Consumer complaint received 2021-06-24
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: TN
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports
Sub-product: Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report
Sub-issue: Public record information inaccurate

Complaint:
I have become aware that that the credit reporting agencies may not be in compliance with certain provisions of the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ) and how it is reporting my credit information. In accordance of the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ) : 605. Requirements relating to information contained in consumer reports [ 15 U.S.C. 1681c ] ( a ) Information excluded from consumer reports. Except as authorized under subsection ( b ) of this section, no consumer reporting agency may make any consumer report containing any of the following items of information : ( 1 ) Cases under title 11 [ United States Code ] 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. 

604. Permissible purposes of consumer reports [ 15 U.S.C. 1681b ] ( 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.

With subsections 604 and 605, the credit reporting agencies did not get the information of my bankruptcy from the State of Tennessee. I sent a certified signed affidavit to US bankruptcy court and asked if they shared and information with any of the three major crediting reporting agencies. They replied saying they did not give any information of my bankruptcy status to any of the three major credit bureaus and i attached a copy of that letter to another affidavit and sent one to each of the credit bureaus. I also did not express that information to be made public in any expressed written agreement or statement. The three credit reporting agencies received my bankruptcy information from public records which is legal to obtain but they are not in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act to report those findings on my credit report. I also received a letter from XXXX XXXX XXXX from the XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX stating that their client XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX has ceased collection of the account and submitted a trade line deletion request. That mark still shows on my credit file. The XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX did send a letter to the three major credit bureaus to removed it from my credit file.

The Fair Credit Reporting Act states the regulation and laws that govern the three credit reporting agencies, however the misuse of personal information for financial gain harms consumers. 

I could not find a place to stay because that was on my credit report and reduce my score. I find it very difficult that I can not find a place to call home in a reasonable area do to the inconvenience of the misuse of my personal credit information

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation