Consumer complaint received 2022-07-14
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:
In accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act : Account Name : XXXX & XXXX, Account Number : XXXX has violated my rights ; I, XXXX XXXX, as a consumer, living man and one of the People mentioned in the Constitution for the United States of America, am aware of all my reserved rights, protected by the Constitution for the United States of America, all state constitutions, and by Congress under the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ). 
Pursuant to 15 U.S. Code 1681a ( b ), the term person means any individual, partnership, corporation, trust, estate, cooperative, association, government or governmental subdivision or agency, or other entity.

Pursuant to FCRA/15 U.S. Code 1681s2 ( a ) ( 1 ) ( A ), a person shall not furnish any information relating to a consumer to any consumer reporting agency if the person knows or has reasonable cause to believe that the information is inaccurate.

Pursuant to FCRA/15 U.S. Code 1681s2 ( a ) ( 1 ) ( B ), A person shall not furnish information relating to a consumer to any consumer reporting agency if ( i ) the person has been notified by the consumer, at the address specified by the person for such notices, that specific information is inaccurate ; and ( ii ) the information is, in fact, inaccurate.

Pursuant to FCRA Section 602 ( a ) /15 USC 1681 states that I have a right to privacy.

Pursuant to FCRA Section 604 ( a ) /15 USC 1681b states that a consumer reporting agency can not furnish an account without my written instructions.

Pursuant to Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ( FDCPA ) Section 804/15 U.S. Code 1692b, any debt collector communicating with any person other than the consumer for the purpose of acquiring location information about the consumer shall ( 2 ) not state that such consumer owes any debt ; and ( 5 ) not use any language or symbol on any envelope or in the contents of any communication effected by the mails or telegram that indicates that the debt collector is in the debt collection business or that the communication relates to the collection of a debt.

The FDCPA Section 803 ( 6 ) /15 U.S. Code 1692a defined debt collector/person, I do not give permission for any credit reporting agency nor have given written instruction for XXXX & XXXX and any associated accounts to furnish any alleged debt on my consumer reports, especially one that is hearsay evidence, negative, adverse, and discriminatory, nor any of my personal information disclosed or my alleged involvement with the alleged debt by another person ( Progressive ). XXXX XXXX XXXX and all credit reporting agencies must adhere to my consumers right to privacy. 

Per 15 USC 1681a ( e ), The term investigative consumer report means a consumer report or portion thereof in which information on a consumers character, general reputation, personal characteristics, or mode of living is obtained through personal interviews with neighbors, friends, or associates of the consumer reported on or with others with whom he is acquainted or who may have knowledge concerning any such items of information. However, such information shall not include specific factual information on a consumers credit record obtained directly from a creditor of the consumer or from a consumer reporting agency when such information was obtained directly from a creditor of the consumer or from the consumer. All credit reporting agencies are mandated by federal law to verify consumer information by issuing an investigative consumer report that adheres to 15 USC 1681a ( e ).

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation