Consumer complaint received 2018-10-12
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: FL
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports
Sub-product: Credit reporting
Issue: Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem
Sub-issue: Investigation took more than 30 days

Complaint:
Equifax Information Services LLC XXXX. XXXX XXXX XXXX, GA XXXX XXXX  's mailing address for dispute requests is : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, TX XXXX Re : Verify Chapter XXXX Bankruptcy ( s ) Correct Status To Whom It May Concern : I am disturbed that you continue to list a bankruptcy that has not bern confirmed within my credit file in the last 30 days. Although it is your policy to keep reporting bankruptcies that are filed, dismissed or adjudicated for ten years, the Fair credit Reporting Act mentions nothing in Section 1681c relating to bankruptcy about dismissals or filings. The law clearly states from " date of adjudication '' or date of " order of relief ''. 

Any case, civil or otherwise, which is dismissed no longer exists in the eye of the law and a case filed may never have actually been adjudicated. Therefore, you have no right to maintain information which the government has deemed nonexistent. 

Therefore, pursuant to Section 1681 ( a ) ( 5 ) of the FCRA, you must delete this information from my credit report and send me an updated copy when this action is completed. 

Considering that this does not require an investigation, I would appreciate your response within 14 calendar days from receipt of this letter. 



Furthermore, these credit bureaus are in violation of : 15 U.S. Code 1681c - Requirements relating to information contained in consumer reports ( a ) Information excluded from consumer reportsExcept as authorized under subsection ( b ), no consumer reporting agency may make any consumer report containing any of the following items of information : ( f ) Indication of dispute by consumer If a consumer reporting agency is notified pursuant to section 1681s2 ( a ) ( 3 ) of this title that information regarding a consumer who [ 1 ] was furnished to the agency is disputed by the consumer, the agency shall indicate that fact in each consumer reports. 
These agencies have failed to notice my credit report noting the dispute and has failed to verify the status of these two public records through the US Bankruptcy Court Clerk, Address, XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX, FL XXXX, as the sole source any information regarding a bankruptcy based upon my residential address. 

Violations by the of XXXX and Equifax Credit Bureaus : 30 days investigation and verification of information 15 days to notice dispute on credit report 15 U.S. Code 1681i - Procedure in case of disputed accuracy | US ... 
XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX ( 3 ) Determination that dispute is frivolous or irrelevant .... by not later than 15 days after receiving a request from the consumer for that description. ... file at a consumer reporting agency is resolved in accordance with paragraph ( 5 ) ( A ) by the ... The consumer reporting agency may limit such statements to not more than one issue.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation