Consumer complaint received 2019-05-10
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc.
State: AZ
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports
Sub-product: Credit reporting
Issue: Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem
Sub-issue: Their investigation did not fix an error on your report

Complaint:
XXXX has refused to send me the requested documents and there has been a security breach in their system Please be advised that pursuant to Section 615 ( b ) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act I am entitled to request, and I hereby do so, full disclosure of the factual information disclosed to you by persons other than Consumer Reporting Agencies, so that I may refute, challenge or dispute its accuracy. The validation system ( XXXX  ) does not do a lawful validation and verification. I request that a human validate my dispute under the penalty of perjury. 

I demand copies of every document that your agents use to validate the following collections that are reporting on my credit file without my authorization. I did not and do not give any of the following collection companies permission to have my personal information in their database. I do not give them permission to communicate with your company as a third party. I demand that your company destroy all information you have received from the following collection agencies unless you have an written authorization bearing my signature. Which I am requesting a physical copy of in this authorization. Which your company is required to have in your file. 

To refresh your memory on what constitutes legal debt validation, I am providing you a list of the required documentation : Complete payment history, the requirement of which has been established via XXXX v XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX. App. LEXIS 509. 
Agreement that bears the signature of the alleged debtor wherein he/she agreed to pay the original creditor. 
Letter of sale or assignment from the original creditor to your company. ( Agreement with your client that grants you the authority to collect on this alleged debt. XXXX v. XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX ( D.Conn., XXXX XXXX, XXXX ) Information relating to the purchase of a bad debt is not proprietary or burdensome. Debtor must phrase their request clearly to obtain : The source of a debt and the amount a bad debt buyer paid for plaintiff 's debt, how amount sought was calculated, where in issue a list of reports to credit bureaus, and documents conferring authority on defendant to collect debt. 
Intimate knowledge of the creation of the debt by you, the collection agency. 
As I am sure you are well aware, under FDCPA Section 809 ( b ),  you are not allowed to pursue collection activity until the debt is validated. You should be made aware that in XXXX XXXX, Plaintiff, vs. XXXX XXXX, No. XXXX XXXX UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA, XXXX, the courts ruled that reporting a collection account indeed is considered collection activity. Method of collecting the debt. XXXX v. 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