Consumer complaint received 2023-01-26
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: GA
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports
Sub-product: Other personal consumer report
Issue: Incorrect information on your report
Sub-issue: Personal information incorrect

Complaint:
This is what's going on it's really simple, Equifax continues to be willfully non-compliant by reporting inaccurate addresses, experiences and transactions and an account with an alleged debt on my consumer report without my consent and I repeatedly told them not to! 

Equifax is an elaborate mechanism, according to Congress, in which they assumed a role of consumer reporting, but it was not given to them. They are not in charge of my person, my nonpublic personal information nor my consumer report ; I am in charge and I determine what goes on my report and what comes off! I do not have a contract with this elaborate mechanism and I never gave this elaborate mechanism written permission to create a credit file on me in the first place. I do not have to prove myself to them or send them personal private documents of any kind for any reason. they have already The federal Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ) protects information collected by consumer reporting agencies, they also promote the accuracy, fairness, and privacy of information in the files of consumer reporting agencies. These laws are here to protect the consumer, which is me, it doesnt say anything about protecting these elaborate mechanisms that label themselves as The Credit Bureau XXXX The reporting of such inaccurate information has caused severe damage to my character, my reputation, my general mode of living and my ability to obtain credit for personal and household purposes. 

Equifax announced it experienced a data breach, which impacted the personal information of approximately XXXX XXXX people and there is a class action lawsuit against them. 

They are in violation of several laws : 15 U.S. Code 1681b ( 2 ) ; they may furnish a consumer report under the following circumstances and no other and that would be in accordance with the written instructions of the consumer to whom it relates. I never gave them written instructions or permission to report addresses or any other information on my consumer report, where is the written instructions from me? They are in violation of 15 USC 1681a ( 2 ) ( A ) ( i ) ; the term consumer report does not include transactions or experiences. So why are there late payments, etc. on my consumer report if the law clearly says those things are not included on a consumer report? Violation of 15 U.S. Code 1681b ( e ) Election of consumer to be excluded from lists ; I have already made an election for names and addresses to be excluded and I do not consent to any use of a consumer report relating to me in connection with any credit or insurance transaction and here I am making it again. I opt out of having Equifax report the specified accounts names and addresses on my consumer report. If they continue to be willfully non compliant, I will invoke 15 U.S. Code 1681n for Reporting information after notice and confirmation of errors 15 U.S. Code 1681s2. They have 5 days to comply from when they receive this.

I have attached a power of attorney and an affidavit of truth along with this complaint.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation