Consumer complaint received 2022-11-25
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: MD
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:
IN care of XXXX XXXX doing business as Equifax your organization is a for profit agency that has furinshed wrong information on credit report. violating my rights pursuant 15 usc ... .... the consumer who is the subject of the communication ( i ) consents orally or in writing to the nature and scope of the communication, before the collection of any information for the purpose of making the communication. 

In other terms I had not given Equifax, a written consent to furnish my information. If one has proof please show me the proof of all this alleged contractual agreement. 

( ii ) consents orally or in writing to the making of the communication to a prospective employer, before the making of the communication ; and I do not consent to you having my information given to any employer.

( iii ) in the case of consent under clause ( i ) or ( ii ) given orally, is provided written confirmation of that consent by the person making the communication, not later than 3 business days after the receipt of the consent by that person.

All the information you have on me is wrong. From my employer, my name, my address, the late payments and the credit utilization you are not allowed to report all these things. show proof of the alleged debt on my report. you have THREE business days to do so. ALL NEGATIVE ITEMS SHALL BE REMOVED FROM MY report.

( B ) the person who makes the communication does not, for the purpose of making the communication, make any inquiry that if made by a prospective employer of the consumer who is the subject of the communication would violate any applicable Federal or State equal employment opportunity law or regulation; and ( C ) the person who makes the communication ( i ) discloses in writing to the consumer who is the subject of the communication, not later than 5 business days after receiving any request from the consumer for such disclosure, the nature and substance of all information in the consumers file at the time of the request, except that the sources of any information that is acquired solely for use in making the communication and is actually used for no other purpose, need not be disclosed other than under appropriate discovery procedures in any court of competent jurisdiction in which an action is brought ; and ( ii ) notifies the consumer who is the subject of the communication, in writing, of the consumers right to request the information described in clause ( i ).

The term reseller means a consumer reporting agency that ( 1 ) assembles and merges information contained in the database of another consumer reporting agency or multiple consumer reporting agencies concerning any consumer for purposes of furnishing such information to any third party, to the extent of such activities ; and ( 2 ) does not maintain a database of the assembled or merged information from which new consumer reports are produced. 

As of 2022 you were ordered to pay XXXX XXXX by the federal trade commission, the consumer financial protection bureau for breach of information. you have resell my personal information. Leaving me vulnerable and I am a victim of your actions. i will also need my check for the data breach. 

A communication is described in this subsection if ( A ) but for subsection ( d ) ( 2 ) ( D ), the communication would be a consumer report ; ( B ) the communication is made to an employer in connection with an investigation of ( i ) suspected misconduct relating to employment ; or ( ii ) compliance with Federal, State, or local laws and regulations, the rules of a self-regulatory organization, or any preexisting written policies of the employer ; ( C ) the communication is not made for the purpose of investigating a consumers credit worthiness, credit standing, or credit capacity ; and ( D ) the communication is not provided to any person except ( i ) to the employer or an agent of the employer ; ( ii ) to any Federal or State officer , agency, or department, or any officer, agency, or department of a unit of general local government ; ( iii ) to any self-regulatory organization with regulatory authority over the activities of the employer or employee ; ( iv ) as otherwise required by law ; or ( v ) pursuant to section 608.c AS stated above my credit report should not be given to any person aka banks which are corporations. Your reporting has defamed my name and cause character XXXX. the banks in which you have provided this information have used this report to deny me my credit, I ask you to immediately report that all the credit account is great standing. no balances and no late payments. Being able to obtain my information is unlawful.

604. Permissible purposes of consumer reports [ 15 U.S.C. 1681b ] ( a ) In general. Subject to subsection ( c ), any consumer reporting agency may furnish a consumer report under the following circumstances and no other : ( 1 ) In response to the order of a court having jurisdiction to issue such an order, or a subpoena issued in connection with proceedings before a Federal grand jury. Do you have a subpoena from the judge? if you do. please provide the subpoena ; i would really like to see it.

( 2 ) In accordance with the written instructions of the consumer to whom it relates.

( 3 ) To a person which it has reason to believe ( A ) intends to use the information in connection with a credit transaction involving the consumer on whom the information is to be furnished and involving the extension of credit to, or review or collection of an account of, the consumer ; or ( B ) intends to use the information for employment purposes ; or ( C ) intends to use the information in connection with the underwriting of insurance involving the consumer ; or ( D ) intends to use the information in connection with a determination of the consumers eligibility for a license or other benefit granted by a governmental instrumentality required by law to consider an applicants financial responsibility or status ; or ( E ) intends to use the information, as a potential investor or servicer, or current insurer, in connection with a valuation of, or an assessment of the credit or prepayment risks associated with, an existing credit obligation ; or ( F ) otherwise has a legitimate business need for the information ( i ) in connection with a business transaction that is initiated by the consumer ; or to review an account to determine whether the consumer continues to meet the terms of the account.

Disclosure to Consumer.

( A ) In general. Except as provided in subparagraph ( B ), a person may not procure a consumer report, or cause a consumer report to be procured, for employment purposes with respect to any consumer, unless ( i ) a clear and conspicuous disclosure has been made in writing to the consumer at any time before the report is procured or caused to be procured, in a document that consists solely of the disclosure, that a consumer report may be obtained for employment purposes ; and please provide me the documentation that I have provided to you as evidence in furnishing my report. I am a private sovereign man and my personal information should be abused in the public this way. please have this issue resolved immediately!

( ii ) the consumer has authorized in writing ( which authorization may be made on the document referred to in clause ( i ) ) the procurement of the report by that person.

( B ) Application by mail, telephone, computer, or other similar means. If a consumer described in subparagraph ( C ) applies for employment by mail, telephone, computer, or other similar means, at any time before a consumer report is procured or caused to be procured in connection with that application ( i ) the person who procures the consumer report on the consumer for employment purposes shall provide to the consumer, by oral, written, or electronic means, notice that a consumer report may be obtained for employment purposes, and a summary of the consumers rights under section 615 ( a ) ( 3 ) ; and the consumer shall have consented, orally, in writing, or electronically to the procurement of the report by that person.

I have never received any communication from Equifax about any of the reasons listed above. no mail, no phone call.

( iv ) the consumer report does not contain a date of birth that shows that the consumer has not attained the age of XXXX, or, if the date of birth on the consumer report shows that the consumer has not attained the age of XXXX, such consumer consents to the consumer reporting agency to such furnishing. 
Again you have my date of birth which you are not allowed and i have never given you the permission to do so.

( 2 ) Limits on information received under paragraph ( 1 ) ( B ). A person may receive pursuant to paragraph ( 1 ) ( B ) only ( A ) the name and address of a consumer ; ( B ) an identifier that is not unique to the consumer and that is used by the person solely for the purpose of verifying the identity of the consumer ; and ( C ) other information pertaining to a consumer that does not identify the relationship or experience of the consumer with respect to a particular creditor or other entity.

you have published late payments, utilization etc ... .. all these are unlawful.

( 3 ) Information regarding inquiries. Except as provided in section 609 ( a ) ( 5 ) [ 1681g ], a consumer reporting agency shall not furnish to any person a record of inquiries in connection with a credit or insurance transaction that is not initiated by a consumer.

you have provided these to a person aka all the banks listed above and I never consented.

you have so many inquiries I can not even count. all those should be removed from the report and i mean the violations are endless at this point.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation