Consumer complaint received 2023-12-16
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: TX
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports
Sub-product: Credit reporting
Issue: Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem
Sub-issue: Their investigation did not fix an error on your report

Complaint:
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 USC 1681. 15 U.S.C 1681 section 602 A. States I have the 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.C 1681c. ( a ) ( 5 ) Section States : no consumer reporting agency may make any consumer report containing any of the following items of information. 15 U.S.C. 1681s-2 ( A ) ( 1 ) 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. Equifax, XXXX and XXXX are governed by USC 1681. They have violated my rights numerous times. I demand the inquires/accounts below be removed immediately : I am writing to bring to your attention a violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ) that I believe your organization has committed. Under 15 U.S. Code 1681n, individuals have rights to compensation for willful noncompliance by credit reporting agencies. 
I accessed a copy of my credit report from your bureau and found several discrepancies and inaccuracies that have a significant impact on my creditworthiness and financial reputation. These errors include 1. The following personal information is incorrect Account Number : Previous Address ( es ) : XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX, TX XXXX 2. The following personal information is incorrect Account Number : Previous Address ( es ) : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, TX XXXX 3. The following personal information is incorrect Account Number : Employers : XXXX 4. The inquiry was not authorized XXXX Date of inquiry : XX/XX/XXXX Please remove it from my credit report. 

5. The inquiry was not authorized XXXX Date of inquiry : XX/XX/XXXX Please remove it from my credit report. 

6. The inquiry was not authorized XXXX Date of inquiry : XX/XX/XXXX Please remove it from my credit report. 

7. The inquiry was not authorized XXXX Date of inquiry : XX/XX/XXXX Please remove it from my credit report. 

8. The inquiry was not authorized XXXX XXXX XXXX Date of inquiry : XXXX  Please remove it from my credit report. 

9. The inquiry was not authorized XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX Date of inquiry : XX/XX/XXXX Please remove it from my credit report. 

10. The inquiry was not authorized XXXX Date of inquiry : XX/XX/XXXX Please remove it from my credit report. 

11. The inquiry was not authorized XXXX Date of inquiry : XX/XX/XXXX Please remove it from my credit report. 

12. The inquiry was not authorized XXXX XXXX XXXX Date of inquiry : XX/XX/XXXX Please remove it from my credit report. 

13. The inquiry was not authorized XXXX Date of inquiry : XX/XX/XXXX Please remove it from my credit report. 

14. The inquiry was not authorized XXXX Date of inquiry : XX/XX/XXXXXXXX  Please remove it from my credit report. 

15. The inquiry was not authorized XXXX Date of inquiry : XX/XX/XXXXXXXX  Please remove it from my credit report. 

16. The inquiry was not authorized XXXX Date of inquiry : XX/XX/XXXX Please remove it from my credit report. 

17. The inquiry was not authorized XXXX Date of inquiry : XX/XX/XXXX Please remove it from my credit report. 

18. The inquiry was not authorized XXXX Date of inquiry : XX/XX/XXXX Please remove it from my credit report. 

19. Please explain how you're still reporting this account on my report when it's been sold and transferred to another lender. 
XXXX Account Number : XXXX If you can not explain then please delete immediately. 

20. Under 15 U.S. Code 1681n - Civil liability for willful noncompliance XXXX Account Number : XXXX Please delete immediately. 
As per the FCRA, I kindly request that your bureau promptly investigates these inaccuracies and takes the necessary steps to rectify them. I understand that the FCRA allows consumers to request a reinvestigation within 30 days of receiving a response from the Credit Bureaus. 
Furthermore, I would like to remind you of the obligations imposed by the FCRA, which include conducting reasonable investigations into disputed items, correcting or deleting any inaccurate, incomplete, or unverifiable information, and notifying the furnisher ( s ) of this information about the dispute. 
Should your bureau fail to uphold these legal obligations and rectify the inaccuracies within the prescribed timeline, I will be compelled to take further action and exercise my rights under the FCRA, which may include pursuing legal remedies. 
I trust that you will take this matter seriously and handle it with the utmost urgency and professionalism. I appreciate your prompt attention to this issue. 
Please acknowledge receipt of this letter and notify me in writing of the actions taken to address these inaccuracies and discrepancies. 
Thank you for your cooperation. 

Yours sincerely, XXXX XXXX XXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief