Consumer complaint received 2023-03-02
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: PA
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports
Sub-product: Credit reporting
Issue: Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem
Sub-issue: Their investigation did not fix an error on your report

Complaint:
I reached out to the credit Bureau disputing late payments they are furnishing that is not accurate. I have disputed this account 3 times and all 3 times they are saying it was verified as accurate which they did not send me documentation of how they verified this account was late since the company confirmed i have never paid this account late. Which is direct violation of my consumer rights under the FCRA 15 U.S. Code 1681 ( iii ) a notice that, if requested by the consumer, a description of the procedure used to determine the accuracy and completeness of the information shall be provided to the consumer by the agency, including the business name and address of any furnisher of information contacted in connection with such information and the telephone number of such furnisher, if reasonably available ; Which was never provided to me. Also The dates they are stating i was late falls under SEC. 4021. CREDIT PROTECTION DURING COVID19.

Section 623 ( a ) ( 1 ) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1681s2 ( a ) ( 1 ) ) is amended by adding at the end the following : ( F ) REPORTING INFORMATION DURING COVID19 PANDEMIC.

( i ) DEFINITIONS.In this subsection : ( I ) ACCOMMODATION.The term accommodation includes an agreement to defer 1 or more payments, make a partial payment, forbear any delinquent amounts, modify a loan or contract, or any other assistance or relief granted to a consumer who is affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 ( COVID19 ) pandemic during the covered period.

( II ) COVERED PERIOD.The term covered period means the period beginning on XXXX XXXX XXXX and ending on the later of ( aa ) 120 days after the date of enactment of this subparagraph ; or ( bb ) 120 days after the date on which the national emergency concerning the novel coronavirus disease ( COVID19 ) outbreak declared by the President on March 13, 2020 under the National Emergencies Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq. ) terminates.

( ii ) REPORTING.Except as provided in clause ( iii ), if a furnisher makes an accommodation with respect to 1 or more payments on a credit obligation or account of a consumer, and the consumer makes the payments or is not required to make 1 or more payments pursuant to the accommodation, the furnisher shall ( I ) report the credit obligation or account as current; or ( II ) if the credit obligation or account was delinquent before the accommodation ( aa ) maintain the delinquent status during the period in which the accommodation is in effect; and ( bb ) if the consumer brings the credit obligation or account current during the period described in item ( aa ), report the credit obligation or account as current.

( iii ) EXCEPTION.Clause ( ii ) shall not apply with respect to a credit obligation or account of a consumer that has been charged-off.. They are negligent and this is causing harm and i will be seeking damages since there negligence is costing me and reputation by them choosing to report inaccurate information.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation