Consumer complaint received 2023-10-06
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: AL
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports
Sub-product: Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report
Sub-issue: Reporting company used your report improperly

Complaint:
The Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ) is all about making sure credit reporting is fair and accurate. When there are violations under the FCRA, it messes up the banking system, which relies on accurate credit reports. Unfair credit reporting can also shake people 's trust in the system. So, if any of my accounts get reported without my permission, that's basically identity theft, and it's a breach of my privacy since I should have control over what's listed. Luckily, there are laws like 15 U.S. Code 1681b ( 2 ) and 15 U.S. Code 1681c-2 that protects me.

This is a violation of both 15 U.S. Code 1681b ( 2 ) and 15 U.S. Code 1681c-2. This leads to civil liability against the credit reporting agency for negligent and willful noncompliance under 15 U.S. Code 1681n, which allows for {$1000.00} per violation, for accounts listed without my expressed written consent. These accounts are not related to any transactions made by me, the consumer.

I still never gave them no written content to furnish these fraudulent inquiries/inaccurate accounts/late payments. They also violated 15 USC 1681i 5 & 7 and verified these accounts and violated 15 USC 1681a ( 2 ) ( B ). The law states that any authorization or approval of a specific extension of credit directly or indirectly by the issuer of a credit card or similar device are not supposed to be included in a consumer report, and this reported information was an EXPERIENCE of mine.

Also, this company violated 15 USC 1681a ( 2 ) ( b ) which states that a consumer report does not include any authorization or approval of a specific extension of credit directly or indirectly by the issuer of a credit card or similar device.

An exclusion means that is it not supposed to be on there. Additionally, a credit card is defined in the Truth and Lending Act q5 uSc 1602 ( l ) - the term credit card means any card, plate, coupon book or other credit device existing for the purpose of obtaining money, property, labor, or services on credit. Any card is referring to the fact that my credit card or social security number in this context was used when I did business, because my social security number was used to extend credit to myself in this transaction.

Consumer Reporting Agencies have assumed a vital role in assembling and evaluating consumer credit and other information on consumers.

There is a need to insure that consumer reporting agencies exercise their grave responsibilities with fairness, impartiality, and a respect for the consumers right to privacy. Also, it is required that consumer reporting agencies adopt reasonable procedures for meeting the needs of commerce for consumer credit, personnel, insurance, and other information in a manner which is fair and equitable to the consumer, with regard to the confidentiality, accuracy, relevancy, and proper utilization of such information. 

They did not follow reasonable procedures to meet my needs as a consumer nor do what is fair and equitable to me, the consumer. Most importantly, this company did not exercise their grave responsibility by respecting my right to privacy, as a consumer.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief