Consumer complaint received 2019-06-11
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: MT
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:
PLEASE NOTE : ( 1 ) Online attempts to contact the CFPB Ombudsman for what follows have been automatically rejected. 

( 2 ) PLEASE FORWARD AND NOTICE THIS COMPLAINT TO THE THREE MAJOR CREDIT BUREAUS RE : The FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT XXXX XXXX XXXX [ last four digits of Social Security card are XXXX ], ( " XXXX '' ) is-or-has-been an " authorized user '' on some of the individual credit card accounts of her father, XXXX XXXX XXXX ( herein : " XXXX '' ). 

XXXX recently came into a cash inheritance from her late XXXX and is planning to purchase a new residential condominium for herself and her XXXX minor children. 

In the course of XXXX by herself seeking and/or arranging financing for the above purchase, it turns out that credit card accounts and personal indebtedness of her father, XXXX XXXX ~ on which XXXX is listed ONLY as an " authorized user '' ~ is in fact showing up in total on XXXX XXXX credit bureau reports TO HER DETRIMENT. 

Neither XXXX nor XXXX are attorneys. However, XXXX is experienced in law and legal research and finds considerable case law and the FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT wherein it is specifically set forth that " authorized users '' are NOT financially liable for credit debt of the primary cardholder ~ and indeed should not be listed as a " creditor '' AT ALL on card accounts where they are named only as an " authorized user ''. XXXX XXXX attempts to simply contact the appropriate source within the creditor organizations ( e. g., banks ) has been frustrating at best and without resolution. 

It is XXXX and XXXX XXXX belief that ALL Credit Reporting Agencies have a responsibility to assure that " authorized users '' do not appear named as debtors on the card holder 's credit bureau reports. GLOBALLY, THIS IS NOT A NEW ISSUE NOR PROBLEM. 

Moreover, XXXX is at least minimally outraged that HIS credit history is being accessed and commingled as if his daughter is liable on ANY of XXXX XXXX card accounts and forwarded to and/or accessed by potential lenders that XXXX may wish to approach or utilize for her own individual reasons. 

XXXX is specifically familiar with the Fair Credit Reporting Act and has informed XXXX of relevant portions of it. The issue here may not be " new '' to CFPB. 

In any event, your assistance is asked in streamlining and issuing a formal complaint by the CFPB vis-a-vis and to ALL the credit bureaus -- as well as other individual creditors or entities ( such as banks ) as CFPB may suggest that sets forth that XXXX XXXX XXXX in particular ~ and all other persons in general ~ as being " authorized user '' is NOT subject to credit reporting on such credit accounts that are " owned '' by others. In this specific instance, the above would include -- but not be limited to -- those credit accounts of-and-issued to XXXX XXXX XXXX. See : Case Law attached. 

Thank you for your attention and assistance to my inquiry here.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation