Consumer complaint received 2021-12-21
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: CA
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 Equifax XX/XX/21, and XX/XX/21 to inform them a. That the XXXX XXXX XXXX account that they have listed is not valid and to request how they've determined the validity of this account. 

I'm now filing a complaint because Equifax continues to infringe on my consumer laws and is in violation of federal laws. I continue to ask for PROOF of how they continue to keep this invalid account on my report and how they are validating it. According to the law 15 U.S. Code 1681i - Procedure in case of disputed accuracy, I'm required to know how they've validated the account which Equifax has not provided me the requested info. 

Here is the law that specifically states I'm required to receive the information that Equifax has received to prove the account is valid.

15 U.S. Code 1681i - Procedure in case of disputed accuracy ( a ) Reinvestigations of disputed information ( XXXX ) Reinvestigation required ( A ) In general Subject to subsection ( f ) and except as provided in subsection ( g ), if the completeness or accuracy of any item of information contained in a consumers file at a consumer reporting agency is disputed by the consumer and the consumer notifies the agency directly, or indirectly through a reseller, of such dispute, the agency shall, free of charge, conduct a reasonable reinvestigation to determine whether the disputed information is inaccurate and record the current status of the disputed information, or delete the item from the file in accordance with paragraph ( 5 ), before the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date on which the agency receives the notice of the dispute from the consumer or reseller.

( 2 ) Prompt notice of dispute to furnisher of information ( A ) In general Before the expiration of the 5-business-day period beginning on the date on which a consumer reporting agency receives notice of a dispute from any consumer or areseller in accordance with paragraph ( 1 ), the agency shall provide notification of the dispute to any person who provided any item of information in dispute, at the address and in the manner established with the person. The notice shall include all relevant information regarding the dispute that the agency has received from theconsumer or reseller. 

( B ) Provision of other information The consumer reporting agency shall promptly provide to the person who provided the information in dispute all relevant information regarding the dispute that is received by the agency from the consumer or the reseller after the period referred to in subparagraph ( A ) and before the end of the period referred to in paragraph ( 1 ) ( A ).

*Here 's the exact law.

( 6 ) Notice of results of reinvestigation ( A ) In general A consumer reporting agency shall provide written notice to a consumer of the results of a reinvestigation under this subsection not later than 5 business days after the completion of the reinvestigation, by mail or, if authorized by the consumer for that purpose, by other means available to the agency. 

( B ) Contents As part of, or in addition to, the notice under subparagraph ( A ), a consumer reporting agency shall provide to a consumer in writing before the expiration of the 5-day period referred to in subparagraph ( A ) ( i ) a statement that the reinvestigation is completed ; ( ii ) a consumer report that is based upon the consumers file as that file is revised as a result of the reinvestigation ; ( 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 ; ( iv ) a notice that the consumer has the right to add a statement to the consumers file disputing the accuracy or completeness of the information ; and ( v ) a notice that the consumer has the right to request under subsection ( d ) that the consumer reporting agency furnish notifications under that subsection.

( 7 ) Description of reinvestigation procedure A consumer reporting agency shall provide to a consumer a description referred to in paragraph ( 6 ) ( B ) ( iii ) by not later than 15 days after receiving a request from theconsumer for that description.

( 8 ) Expedited dispute resolution If a dispute regarding an item of information in a consumers file at a consumer reporting agency is resolved in accordance with paragraph ( 5 ) ( A ) by the deletion of the disputed information by not later than 3 business days after the date on which the agency receives notice of the dispute from the consumer in accordance with paragraph ( 1 ) ( A ), then the agency shall not be required to comply with paragraphs ( 2 ), ( 6 ), and ( 7 ) with respect to that dispute if the agency ( A ) provides prompt notice of the deletion to the consumer by telephone ; ( B ) includes in that notice, or in a written notice that accompanies a confirmation and consumer report provided in accordance with subparagraph ( C ), a statement of the consumers right to request under subsection ( d ) that the agency furnish notifications under that subsection ; and ( C ) provides written confirmation of the deletion and a copy of a consumer report on the consumer that is based on the consumers file after the deletion, not later than XXXX business days after making the deletion. 

Also, there's now a collection on my account from XXXX XXXX XXXX. I never gave anyone the authorization to add anything to my credit report. Nor do I have knowledge of this account. Due to permissible purposes and according to FCRA 15 U.S. Code 1681b ( 2 ) they have no rights by law to place anything on my credit report. And. are in violation of my rights. 

Each violation is fined by {$1000.00}. Unless these items are corrected, I will be pursuing financial remedy. 

I demand that it gets deleted immediately for violation of my right to privacy FCRA 15 U.S. Code 1681b ( 2 ) and you didnt have permissible purpose to furnish this information on my consumer report ; and violation

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation