Consumer complaint received 2022-05-18
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: NC
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:
4th notice for Utilization to be updated to 5 % or below. Congress states Utilization is an experience with the line of credit that was extended between the consumer and the company and financial institutions must provide 3 forms of Disclosures before reporting to Non-affiliated third parties ( CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCIES ). Written Consent MUST BE GIVEN BY CONSUMER TO SHARE THEIR NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION. PLEASE READ LAWS BELOW WHICH YOU ARE IN VIOLATION FOR THE ACCOUNTS BELOW Accounts with Utilization XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX Account Number XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Credit Cards fall under 15 USC 1638 Truth and Lending XXXX  has failed to comply with disclosure reqiurements under this law. No reporting should be made until all general disclosure requirements have been met by law. 

THE LAW CLEARLY STATES BELOW 15 USC6802. Obligations with respect to disclosures of personal information ( a ) Notice requirements 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. 
( b ) Opt out ( 1 ) In general A financial institution may not disclose nonpublic personal information to a nonaffiliated third party unless- ( A ) such financial institution clearly and conspicuously discloses to the consumer, in writing or in electronic form or other form permitted by the regulations prescribed under section 6804 of this title, that such information may be disclosed to such third party ; ( 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. 

15 U.S. Code 1681a - Definitions ; rules of construction Congress clearly states that the report of transactions or experience between the consumer and the person making the report is not included in the Consumer Report.

15 U.S. Code 1681a ( 2 ) ( a ) ( I ) - Definitions ; rules of construction ( 2 ) Exclusions.Except as provided in paragraph ( 3 ), the term consumer report does not include ( A ) subject to section 1681s3 of this title, any ( i ) report containing information solely as to transactions or experiences between the consumer and the person making the report ; XXXX response to report transactions experiences late payments to consumer reporting agencies is against the law I have disputed the accuracy of the account, as I have been charged with late payments in XXXX after payments were made setting my utilization over the credit limit to {$410.00}. However such errors wouldn't be reported if XXXX XXXX followed the law and regulations.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation