Consumer complaint received 2021-09-26
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: TX
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:
" 605B.Block of information resulting from identity theft [ 15 U.S.C. 1681c-2 ] ( a ) Block. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a consumer report- ing agency shall block the reporting of any information in the file of a consumer that the consumer identifies as information that resulted from an alleged identity theft, not later than 4 business days after the date of receipt by such agency of ( 1 ) appropriate proof of the identity of the consumer ; ( 2 ) a copy of an identity theft report ; ( 3 ) the identification of such information by the consumer; and ( 4 ) a statement by the consumer that the information is not information relating to any transaction by the consumer.

( b ) Notification. A consumer reporting agency shall promptly notify the fur- nisher of information identified by the consumer under subsection ( a ) -- ( 1 ) that the information may be a result of identity theft ; ( 2 ) that an identity theft report has been filed ; ( 3 ) that a block has been requested under this section; and ( 4 ) of the effective dates of the block.

( c ) Authority to Decline or Rescind ( 1 ) In general. A consumer reporting agency may decline to block, or may rescind any block, of information relating to a consumer under this sec- tion, if the consumer reporting agency reasonably determines that ( A ) the information was blocked in error or a block was requested by the consumer in error ; ( B ) the information was blocked, or a block was requested by the consumer, on the basis of a material misrepresentation of fact by the consumer relevant to the request to block ; or ( C ) the consumer obtained possession of goods, services, or money as a result of the blocked transaction or transactions. 
( 2 ) Notification to consumer. If a block of information is declined or rescinded under this subsection, the affected consumer shall be noti- fied promptly, in the same manner as consumers are notified of the reinsertion of information under section 611 ( a ) ( 5 ) ( B ).

( 3 ) Significance of block. For purposes of this subsection, if a consumer reporting agency rescinds a block, the presence of information in the file of a consumer prior to the blocking of such information is not evidence of whether the consumer knew or should have known that the consumer obtained possession of any goods, services, or money as a result of the block. '' XXXX and discover have both been given a valid ID theft report and valid verifying identification. I recieved no benefit from transactions made by a third party which was fraudulently opened by a third party using my information. This will be the third time XXXX has been given an id theft report, and has taken zero action to protect me from idtheft. Please follow the fcra or explain why you are not following it. The same request is being made of discover as well, who at this time per the attached letter refuses to follow the fcra in responding it will take up to 90 days to respond. The fcra gives them 5 days. I will also once again attach a copy the id theft report an Id.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation