Consumer complaint received 2023-10-06
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: TX
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:
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 agencies and I am the Consumer. I have to make sure I have the rights to privacy of my information, also that my private info is not given/shared with anyone or any private corporation, ( " 15 USC 6801 '' ) Which states that, 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 non public personal information. ( 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 circumstance and no other : in accordance with the written instructions of the consumer to whom it relates. the financial institution and the Consumer reporting agencies ( XXXX XXXX XXXX and XXXX, XXXX, Equifax ) do not have my consent to furnish this information and they surely do not have my written consent. Any and all consent to XXXX, 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 non public personal information to an on affiliated third party unless the consumer is given an explanation of how the consumer can exercise that non disclosure option. Never informed me of my right to exercise my non disclosure option. Not only that 15 USC 1681 C ( 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 dates report by more than seven years. " This account is an adverse item they are reporting without my permission at all, and against the law knowing it is. 15 U.S.Code 1681s 2 ( A ) ( 1 ) A states '' A persons hall 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 not correct. 15 U.S. Code 1681 estates '' Every consumer reporting agency shall maintain reasonable procedures designed to avoid violations of section 1681 ( c ) of this title to limit the furnishing of consumer reports to the purposes listed under section 1681 ( b ) of this title.XXXX, Equifax, and XXXX  Also 12 CFR 1016.7 states that '' A consumer may exercise the right to opt out at anytime. " I am opting out of your reporting services. DELETE ALL of the ACCOUNTS BELOW and ALL INFORMATION associated with them XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief