Consumer complaint received 2024-08-09
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Report provided to employer without your written authorization
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (NY)

If you continue to disregard my demands for compliant reporting practices, I will consider this letter as an official notice prior to my petition for a writ of review in civil court. As the injured consumer of your inadequate reporting practices, I contest your assumed reporting privileges for any and all of your challenged claims in this consumer complaint. I demand that you demonstrate your compliance with state and federal reporting mandates, including the FCBA, FCRA, ECOA, and any applicable laws in my state. I am concerned that your claims may not adhere to industry standards for legal and ethical reporting, particularly in relation to the Metro 2 Data-filled Field Formatted Reporting Standards, per CDIA.

Upon reviewing my personal consumer credit report, I have noticed questionable and/or inadequately reported data in my file at your company 's office. I am confused as to how and why this information has been populated or repopulated into my credit report profile, and whether or not I received the required 5-day notice of its return to reporting. Per the FCRA, any item previously removed can not be reinserted into a consumer 's credit report without written notice to the injured consumer within five business days. I have not received such notice, nor have I received any evidence of the accuracy and completeness of your reported claims. Your failure to remove these claims is a violation of my consumer rights and is unjust. 

Your agency is in violation of the law! According to 15 U.S.C. 1681 Section 602 ( a ), I have the right to privacy. Additionally, 15 U.S.C. 1681 Section 604 ( a ) ( 2 ) states that a consumer reporting agency can not furnish an account without my written consent. Furthermore, 15 U.S.C. 1681c ( a ) ( 5 ) specifies that no consumer reporting agency may include any adverse information in a consumer report, other than records of convictions of crimes, that is older than seven years.

Under 15 U.S.C. 1681s-2 ( a ) ( 1 ), it is stated that a person shall not furnish any information related to a consumer to a consumer reporting agency if they know or have reasonable cause to believe that the information is inaccurate. 

Delete this information immediately! 

I regret to inform you that my rights are being violated due to the discrepancies found in your reporting practices, as specified in the accompanying document. I must express my disappointment as the document provided lacks completeness and fails to meet the standards I expect. It is imperative to comply with the legal obligations set forth by the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ) and Metro 2 requirements, which necessitate the truthful, accurate, timely, and comprehensive certification of all aspects of compliance. Failure to adhere to these standards will leave me with no alternative but to escalate these concerns to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ( CFPB ), Federal Trade Commission ( FTC ), and engage the services of my state 's Attorney General.