Consumer complaint received 2023-11-24
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: AL
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 Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act ( FERPA ) 20 USC 1232g ( b ) is a federal law enacted in 1974 that protects the privacy of student education records. FERPA applies to any public and private elementary, secondary, or post -secondary school. I would also like to add according to the Fair Credit Reporting Act 15 USC 1681 section 602 ( a ) states " There is a need to insure that the consumer reporting agencies 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 customer 's nonpublic personal information. " ( XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX ) 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. " ( XXXX  XXXX XXXX ) 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, ( XXXX  XXXX XXXX ) whether it be vebal, 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 if how the consumer can exercise that nondisclosure option. " ( XXXX  XXXX XXXX ) Never informed me of my right to exercise my nondisclosure option. Not only that 15 USC 1681 ( 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 the report by more than seven years. '' This account is an adverse item they are reporting again without my permission which is against law. 15 U.S. Code & 1681 s-2 ( A ) ( 1 ) A states " A person shall not furnish any information relating to 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 & 1681 ( e ) states " Every consumer reporting agency shall maintain reasonable procedures designed to avoid violations of section 1681 ( C ) of this title and to limit the furnishing of consumer reports to the purposes listed under section 1681 ( b ) of this title. '' Equifax 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. ''

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief