Consumer complaint received 2023-06-12
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: GA
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:
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FCRA Fair Credit Reporting Act also states Transactions and experiences are not supposed to be on my consumer report. The law states that a consumer has the right to opt out of having their information reported stated in 15 U.S. Code 1681a ( 2 ) ( a ) ( 1 ) under the exclusions that a consumer transaction or experiences are not included on the consumer report. As provided in paragraph 3 the term consumer report does not include reports containing information solely to transactions highlighted on my credit report history. Between I, XXXX XXXX XXXX and you, XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX is excluded from the consumer report, please delete this transaction from my consumer report please. The Notice also specifies your responsibilities when you receive notice from a CRA, under section 605B of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, that information you provided to the CRA may be the result of identity theft. Those responsibilities include ceasing to provide the inaccurate information to any CRAs, and ensuring that you do not attempt to sell or transfer the fraudulent debts to another party for collection Furthermore, I believe that the furnisher of this information from XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX and you as the credit bureau XXXX is an unreliable source. Their inconsistent reporting raises serious questions about their accuracy and reliability, and I request that you reinvestigate this matter thoroughly. I am formally requesting that you remove this Auto Loan/ Repossession account from my credit report due to the inaccurate and unreliable reporting. Please provide me with a written confirmation of the deletion and an updated copy of my credit report. 
Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. 

Sincerely, XXXX XXXX XXXX Thank you

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation