Consumer complaint received 2023-01-12
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: PA
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:
In accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting act. The List of accounts below has violated my federally protected consumer rights to privacy and confidentiality under 15 USC 1681.Your company is in CLEAR VIOLATION OF THE LAW! Under 15 U.S. Code 1681b - Permissible purposes of consumer reports. The LAW CLEARLY STATES a ) In general 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.

Did I GIVE ANY WRITTEN instructions to FURNISH THIS ( ACCOUNT ) on my CONSUMER REPORT! Now furthermore the FCRA 15 U.S. Code 1681a - Definitions ; rules of construction SO EXCLUSION from a CONSUMER REPORT, clearly states 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 ; NOW THE TERM PERSON defined by Congress means person ( b ) The term person means any individual, partnership, corporation, trust, estate, cooperative, association, government or governmental subdivision or agency, or other entity.

So therefore a LATE-PAYMENT is a TRANSACTIONAL experience between the CONSUMER. Which CONGRESS define consumer ( c ) The term consumer means an individual.

Which is an INDIVIDUAL ( me ), and the person making the REPORT which is ( the company name ) So since its a TRANSACTION between the CONSUMER and the PERSON! Delete the above LATE-PAYMENT FROM MY CONSUMER REPORT! This AGENCY is in violation of 15 U.S. Code 1681. Now Im not telling you to delete the account! Im asking for you to delete the above LATE PAYMENTS which are in violation of being REPORTED and keep the account.

Now FAILURE TO RESPOND! I will take LEGAL ACTION. Due to you being in VIOLATION OF THE LAW! The law SAYS under CIVIL LIABILITY. 15 U.S. Code 1681n - Civil liability for willful noncompliance a ) In general Any person who willfully fails to comply with any requirement imposed under this subchapter with respect to any consumer is liable to that consumer in an amount equal to the sum of ( 1 ) ( A ) any actual damages sustained by the consumer as a result of the failure or damages of not less than {$100.00} and not more than {$1000.00} ; or ( B ) in the case of liability of a natural person for obtaining a consumer report under false pretenses or knowingly without a permissible purpose, actual damages sustained by the consumer as a result of the failure or {$1000.00}, whichever is greater ; XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXHas violated my rights.

15 U.S.C 1681 section 602 A. States I have the right to privacy.

15 U.S.C 1681 Section 604 A Section 2 : It also states a consumer reporting agency can not furnish a account without my written instructions 15 U.S.C 1681c. ( a ) ( 5 ) Section States : 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 antedates the report by more than seven years.

15 U.S.C. 1681s-2 ( A ) ( 1 ) A person shall not furnish any information relating to a consumer to any consumer reporting agency if the

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation