Consumer complaint received 2023-07-15
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: VA
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:
XXXX Account # : XXXX I have recently been informed that there is a negative claim on my consumer report reported by XXXX Account # : XXXX and under my Social Security number. Upon reviewing a copy of my consumer report, I see an entry listing I have {$200.00} Charge-Off with major inaccurate information and it is affecting my consumer report. 

This account is reporting inaccurate due to no reported monthly payment amount, the date open is inaccurate, the term duration is inaccurate, the high credit limit amount is inaccurate, the credit limit is inaccurate, the last reported date is inaccurate, and the last active & last payment date is inaccurate. 

Therefore, I am now formally requesting method of verification according to the XXXX XXXX Compliance standards. Any automated response, or E-Oscar verification is unacceptable. 

This listed item is entirely inaccurate and incomplete and must be deleted. 

Furthermore, if at any time during your investigation the above account is verified by XXXX. I requested method of verification pursuant to the FCRA, including the name of the person with whom you spoke, who has firsthand knowledge of the account in question. 

15 U.S.C 6802 ( B ) ( 1 ) A financial institution may not disclose nonpublic personal information to a nonaffiliated third party unless ( A ) such financial institution clearly and conspicuously discloses to the consumer, in writing or in electronic form or other form permitted by the regulations prescribed under section 6804 of this title, that such information may be disclosed to such third party ; ( B ) the consumer is given the opportunity, before the time that such information is initially disclosed, to direct that such information not be disclosed to such third party ; and ( C ) the consumer is given an explanation of how the consumer can exercise that nondisclosure option.

15 U.S.C. 1681 Section 602 A. States I have the right to privacy. 15 USC 1681 ( A ) ( 4 ) 15 U.S.C. 1681 Section 604 A Section 02 : It also states a consumer reporting agency can not furnish an account without written instructions. 15 USC 1681b ( A ) ( 2 ) 15 U.S.C. 1681c. ( A ) ( 5 ) Section : It states no consumer reporting agency may make any consumer report containing any of the following items of information. Any other adverse item of information, other than records of convictions of crimes which antedates the report by more than seven years.

15 U.S.C. 1692 ( C ) ( C ) ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( C ) If a consumer notifies a debt collector in writing that the consumer refuses to pay a debt or that the consumer wishes the debt collector to cease further communication with the consumer, the debt collector shall not communicate further with the consumer with respect to such debt, except ( 1 ) to advise the consumer that the debt collectors further efforts are being terminated ; ( 2 ) to notify the consumer that the debt collector or creditor may invoke specified remedies which are ordinarily invoked by such debt collector or creditor ; or ( 3 ) where applicable, to notify the consumer that the debt collector or creditor intends to invoke a specified remedy.

15 U.S.C. 1681s-2 ( A ) ( 1 ) 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.

15 U.S.C. 1681i ( 5 ) ( A ) ( I ) If, after any reinvestigation under paragraph ( 1 ) of any information disputed by a consumer, an item of the information is found to be inaccurate or incomplete or can not be verified, the consumer reporting agency shall promptly delete that item of information from the file of the consumer, or modify that item of information, as appropriate, based on the results of the reinvestigation.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief