Consumer complaint received 2023-08-17
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: NV
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:
I am sending you my dispute for the hundredth time. CRA is obligated by the FCRA to report accurate accounting. I have advised you on several instances with verifiable proof and supporting documentation that you are reporting derogatory items on my consumer report that has since been removed from your companion CRAs because your reporting should match across all 3 platforms. You have 4 days according to LAW to remove such items. If you are not the assigned agent for this account, please forward to the appropriate agent assigned to Satisfy pursuant to the signed Security Exchange Ace of 1934 under 17 CFR 424 that you will not commit language fraud or do solicitations. and the rules outline in the Trust Indenture Act of 1939. Also, please forward to me a complete copy of my Credit File. The instruction for this security includes securities fraud and violation of my right to privacy. Although securities fraud takes on many forms. In fact, unbeknownst to me, you are and have been making money from my information and likeness without my consent. Privacy violation pursuant to Privacy Act of 1974 ( 5 U.S. Code 552a ) ( 4 ) the term record means any item, collection, or grouping of information about an individual that is maintained by an agency, including, but not limited to, his education, financial transactions, medical history, and criminal or employment history and that contains his name, or the identifying number, symbol, or other identifying particular assigned to the individual, such as a finger or voice print or a photograph ; The instructions does not include wiping out my credit history completely as I am in need of my credit report and credit file. XXXX has engaged in unfair and deceptive practices pursuant to 16 CFR 433.2-3 15 USC 1681C ( a ) ( 5 ) states '' Except as authorized under subsection ( b ), but no consumer reporting agency may also make any consumer report containing any of the following : Any other adverse item of information, other than records of convictions of crimes which antedates the report by more than seven years. '' Pursuant to PART 1016 - PRIVACY OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL INFORMATION ( REGULATION P ) 12 CFR 1016.1 Purpose and scope.

( a ) Purpose. This part governs the treatment of nonpublic personal information about consumers by the financial
institutions listed in paragraph ( b ) of this section. This part : ( 3 ) Provides a method for consumers to prevent a financial institution from disclosing that information to most nonaffiliated third parties by opting out of that disclosure, subject to the exceptions in 1016.13, 1016.14, and 1016.15.

You also cant claim you verified any accounts unless you can prove you did what you are supposed to do Pursuant to 15 U.S. Code 1681a ( e ) which defines an investigative consumer report as a consumer report in which information on a consumers character, general reputation, personal characteristics, is obtained through personal interviews with neighbors, friends, etc, who may have information of any items on the consumer file which you will have to show me proof via affidavit of fact under penalty of perjury ; Pursuant to 12 CFR 1016.4 Initial privacy notice to consumers required.

( a ) Initial notice requirement. You must provide a clear and conspicuous notice that accurately reflects your privacy policies and practices to : ( 1 ) Customer. An individual who becomes your customer, not later than when you establish a customer relationship, except as provided in paragraph
( e ) of this section; and ( 2 ) Consumer. A consumer, before you disclose any nonpublic personal information about the consumer to any nonaffiliated third party 15 U.S. Code 1681b - Permissible purposes of consumer reports Subject to subsection ( c ), any consumer reporting agency may furnish a consumer report under the following circumstances and no other ( 2 ) In accordance with the written instructions of the consumer to whom it relates. 
You need my written consent to add anything to my consumer report and I did not give this authorization therefore you are in violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act P.L 90-321 ( 82 Stat. 146 ) which is law as it states that any agency can only get your report in response to a request by the head of a State or local child support enforcement agency ( or a State or local government official authorized by the head of such an agency ) 15 USC 6802-5 ( 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. '' ( Furnisher of information to credit agencies ) Never informed me of my right to exercise my nondisclosure option. I OPT-OUT of your reporting and 16 CFR 313 is the authority. 15 USC 6805 says that the CFPB is supposed to enforce.

15 USC 6809 ( 4 ) Nonpublic personal information ( A ) The term nonpublic personal information means personally identifiable financial information ( i ) provided by a consumer to a financial institution.

( ii ) resulting from any transaction with the consumer or any service performed for the consumer; ( iii ) otherwise obtained by the financial institution.

16 CFR 313.7-8 Revised privacy notices. ( authority 15 USC 6801 ) ( a ) General rule. Except as otherwise authorized in this part, you must not, directly or through any affiliate, disclose any nonpublic personal information about a consumer to a nonaffiliated third party other than as described in the initial notice that you provided to that consumer under 313.4, unless : ( 1 ) You have provided to the consumer a clear and conspicuous revised notice that accurately describes your policies and practices ; ( 2 ) You have provided to the consumer a new opt out notice ; ( 3 ) You have given the consumer a reasonable opportunity, before you disclose the information to the nonaffiliated third party, to opt out of the disclosure; and ( 4 ) the consumer does not opt out.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation