Consumer complaint received 2023-05-17
Company: EdFinancial Services
State: GA
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports
Sub-product: Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report
Sub-issue: Information belongs to someone else

Complaint:
XXXX XXXX. XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX To whom this may concern, I am writing to request the removal of unauthorized credit inquiries on my ( name of the credit bureauXXXX  XXXX and/or XXXX ) credit report. My latest credit report shows 5 credit inquiries that I did not authorize XXXX  credit XX/XX/XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX  XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX XXXX ( ALL ACCOUNTS ) XXXX XXXX ( XX/XX/XXXX ), 15 USC Section 1681i ( d ) requires that you notify me when the items have been deleted. Under 15 USC Section 1681j, nor use my SSN without my consent or permission.

LII U.S. Code Title 15 CHAPTER 41 SUBCHAPTER IIA 1679c Quick search by citation : Title enter title Section section 15 U.S. Code 1679c - Disclosures U.S. Code Notes prev | next ( a ) Disclosure required Any credit repair organization shall provide any consumer with the following written statement before any contract or agreement between the consumer and the credit repair organization is executed : Consumer Credit File Rights Under State and Federal Law You have a right to dispute inaccurate information in your credit report by contacting the credit bureau directly. However, neither you nor any credit repair company or credit repair organization has the right to have accurate, current, and verifiable information removed from your credit report. The credit bureau must remove accurate, negative information from your report only if it is over 7 years old. Bankruptcy information can be reported for 10 years. 

You have a right to obtain a copy of your credit report from a credit bureau. You may be charged a reasonable fee. There is no fee, however, if you have been turned down for credit, employment, insurance, or a rental dwelling because of information in your credit report within the preceding 60 days. The credit bureau must provide someone to help you interpret the information in your credit file. You are entitled to receive a free copy of your credit report if you are unemployed and intend to apply for employment in the next 60 days, if you are a recipient of public welfare assistance, or if you have reason to believe that there is inaccurate information in your credit report due to fraud.

You have a right to sue a credit repair organization that violates the Credit Repair Organization Act. This law prohibits deceptive practices by credit repair organizations.

You have the right to cancel your contract with any credit repair organization for any reason within 3 business days from the date you signed it.

Credit bureaus are required to follow reasonable procedures to ensure that the information they report is accurate. However, mistakes may occur.

You may, on your own, notify a credit bureau in writing that you dispute the accuracy of information in your credit file. The credit bureau must then reinvestigate and modify or remove inaccurate or incomplete information. The credit bureau may not charge any fee for this service. Any pertinent information and copies of all documents you have concerning an error should be given to the credit bureau.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation