Consumer complaint received 2023-01-11
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: GA
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:
I have XXXX Bank on my credit report. 

The report is inaccurate 15 U.S. Code 1681i ( 5 ) Treatment of inaccurate or unverifiable information ( A ) In general If, after any reinvestigation under paragraph ( 1 ) of any information disputed by a consumer, an item of the information is found to be inaccurate or incomplete or can not be verified, the consumer reporting agency shall ( i ) promptly delete that item of information from the file of the consumer, or modify that item of information, as appropriate, based on the results of the reinvestigation; and ( ii ) promptly notify the furnisher of that information that the information has been modified or deleted from the file of the consumer.

15 U.S. Code 6805 - Enforcement- ( a ) In general Subject to subtitle B of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 [ 12 U.S.C . 5511 et seq. ], this subchapter and the regulations prescribed thereunder shall be enforced by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, the Federal functional regulators, the State insurance authorities, and the Federal Trade Commission with respect to financial institutions and other persons subject to their jurisdiction under applicable law, as follows : ( 1 ) Under section 1818 of title 12, by the appropriate Federal banking agency, as defined in section 1813 ( q ) of title 12, in the case of ( A ) national banks, Federal branches and Federal agencies of foreign banks, and any subsidiaries of such entities ( except brokers, dealers, persons providing insurance, investment companies, and investment advisers ) ; ( B ) member banks of the Federal Reserve System ( other than national banks ), branches and agencies of foreign banks ( other than Federal branches, Federal agencies, and insured State branches of foreign banks ), commercial lending companies owned or controlled by foreign banks, organizations operating under section 25 or 25A of the Federal Reserve Act [ 12 U.S.C. 601 et seq., 611 et seq. ], and bank holding companies and their nonbank subsidiaries or affiliates ( except brokers, dealers, persons providing insurance, investment companies, and investment advisers ) ; ( C ) banks insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ( other than members of the Federal Reserve System ), insured State branches of foreign banks, and any subsidiaries of such entities ( except brokers, dealers, persons providing insurance, investment companies, and investment advisers ) ; and ( D ) savings associations the deposits of which are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and any subsidiaries of such savings associations ( except brokers, dealers, persons providing insurance, investment companies, and investment advisers ).

( 2 ) Under the Federal Credit Union Act [ 12 U.S.C. 1751 et seq. ], by the Board of the National Credit Union Administration with respect to any federally insured credit union, and any subsidiaries of such an entity.

( 3 ) Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 [ 15 U.S.C. 78a et seq. ], by the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to any broker or dealer.

( 4 ) Under the Investment Company Act of 1940 [ 15 U.S.C. 80a1 et seq. ], by the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to investment companies.

( 5 ) Under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 [ 15 U.S.C. 80b1 et seq. ], by the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to investment advisers registered with the Commission under such Act.

( 6 ) Under State insurance law, in the case of any person engaged in providing insurance, by the applicable State insurance authority of the State in which the person is domiciled, subject to section 6701 of this title.

( 7 ) Under the Federal Trade Commission Act [ 15 U.S.C. 41 et seq. ], by the Federal Trade Commission for any other financial institution or other person that is not subject to the jurisdiction of any agency or authority under paragraphs ( 1 ) through ( 6 ) of this subsection.

( 8 ) Under subtitle E of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 [ 12 U.S.C. 5561 et seq. ], by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, in the case of any financial institution and other covered person or service provider that is subject to the jurisdiction of the Bureau and any person subject to this subchapter, but not with respect to the standards under section 6801 of this title.

15 U.S. Code 1681i ( a ) Reinvestigations of disputed information ( 1 ) Reinvestigation required ( A ) In general Subject to subsection ( f ) and except as provided in subsection ( g ), if the completeness or accuracy of any item of information contained in a consumers file at a consumer reporting agency is disputed by the consumer and the consumer notifies the agency directly, or indirectly through a reseller, of such dispute, the agency shall, free of charge, conduct a reasonable reinvestigation to determine whether the disputed information is inaccurate and record the current status of the disputed information, or delete the item from the file in accordance with paragraph ( 5 ), before the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date on which the agency receives the notice of the dispute from the consumer or reseller.

15 U.S. Code 1681i - Procedure in case of disputed accuracy ( 2 ) Prompt notice of dispute to furnisher of information ( A ) In general Before the expiration of the 5-business-day period beginning on the date on which a consumer reporting agency receives notice of a dispute from any consumer or a reseller in accordance with paragraph ( 1 ), the agency shall provide notification of the dispute to any person who provided any item of information in dispute, at the address and in the manner established with the person. The notice shall include all relevant information regarding the dispute that the agency has received from the consumer or reseller.

5 ) Treatment of inaccurate or unverifiable information ( A ) In generalIf, after any reinvestigation under paragraph ( 1 ) of any information disputed by a consumer, an item of the information is found to be inaccurate or incomplete or can not be verified, the consumer reporting agency shall ( i ) promptly delete that item of information from the file of the consumer, or modify that item of information, as appropriate, based on the results of the reinvestigation; and ( ii ) promptly notify the furnisher of that information that the information has been modified or deleted from the file of the consumer.

15 U.S. Code 1681s-2 Responsibilities of furnishers of information to consumer reporting agencies ( E ) Duty of person after receiving notice of dispute After receiving a notice of dispute from a consumer pursuant to subparagraph ( D ), the person that provided the information in dispute to a consumer reporting agency shall ( i ) conduct an investigation with respect to the disputed information ; ( ii ) review all relevant information provided by the consumer with the notice ; ( iii ) complete such persons investigation of the dispute and report the results of the investigation to the consumer before the expiration of the period under section 1681i ( a ) ( 1 ) of this title within which a consumer reporting agency would be required to complete its action if the consumer had elected to dispute the information under that section ; and ( iv ) if the investigation finds that the information reported was inaccurate, promptly notify each consumer reporting agency to which the person furnished the inaccurate information of that determination and provide to the agency any correction to that information that is necessary to make the information provided by the person accurate.

15 U.S. Code 1681b Permissible purposes of consumer reports ( a ) In general Subject to subsection ( c ), any consumer reporting agency may furnish a consumer report under the following circumstances and no other : ( 2 ) In accordance with the written instructions of the consumer to whom it relates.

15 U.S. Code 1681- Congressional findings and statement of purpose ( 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.

15 U.S. Code 1681i ( 2 ) Prompt notice of dispute to furnisher of information ( A ) In general Before the expiration of the 5-business-day period beginning on the date on which a consumer reporting agency receives notice of a dispute from any consumer or a reseller in accordance with paragraph ( 1 ), the agency shall provide notification of the dispute to any person who provided any item of information in dispute, at the address and in the manner established with the person. The notice shall include all relevant information regarding the dispute that the agency has received from the consumer or reseller.

15 U.S. Code 1681i ( 2 ) ( A ) ( ( 5 ) Treatment of inaccurate or unverifiable information ( A ) In general If, after any reinvestigation under paragraph ( 1 ) of any information disputed by a consumer, an item of the information is found to be inaccurate or incomplete or can not be verified, the consumer reporting agency shall ( i ) promptly delete that item of information from the file of the consumer, or modify that item of information, as appropriate, based on the results of the reinvestigation ; and ( ii ) promptly notify the furnisher of that information that the information has been modified or deleted from the file of the consumer.

I am protected by Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, establishes a code of fair information practices that governs the collection, maintenance, use, and dissemination of information about individuals that is maintained in systems of records by federal agencies. A system of records is a group of records under the control of an agency from which information is retrieved by the name of the individual or by some identifier assigned to the individual.

According to the IRS publication charge offs are a certificate of indemnification. This means its income! You can not report income on a credit report!

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act ( 17 CFR 240.14a-12 ) Violation # 9 Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act ( 17 CFR 230.425 ) Violation # 10 Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2 ( b ) under the Exchange Act ( 17 CFR 240.14d-2 ( b ) ) Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4 ( c ) under the Exchange Act ( 17 CFR 240.13e-4 ( c ) ) Open ended consumer plan ( an account with more than 4 payments ) accounts late payment notifications is illegal. Companies may not directly or indirectly report accounts to creditors. 15 USC 1602 ( j ) 15 U.S. Code 6805 Enforcement ( a ) In generalSubject to subtitle B of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 [ 12 U.S.C. 5511 et seq. ], this subchapter and the regulations prescribed thereunder shall be enforced by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, the Federal functional regulators, the State insurance authorities, and the Federal Trade Commission with respect to financial institutions and other persons subject to their jurisdiction under applicable law, as follows : ( 1 ) Under section 1818 of title 12, by the appropriate Federal banking agency, as defined in section 1813 ( q ) of title 12, in the case of ( A ) national banks, Federal branches and Federal agencies of foreign banks, and any subsidiaries of such entities ( except brokers, dealers, persons providing insurance, investment companies, and investment advisers ) ; ( B ) member banks of the Federal Reserve System ( other than national banks ), branches and agencies of foreign banks ( other than Federal branches, Federal agencies, and insured State branches of foreign banks ), commercial lending companies owned or controlled by foreign banks, organizations operating under section 25 or 25A of the Federal Reserve Act [ 12 U.S.C. 601 et seq., 611 et seq. ], and bank holding companies and their nonbank subsidiaries or affiliates ( except brokers, dealers, persons providing insurance, investment companies, and investment advisers ) ; ( C ) banks insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ( other than members of the Federal Reserve System ), insured State branches of foreign banks, and any subsidiaries of such entities ( except brokers, dealers, persons providing insurance, investment companies, and investment advisers ) ; and ( D ) savings associations the deposits of which are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and any subsidiaries of such savings associations ( except brokers, dealers, persons providing insurance, investment companies, and investment advisers ).

( 2 ) Under the Federal Credit Union Act [ 12 U.S.C. 1751 et seq. ], by the Board of the National Credit Union Administration with respect to any federally insured credit union, and any subsidiaries of such an entity.

( 3 ) Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 [ 15 U.S.C. 78a et seq. ], by the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to any broker or dealer.

( 4 ) Under the Investment Company Act of 1940 [ 15 U.S.C. 80a1 et seq. ], by the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to investment companies.

( 5 ) Under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 [ 15 U.S.C. 80b1 et seq. ], by the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to investment advisers registered with the Commission under such Act.

( 6 ) Under State insurance law, in the case of any person engaged in providing insurance, by the applicable State insurance authority of the State in which the person is domiciled, subject to section 6701 of this title.

( 7 ) Under the Federal Trade Commission Act [ 15 U.S.C. 41 et seq. ], by the Federal Trade Commission for any other financial institution or other person that is not subject to the jurisdiction of any agency or authority under paragraphs ( 1 ) through ( 6 ) of this subsection.

( 8 ) Under subtitle E of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 [ 12 U.S.C. 5561 et seq. ], by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, in the case of any financial institution and other covered person or service provider that is subject to the jurisdiction of the Bureau and any person subject to this subchapter, but not with respect to the standards under section 6801 of this title.

( b ) Enforcement of section 6801 ( 1 ) In general Except as provided in paragraph ( 2 ), the agencies and authorities described in subsection ( a ), other than the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, shall implement the standards prescribed under section 6801 ( b ) of this title in the same manner, to the extent practicable, as standards prescribed pursuant to section 1831p1 ( a ) of title 12 are implemented pursuant to such section.

( 2 ) Exception The agencies and authorities described in paragraphs ( 3 ), ( 4 ), ( 5 ), ( 6 ), and ( 7 ) of subsection ( a ) shall implement the standards prescribed under section 6801 ( b ) of this title by rule with respect to the financial institutions and other persons subject to their respective jurisdictions under subsection ( a ).

( c ) Absence of State action If a State insurance authority fails to adopt regulations to carry out this subchapter, such State shall not be eligible to override, pursuant to section 1831x ( g ) ( 2 ) ( B ) ( iii ) of title 12, the insurance customer protection regulations prescribed by a Federal banking agency under section 1831x ( a ) of title 12.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation