Consumer complaint received 2017-07-24
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: NJ
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports
Sub-product: Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report
Sub-issue: Public record information inaccurate

Complaint:
Bearing in mind I received my annual credit report, I noticed that there were some erroneous credit inquiries that I did not authorized and it includes entries like a Chapter XXXX Bankruptcy, Chapter XXXX Bankruptcy, and multiple inquiries for credit I did not authorize. I contacted Equifax on XX/XX/XXXX via certified mail about the recently negative information reported by XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, and XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX- XXXX in the file Equifax maintains under my Social Security number. Upon reviewing a copy of my credit report, I see an entry listing Reference Number XXXX states I filed a Chapter XXXX Bankruptcy in XX/XX/XXXX and the Chapter XXXX Bankruptcy was Discharged in XX/XX/XXXX. I perceive theres an entry listing Reference XXXXthat states I filled a Chapter XXXX Bankruptcy in XX/XX/XXXX. I challenged the accuracy, compliance and reportability of this listing. I requested Equifax to please validate this information with XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX  XXXX- XXXX and provide me with copies of any documentation associated with this account, bearing my signature. In the absence of any such documentation bearing my signature, I formally requested that this information be immediately deleted from the credit file that Equifax maintains under my Social Security number. I reminded Equifax that they had 30 days to complete this investigation, as per the Fair Credit Reporting Act Section 611 ( a ) ( 1 ) ( A ), and I am keep careful records of Equifaxs actions, including Equifaxs Method of Verification. I did not consent to XXXX or any means of automated verification. While Equifax conducted their investigation, I contacted the XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX  XXXX- XXXX via certified mail and return mail. In respond to my certified letter, the XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX- XXXX reported that they do not report or verify information with credit bureaus and credit agencies do not contact the Court to verify bankruptcy filing. Therefore, Equifax has willing and knowingly report inaccurate, incomplete, unfair, unverifiable information on my credit file bearing my Social Security number. According to the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ) Section 623 ( a ) ( 3 ) 623 [ 15 U.S.C. 1681s-2 ] ( a ) ( 3 ), states the duty to provide notice of dispute. If the completeness or accuracy of any information furnished by any person to any consumer reporting agency is disputed to such person by a consumer, the person may not furnish the information to any consumer reporting agency without notice that such information is disputed by the consumer. Furthermore, XXXX has not updated my credit file bearing my Social Security number. I went to XXXX XXXX Police  Department in XXXX, XXXX XXXX  to file an Identity Theft report but was denied because there was not a balance from the unauthorized inquiries for credit, Chapter XXXX Bankruptcy, and Chapter XXXX Bankruptcy. Equifax has violated the FCRA and I request that immediate removal ALL unauthorized inquiries, the Chapter XXXX, and Chapter XXXX Bankruptcy as listed from the XXXX XXXX XXXX  XXXX- XXXX XXXX Equifax continues to violates my rights as a consumer and consumers nationwide by means of denying consumers the right of an accurate credit file bearing their Social Security number when willing and knowingly reporting false or inaccurate information on their credit files bearing their Social Security number.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation