the consumers right to privacy. '' XXXX is a consumer reporting agency and I am the Consumer. 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. Write off accounts are deemed transactions, and transactions are prohibited from being furnished by credit reporting agencies. 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. ''XXXX XXXX the financial institution and the credit reporting agencies ( XXXX XXXX do not have my consent to furnish this information and they surely do not have my written consent. Any and all consent to XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX and XXXX XXXX XXXX  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. '' XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX and XXXX XXXX XXXX Never informed me of my right to exercise my nondisclosure option. Not only that 15 USC 1681C ( a ) ( 5 ) states '' Except as authorized under subsection ( b ), no consumer reporting agency may make any consumer report containing any of the following items of information Any other adverse item of information, other than records of convictions of crimes which antedates the report by more than seven years. '' This account is an adverse item they are reporting again without my permission which is against the law. 15 U.S. Code 1681s2 ( A ) ( 1 ) A states " A person shall not furnish any information relating to a consumer to any consumer reporting agency if the person knows or has reasonable cause to believe that the information is inaccurate. 15 U.S. Code 1681e states '' 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 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. accounts in question I am certain that the item I disputed is incorrect and should be removed, so l am hereby exercising my rights under FCRA 611 ( a ) ( 7 ) to request a complete description of all methods used to investigate my dispute. I am very interested to learn how your investigators arrived at this erroneous conclusion.

I would like to see a complete list of all documents and correspondence with. Please include all names and contact information of employees that you spoke to as part of this investigation.

I am asking for this verification because my credit score is important to me, and I believe it is being unjustly degraded as a result of this unfortunate error. I would therefore request that you please do not send me a template letter in response to this request. 

I am in the process of planning a legal case, so l demand specific answers to the specific questions asked of you in this letter. I expect to receive a response within 15 days of receipt of this letter, or I will expect to see the item in question permanently expunged from my record. 

If you are unable to respond in a timely manner and provide the above items, please delete the account ( s ) from my credit report to prevent further damage. 

Thank you, XXXX XXXX

Company public response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation