Consumer complaint received 2023-04-28
Company: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC.
State: CA
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:
To whom it may concern : TransUnion XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, PA XXXX The Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ) is a federal law that promotes the accuracy, fairness, and privacy of information in the files of consumer reporting agencies ( CRAs ). CRAs are companies that collect and maintain consumer information, which is then used to produce consumer reports. These reports may be used by creditors, insurers, employers, and others to make decisions about granting credit, loans, insurance, or employment. Under the FCRA, CRAs must take reasonable steps to ensure the maximum possible accuracy of the information they report. They must also correct or delete inaccurate or incomplete information. In addition, the FCRA requires CRAs to provide consumers with access to their consumer reports upon request. Finally, the FCRA protects consumers from identity theft and other forms of fraud by requiring CRAs to take reasonable steps to protect the confidentiality and security of consumer information. The FCRA is enforced by the Federal Trade Commission ( FTC ), the nations consumer protection agency.With that said, according to the Fair Credit Reporting Act, Section 611 of FCRA, you have a responsibility of promptly deleting any information which is inaccurate or incomplete. This is my understanding as well. It's important to note that under the FCRA, even if an account has only been speculated upon or never confirmed in any way, the burden falls on you ( the credit bureau ) to provide evidence of its veracity before it can be placed on my credit report.Furthermore, the Metro 2 standard is a common format for reporting credit information. Banks and other lending institutions use the Metro 2 standard to report information to the CRAs. The goal of the Metro 2 standard is to make it easier for lenders to provide accurate and consistent information to the CRAs. This, in turn, should help to improve the accuracy of credit reports. The Metro 2 standard was developed by the XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX ( XXXX ) and is used by all major credit reporting agencies ( CRAs ) .The information in my credit report is wrong! Therefore, it can not be compliant with FCRA and METRO 2 standards because the information was never proven to be factual. So now, I have decided that enough 's enough, and will exercise my consumer rights.The following account allegations are either untrue, unverified, and incorrect. Please remove them immediately, or I will have no choice but to take legal action against you! Also, federal law requires you to respond within thirty ( 30 ) Below is a summary of the data in which I am challenging : Summary of Inquiries being challenged in list form XXXX XXXX XXXX  XXXX ) - ( XXXX ) XX/XX/XXXX Inquiries XXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX TransUnion I just received my credit report and was shocked to find inquiries from a company I don't know. As you know, this is not something that should have been reported! The Fair Credit Reporting Act states no one may access your information without permission from you first, so please provide me with proof of what reason they had, giving them the right to do so by furnishing documentation containing signatures showing I indeed applied for a loan or line-of-business venture through their company, as well as any other relevant details. I'm sure you will realize these inquiries shouldn't be on my credit after all!

Faithfully, You are not following the rules. I have listed all of my rights in this document so that they can be met accordingly, but it appears you do not care about fulfilling your obligations under Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ) or Metro 2 law XXXX XXXX XXXX Please send your written response to my address of XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX, CA XXXX I am writing to inform you that I am aware of your illegal practices of sending form letters in response to disputes and challenges from consumers, regardless of the specific information that they have provided. This is in violation of 15 U.S. Code 5 1681i, which requires that each dispute and challenge must be addressed individually and on its own merits.My letters were created using software that is available to everyone. If you don't process my letters, you are violating my rights as a consumer. I will consider this to be an intentional disregard of my rights, and I will contact my lawyer to take legal action

Company public response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation