Consumer complaint received 2022-12-13
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: SC
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:
My information was part of the Equifax information breach. The engagement number is XXXX. I recently received a copy of my consumer report and I noticed some accounts on my consumer report that should not be on there. I received a free credit report and began disputing online the derogatory information on my credit report with XXXX, XXXX, and Equifax to no avail. 

These agencies are in violation of 15 USC 1681i ( 2 ) ( A ). They were to notify me of this in writing 5 days prior, I was not notified. 
In addition to the Violation above pursuant 15 USC 1681ia ( 5 ) ( 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. 

As the original creditor, only I can validate this debt. I do NOT validate this debt. Therefore, the following accounts must be deleted from my consumer report immediately : 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 15 U.S.C 1681. 
XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX The two bankruptcies that are on my credit report are fraudulent. I visited the SC Bankruptcy Court spoke to a Clerk and was told that they do not have record of such and that they do not report any information to the Credit Bureaus. 
XXXX XXXX South Carolina XXXX XXXX and XXXX The above information on my credit report is not accurate and is erroneous. Accuracy means- correct in all details ; exact 15 USC 1681e ( b ) ( b ) Accuracy of report Whenever a consumer reporting agency prepares a consumer report it shall follow reasonable procedures to assure maximum possible accuracy of the information concerning the individual about whom the report relates. 
The details of the accounts are inaccurate they are not exact in details and amounts. 

XXXX, XXXX and Equifax shall comply with the FCRA 15 USC 1681 15 U.S.C 1681 section 602 A. States i have the right to privacy.

( 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.C 1681 Section 604 A Section 2 : It also states a consumer reporting agency can not furnish a account without my written instructions 15 U.S. Code 1681b - Permissible purposes of consumer reports 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 1681c - Requirements relating to information contained in consumer reports ( a ) Information excluded from consumer reports Except as authorized under subsection ( b ), no consumer reporting agency may make any consumer report containing any of the following items of information : ( 5 ) Any other adverse item of information, other than records of convictions of crimes which antedates the report by more than seven years.

15 U.S. Code 1681s2 - Responsibilities of furnishers of information to consumer reporting agencies ( a ) Duty of furnishers of information to provide accurate information ( XXXX ) 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. 

XXXX, Equifax and XXXX has not followed the law to the latter and refuses to remove the inaccurate and fraudulent items on my credit reports.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation