Consumer complaint received 2023-04-28
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: CA
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:
To whom it may concern : Equifax XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, GA XXXX The Fair Credit Reporting Act provides me with the opportunity to contest any information on my credit report that I believe is not accurate. This law requires all data included in a consumer 's file be documented and validated before it can go live for use by creditors, so I take this seriously! The allegations of delinquency and derogatoriness against me are false. I will fight back with all my strength! The accuracy of your report is crucial. The allegations you are reporting on do not meet federal or state requirements for reporting so they can not be confirmed. I challenge this claim because it lacks compliance by meeting some basic standards that would make me feel more confident in what's being said! You are required to maintain and report data with complete accuracy and compliance.You must not report any claims that you know should be in compliance with regulations.We need to make sure all of your claims are accurate and reported in the correct format. This is required by law ( FCRA ) as well as reporting standards METRO 2+, so please take care with this! However, I request evidence that shows why my accounts are considered to be in a negative state. The proof of a permissible purpose for the inquiry or account within my report must be included. This letter serves as notice that you are not doing your job properly. It is imperative for this issue to be resolved immediately or else there could potentially be serious consequences, so I'm giving 30 days from now ( the date of delivery ) in which time hopefully everything can become clear and correct itself with no need for intervention or escalation! I would like to receive physical proof of your actions and my updated credit report.The listed claims appear to be inaccurate. Please provide accurate and verified information for each claim, as the allegations are not true or I'll delete them immediately if that is indeed the case! 
Below is a summary of the data in which I am challenging : Summary of Inquiries being challenged in list form XXXX XXXX XXXX ( XXXX ) - ( XXXX ) XX/XX/ Inquiries XXXX XXXX XXXX XX/XX/ Equifax You must give permission for someone to access your personal information, and this should never have happened without verification of application for credit with the company in question. Please furnish documentation proving permissible purpose or else delete any reported inquiries immediately. 
Sincerely, You are violating my rights! I have listed the concerns about your reporting in this document. It's not complete and does not meet my standards ; according to law, you must certify all aspects of required FCRA/ Metro 2 compliance which is done truthfully, correctly ( in a timely manner ), completely AND accurately as well - or else I would have to escalate these issues to the CFPB XXXX FTC and my Attorney General. 
XXXX XXXX XXXX Please send your written response to my address of XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX, CA XXXX I am aware that you have been sending out form letters in response to many of the disputes and challenges that consumers have submitted, regardless of the specific information that they have provided. This is illegal, as each dispute and challenge must be addressed individually and on its own merits.My letters were created using software that is available to everyone. If you don't process my letters, you are violating 15 U.S. Code 5 1681i. Keep in mind, you are not allowed to delay processing letters from consumers based on the assumption that help from a third party may be available. This is not a legal exception.I am the author of any letters you receive with my name on them. Either I or my advisors wrote them with my full knowledge and consent. I am aware that there is no law that says you need to provide a Power of Attorney in order to delay processing letters from a consumer.If you do not process my letters in a timely manner, I will consider it to be an intentional disregard of my rights as a consumer. I will then contact my lawyer to take legal action.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation