Consumer complaint received 2023-10-11
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: FL
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:
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 the law : 15 USC 1681 Account name : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Has violated my rights under the law act : 15 U.S.C 1681 section 602 A, which states that : ( A ) Accuracy and fairness of credit reporting. 

The Congress has made the following findings that under the Fair Credit Reporting Act : ( 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 subchapter 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 subchapter. 

The Fair Credit Reporting Act also states under the code : 15 U.S.C 1681 section 604 ( A ) Section 2 : which also states a consumer reporting agency can not furnish an account without my written instructions. 
( a ) In general. Subject to subsection ( c ), any consumer reporting agency may furnish a consumer report under the following circumstances and no other : 1. In response to the order of a court having jurisdiction to issue such an order, or a subpoena issued in connection with proceedings before a Federal grand jury. 
2. In accordance with the written instructions of the consumer to whom it relates. 

Under this Act, my account information should not have been reported because there was no order or subpoena issued in connection with this account number nor has been given written instructions in accordance to this account about furnishing any information by any consumer reporting agency. 

Furthermore, under the Fair Credit Reporting Act : 15 U.S.C 1681c. Which States : ( A ) No consumer reporting agency may make any consumer report containing any of the following items of information : ( 1 ) Cases under title 11 or under the Bankruptcy Act that, from the date of entry of the order for relief or the date of adjudication, as the case may be, antedate the report by more than 10 years. 
( 2 ) Civil suits, civil judgments, and records of arrest that, from date of entry, antedate the report by more than seven years or until the governing statute of limitations has expired, whichever is the longer period. 
( 3 ) Paid tax liens which, from date of payment, antedate the report by more than seven years. 
( 4 ) Accounts placed for collection or charged to profit and loss which antedate the report by more than seven years. 
( 5 ) : also states : other adverse item of information, other than records of convictions of crimes which antedates the report by more than seven years. 

In accordance to this act, the information on this account does not fall under any of the excluded cases making it illegal for any consumer reporting agency to report my information. 

According to the Fair Credit Reporting Act : 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 person knows or has reasonable cause to believe that the information is inaccurate. 

( a ) Duty of furnishers of information to provide accurate information ( 1 ) Prohibition ( A ) Reporting information with actual knowledge of errors. 
A person shall not furnish any information relating to a consumer to any consumer reporting agency if the person knows or has reasonable cause to believe that the information is inaccurate. 

According to this act, the information on this account can not be legally furnished by any consumer reporting agency due to the fact that theres no reasonable cause to believe that the information being reported is not accurate and by law can not be furnished and has to be removed immediately.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation