Consumer complaint received 2022-03-16
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: GA
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports
Sub-product: Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report
Sub-issue: Information belongs to someone else

Complaint:
Congressional findings and statement of purpose [ 15 U.S.C. 1681 ] ( a ) Accuracy and fairness of credit reporting. The Congress makes the following findings : ( 1 ) The banking system is dependent upon fair and accurate credit reporting. Inaccurate credit reports directly impair the efficiency of the banking system, and unfair credit reporting methods undermine the public confidence which is essential to the continued functioning of the banking system. 
( 2 ) An elaborate mechanism has been developed for investigating and evaluating the credit worthiness, credit standing, credit capacity, character, and general reputation of consumers. 
( 3 ) Consumer reporting agencies have assumed a vital role in assembling and evaluating consumer credit and other information on consumers. 
( 4 ) 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. 
( b ) Reasonable procedures. It is the purpose of this title to require that consumer reporting agencies adopt reasonable procedures for meeting the needs of commerce for consumer credit, personnel, insurance, and other information in a manner which is fair and equitable to the consumer, with regard to the confidentiality, accuracy, relevancy, and proper utilization of such information in accordance with the requirements of this title. 
XXXX reported late payments and increase of amount owed to XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX. 15 U.S.Code 1681a ( 2 ) ( A ) ( i ) 1681a ( 2 ) ( A ) ( i ) - Reported information can not be only transactions and experiences between the consumer and a company. 1681a ( 2 ) ( A ) ( iii ) - The consumer must be given a chance to direct the information whether they want the information about a transaction they had to be reported or not. This is referenced in the Gramm Leach Bliley Act. Notice, it is a fact, affiant is aware, a consumer must be given a chance to direct whether they want the information about a transaction to be reported or not. This is referenced in the Gramm-Leach Bliley Act. Affiant was not given the chance to opt-out of having this reported information about XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX not being reported and is a violation of 15 U.S. Code 1681a ( 2 ) ( A ) ( iii ) and must be removed. Notice, it is a fact, affiant is aware the term identity theft as described in 15 U.S.Code 1681a ( q ) ( 3 ) and Regulation V 12 CFR 1022.3 is a fraud committed or attempted using the identifying information of another person without authority. PLEASE NOTE THAT EACH VIOLATION IS {$1000.00} dollars if you refuse to pay total amount you will be sued in federal court for 5 times the amount along with pain and suffering due to your INCOMPETENCE in reporting the correct information.Notice, it is a fact, affiant is aware, each requirement of the FCRA which XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX fails to comply with, holds the company liable for {$1000.00} per action and pursuant to 15 U.S.Code 1681i when an investigative report is prepared, no adverse information in a consumer report may be included in a subsequent consumer report unless the reported was verified. Each month this false information was incorrectly verified making XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX liable for each consecutive reporting shown also this account has multiple billing errors that have been submitted to the company.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation