Consumer complaint received 2023-09-28
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: LA
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports
Sub-product: Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report
Sub-issue: Information belongs to someone else

Complaint:
XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX month I am writing in regards to the above-referenced debt to inform you that I am disputing this debt this is fraudulent I have never signed a contract or did any business with this company nor gave permission to use my credit inform 15 usc 1681. Please verify the debt as required by the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. I am disputing this debt because I do not owe it. Because I am disputing this debt, you should not report it to the credit reporting agencies. If you have already reported it, please contact the credit reporting agencies, inform them that the debt is disputed, and ask them to delete it from my credit report. Reporting information that you know to be inaccurate, or failing to report infor- mation correctly, violates the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Finally, please note that I do not wish to receive further telephone calls or letters concerning this debt that I do not owe to your client. The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act requires you to respect this request. This account is in collections as well reflecting a past due balance INACCURATE REPORTING. I have no knowledge of the credit or gave this creditor permission to obtain and of my personal sensitive information by law a third party has no right to collect on a debt there is also two different parties attempting to collect on this debt you are also not licensed nor registered with the XXXX  consumer access to legally collect any debt by law you are to delete this account and any information connected to it and cease and desist all collection reporting actions I am a ligation customer and I will seek legal action if this account continues to report illegal and false information. See 15 U.S.C. 1692 ( c ). 15 USC 1681 Section 602 States I have the right to privacy. 15 USC 1681 Section 604 A Section 2 : It also states a consumer reporting agency can not furnish a account without my written instructions In general. After receiving notice pursuant to section 611 ( a ) ( 2 ) [ 1681i ] of a dispute with regard to the completeness or accuracy of any information provided by a person to a consumer reporting agency, the person ( furnisher of information ) shall ( A ) conduct an investigation with respect to the disputed information ; ( B. review all relevant information provided by the consumer reporting agency pursuant to section 611 ( a ) ( 2 ) [ 1681i ] ; ( C. report the results of the investigation to the consumer reporting agency ; ( D ) if the investigation finds that the information is incomplete or inaccurate, report those results to all other consumer reporting agencies to which the person furnished the information and that compile and maintain files on consumers on a nationwide basis ; and ( XXXX ) if an item of information disputed by a consumer is found to be inaccurate or incomplete or can not be verified after any reinvestigation under paragraph ( XXXX ), for purposes of reporting to a consumer reporting agency only, as appropriate, based on the results of the reinvestigation promptly ( i ) modify that item of information ; ( ii ) delete that item of information ; or ( iii ) permanently block the reporting of that item of information. Section 623 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ), enforceable under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions ( FACT ) Act ; affords consumers the right to request that the furnisher of information conduct a reasonable investigation into the completeness and accuracy of the information being reported to the credit bureaus. Furnishers of information ( especially OCs ) are required under Section 312 of the FACT Act to establish and maintain guidelines on the accuracy and integrity of information furnished to credit bureaus, which means they should be able to conduct a proper investigation or records. Failure to preform a reasonable investigation can constitute legal action under the FCRA, Section 616, for willful non-compliance. Case law establishing liability of reporting inaccurate information was established in Richardson v. Fleet and Nelson v. Chase Manhattan. Failure to conduct a reasonable investigation can also lead to complaints being filed with your states Attorney General, the Federal Trade Commission and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief