davidheineman/consumer-finance-complaints-large huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 2024-07-03
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Credit inquiries on your report that you don't recognize
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (NY)

I am writing to formally lodge a complaint against the three major credit reporting agencies : XXXX, Equifax, and XXXX, for violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ) and for reporting inaccurate information on my credit report. 

XXXX Violation : Non-mailable Address : XXXX has listed a non-mailable address on my credit report : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX  XXXX, XXXX, NY XXXX. This is not my address and needs to be removed immediately. 
Equifax Violation : Incorrect Spelling of Employer : Equifax has incorrectly listed the spelling of my employer as " XXXX XXXX. '' The correct spelling is " XXXX XXXX. '' This incorrect information needs to be corrected immediately. 
According to 15 USC 1681 Congressional findings and statement of purpose ( a ) ( XXXX ), it states : " The banking system is dependent upon fair and accurate credit reporting. Inaccurate credit reports directly impair the efficiency of the banking system, and unfair credit reporting methods undermine the public confidence which is essential to the continued functioning of the banking system. '' As these agencies are reporting inaccurate information, I have the right to have them removed and corrected. 

Unauthorized Inquiries : XXXX, Equifax, and XXXX have also allowed items to be placed on my credit report without my permission. There are a large number of inquiries that have been furnished on my credit report that I do not recognize and have not given my written permission to add. This constitutes inaccurate reporting backed by 15 USC 1681b Permissible Purposes. I noticed these unauthorized inquiries on my report in XX/XX/year> and have since filed a report with the FTC regarding these unauthorized actions. 

Failure to Correct Information : According to 15 USC 1681i ( a ) ( 1 ) ( A ), credit reporting agencies are required to conduct a reasonable reinvestigation of disputed information within 30 days. A month ago, I tried to have these items removed, but the failure of these agencies to correct the misinformation on my report in a timely manner violates this code. 

Requirement to Follow Procedures : Under 15 USC 1681e ( b ), credit reporting agencies must follow reasonable procedures to assure maximum possible accuracy of the information concerning the individual about whom the report relates. The presence of incorrect addresses and misspelled employer names indicates a breach of this obligation.

I request that these inaccuracies be investigated and corrected promptly. Furthermore, I seek the removal of any unauthorized inquiries and a review of my credit report to ensure all information is accurate and fair as per the guidelines set forth by the FCRA.

All inccorect addresses, spellings and inquiries I wish to be removed are attached and highlight.
Consumer complaint received 2024-07-03
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (LA)

These can be combined On my credit report, you have shown incorrect accounts that should not be there at all. This is not only unjust to me, but it's also concerning, because I've never done or made any of the things you accuse me of. If you don't look into these accounts, I'll take legal action against you.
Consumer complaint received 2024-07-03
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (FL)

I am writing to file a formal complaint regarding the inaccurate reporting of a late payment on my credit report by credit bureaus. The presence of this late payment inaccurately reflects my payment history, as I have consistently paid my bills on time. This discrepancy constitutes a billing error, violating my rights under the Fair Credit Billing Act, 15 USC 1666B. According to this law, consumers have the right to dispute and seek correction of billing errors, which include inaccuracies in payment reporting.
Consumer complaint received 2024-07-03
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (GA)

I am sending this correspondence to address significant concerns regarding the accuracy of my credit report Your failure to positively verify these accounts has hurt my ability to obtain credit. Under the FCRA, unverifiable accounts must be removed and if you are unable to provide me a copy of verifiable proof, you must delete immediately the account accounts listed below. 
Pursuant to the FCRA, a consumer report does not include any report containing information solely about transactions or experiences between the consumer and the person making the report. Any reporting of late payments or derogatory statuses is a direct violation of 15 USC 1681a ( d ) ( 1 ) as that information pertains to experiences any continuation of providing negative information required by section FCRA 605B ( 15 U.S.C. 1681c-2 ) a copy of which is enclosed which states that this information must be removed within four business days of receipt, I am requesting that the adverse information on the items be removed to correct my credit report. 

Please investigate these matters and remove the disputed items as soon as possible.
Consumer complaint received 2024-07-03
Product: Debt collection — I do not know
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed — Debt was result of identity theft
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (AZ)

Could you please take a moment to review and examine the attached documents? I believe your expertise will be invaluable in ensuring their accuracy and completeness. Your feedback and insights would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time and consideration in this matter.
Consumer complaint received 2024-07-03
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Personal information incorrect
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (IL)

I looked at my report on XX/XX/year> and noticed my personal information was incorrect. The incorrect information is my name. I spoke directly with Equifax and this information should have been updated per the conversion from XXXX XXXX XXXX to XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX. However, weeks later and nothing has changed. I dont know what else to do. Can you look into this matter. Update the information asap!
Consumer complaint received 2024-07-03
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Information belongs to someone else
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (AZ)

Could you please take a moment to review and examine the attached documents? I believe your expertise will be invaluable in ensuring their accuracy and completeness. Your feedback and insights would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time and consideration in this matter.
Consumer complaint received 2024-07-03
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem — Their investigation did not fix an error on your report
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (IL)

I have consistently maintained on-time payments, so I find it perplexing to discover an error in my credit report. I am seeking precise and updated records that accurately reflect my timely payments for those accounts.
Consumer complaint received 2024-07-03
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Account status incorrect
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (VA)

Around XX/XX/XXXX I submitted a dispute for inaccurate reporting on my credit report. I then received two letters one from XXXX XXXX and one from XXXX ( report number XXXX ) XXXX stating that the disputes letters that I sent out didnt appear to be from me or to be authorized I then sent in another letter .Right now theyre not providing anything to validate the late payments, two theyre not even adding in the comments that consumer disputes, and theyre not updating last verified.
Consumer complaint received 2024-07-03
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Account information incorrect
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (AZ)

Could you please take a moment to review and examine the attached documents? I believe your expertise will be invaluable in ensuring their accuracy and completeness. Your feedback and insights would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time and consideration in this matter.
Consumer complaint received 2024-07-03
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem — Their investigation did not fix an error on your report
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (FL)

Under 15 U.S. Code 1681s-2, which outlines responsibilities of information furnishers to credit reporting agencies, you failed to mark this account as disputed within the required 30-day period. This oversight constitutes a violation of this provision.

Given this violation and my rights under the statute, I request immediate correction of this matter.
Consumer complaint received 2024-07-03
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (NC)

I sent some letters to the credit bureaus regarding inaccurate items on my credit report. My letters have been disregarded and Ive been receiving letters stating Im using a 3rd party. I have attached my ID and letters to this complaint for your review.
Consumer complaint received 2024-07-01
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Information belongs to someone else
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (NY)

This is my 4th endeavor that I am a victim of identity theft and I write to dispute certain items in my file resulting from the crime. The items I am disputing do not relate to any transactions obtaining any possession of goods, services or money that I have made or authorized. Please remove the reporting of any information in my credit file that resulted from an alleged identity theft. 
XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX
Consumer complaint received 2024-07-03
Product: Debt collection — I do not know
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed — Debt is not yours
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (TX)

I want to stress that I did not give written permission for these specific transactions to be included in my consumer report. At no point did I authorize these entries, and their presence on my report is unwarranted. Consequently, I am formally requesting that these accounts be blocked and removed from my report immediately. 

It is important to clarify that this request is not due to any error or negligence on my part. There has been no oversight or misunderstanding on my end. Instead, this issue arises solely from the fact that I did not explicitly authorize the inclusion of these transactions in my report. I am diligent about maintaining the accuracy and privacy of my financial records, and these unauthorized entries compromise that integrity. 

I trust that you will handle this matter with the urgency and seriousness it deserves. Please confirm the removal of these transactions from my report as soon as possible. Thank you for your prompt attention to this issue.
Consumer complaint received 2024-07-03
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Account status incorrect
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (IL)

My account with XXXX & XXXX XXXX  was never late! I have had exceptional payment history witH XXXX  XXXX and all payments were placed on Autopay. This late payment that is reporting is a result on a systematic error on their end processing my payment. 


This was clearly a billing error made my the company and is not a reflection of my payment experience which violates USC Code 1681eb. This error has caused severe hard to my reputation, my character, my mode of living and to my family!

I demand the late payment reported in 60 days to be removed.

They are not in compliance with the following law. 15 USC 1666b and its requirements set the standards and the guidance for a creditor to treat a payment as late, yet they are reporting a payment as late and they did not comply with the law!

15 USC 1666b ( a ) Time to make payments A creditor may not treat a payment on a credit card account under an open end consumer credit plan as late for any purpose, unless the creditor has adopted reasonable procedures designed to ensure that each periodic statement including the information required by section 1637 ( b ) of this title is mailed or delivered to the consumer not later than 21 days before the payment due date. 


XXXX & XXXX XXXX Never Sent the periodic statement along with the disclosures from section 1637 ( b ).

I have requested proof that this information was mailed or delivered 21 days before the payment due date and this information was requested in good faith pursuant rule 1002 and It was never provided.

This is unfair, illegal, fraudulent, and not equitable to me as a consumer!

Delete the late payments from my consumer reports 8
Consumer complaint received 2024-07-03
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem — Their investigation did not fix an error on your report
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (FL)

I have submitted multiple disputes regarding these accounts that is reporting inaccurately on my credit report. I have also submitted multiple reports regarding the account that needs to be updated These companies have refused to do work on disputes even though they're required by the law to do so. 

Account Name : XXXX XXXX Account Number : XXXX Account Name : XXXX Account Number : XXXX Account Name : XXXX Account Number : XXXX
Consumer complaint received 2024-07-03
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Personal information incorrect
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (NJ)

I'm really not sure what happened. I have mailed off letters to the credit bureaus continuously and thus far I have not gotten a response. My name is XXXX XXXX XXXX and I am filing this complaint for falsely reporting misleading information. There is no third party involved. Please review the uploaded letters.
Consumer complaint received 2024-07-03
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Credit inquiries on your report that you don't recognize
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (FL)

Under FCRA Section 606 ( b ), it is illegal to include information on my credit report without my explicit permission. Additionally, according to 15 U.S. Code 1681b ( a ) ( 2 ), a consumer reporting agency can not furnish an account without my written consent. These provisions are in place to protect consumers from unauthorized and fraudulent activity, ensuring our right to privacy as stated in 15 U.S. Code 1681 ( a ).

The following entries on my credit report were made without my authorization and appear to be fraudulent XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX I did not authorize any of these accounts or transactions. As such, these entries constitute a violation of my rights under the FCRA. I request that you immediately investigate these fraudulent activities and remove the unauthorized entries from my credit report. 

Please provide me with written confirmation of the removal of these items as soon as possible. If you require any additional information to investigate my claim, please contact me at the address or phone number listed above. 


Note i do not want to activate any theft protection at the moment with any of this companies Equifax, XXXX or XXXX DO NOT, I dont see transactions or any accounts actually open except for unauthorized unknown inquiries.
Consumer complaint received 2024-07-03
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (MA)

Dear Sir/Ma'am, Be advised that the description of the procedure used to determine the accuracy and completeness of the information is hereby requested, to be provided within fifteen ( 15 ) days of the completion of your reinvestigation.

Additionally, please provide the name, address and telephone number of each person contacted regarding this alleged account. I am formally requesting a copy of any documents provided bearing my signature, showing that I have a legally binding contractual obligation to pay them the exact amount claimed.

Any automated response or e-oscar verification is unacceptable and incomplete. I am requesting a reinvestigation AND your Method of Verification. 

Be aware that I am making a final goodwill attempt to have you clear up this matter. The listed item is entirely inaccurate and incomplete, and represents a very serious error in your reporting. 

I am maintaining a careful record of my communications with you for the purpose with you for the purpose of filing a complaint with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Attorney General\ 's office, should you continue in your noncompliance. I further remind you that, as in XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX ), you may be liable for your willful non-compliance.
Consumer complaint received 2024-07-03
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Old information reappears or never goes away
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (CT)

I have received your computer-generated notice informing me that you did not do any action or investigation for the disputes I sent out last time because you think I may have used a third-party credit repair company. Not only do I think this is just your delaying tactics to get an extra 30 days to fulfill my first request, but I also think it's a clear violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Again, please be informed that you are reporting inaccurate and incomplete information on my credit report.
Consumer complaint received 2024-07-03
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem — Their investigation did not fix an error on your report
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (FL)

I have consistently maintained on-time payments, so I find it perplexing to discover an error in my credit report. I am seeking precise and updated records that accurately reflect my timely payments for those accounts.
Consumer complaint received 2023-11-20
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem — Their investigation did not fix an error on your report
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc. (NJ)

ACCORDING TO 15 USC 1681I - EXPERIAN, XXXX, AND XXXX HAVE 30 DAYS TO INVESTIGATE AND SEND ME THE RESULTS. 

In accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting act. These accounts violated my federally protected consumer rights to privacy and confidentiality under 15 USC 1681. 



CLOSED ACCOUNTS : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX # XXXX XXXX # XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX # XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX  # XXXX UNAUTHORIZED INQUIRY : XXXX XX/XX/2023 XXXX 15 U.S.C 1681 section 602 A. States I have the right to privacy.

15 U.S.C 1681 section 604 A Section 2 : It also states a consumer reporting agency can not furnish a account without my written instructions 15 U.S.C 1681c. ( a ) ( 5 ) Section 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 1681s-2 ( A ) ( 1 ) A person shall not furnish any information relating to a consumer to any consumer reporting agency of the person knows or has reasonable cause to believe that the information is inaccurate.
Consumer complaint received 2024-07-03
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (NY)

To Whom It XXXX Concern : I was in the process of applying for new employment and it was brought to my attention that there is some inaccurate information reporting on my credit report.I received a copy of my credit report and to my surprise I saw all these inaccurate items that are not correct. By the way I hope that this does not hinder my ability to obtain employment due to this inaccurate information showing. I was advised by a legal friend of mine that under 15 US Code 1681a section 603 ( k ) ( b ) ( ii ) can be considered an adverse action. 

Therefore I want the following accounts to be updated to the correct amount, date, status, open and closed date, last date of activity and time. 
If you can not complete this request, please delete the accounts immediately. I have provided an exhibit of evidence showing the inaccuracies of my reports. 
Please investigate if every piece of information is correct. If not, please remove it from my credit report. 

1. 15 U.S. CODE 1692G - VALIDATION OF DEBTS XXXX XX/XX/XXXX Account Number : XXXX Please remove it from my credit report. 


2. 15 U.S. CODE 1681I - PROCEDURE IN CASE OF DISPUTED AXX/XX/XXXXccount Number : XXXX Delete this account 3. there is some inaccurate information reporting XXXXXX/XX/XXXXccount Number : XXXX Please remove it from my credit report. 


XXXX. XXXX XXXX CODE XXXX - PERMISSIBLE PURPOSES OF CONSUMER REPORTSXX/XX/XXXXDate of inquiry : XX/XX/year> Please remove it from my credit report.