Consumer complaint received 2024-05-10
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. (FL)

The Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ) is all about making sure credit reporting is fair and accurate. When there are violations under the FCRA, it messes up the banking system, which relies on accurate credit reports. Unfair credit reporting can also shake people 's trust in the system.

These results came back verified, meaning this company did not do what is fair and equitable to me, the consumer. I still never gave them my authorized written consent to furnish my information, which is a violation of 15 USC 1681b ( 2 ). Also in the FCRA, the law states in 15 USC 1681a ( 2 ) ( A ) ( i ) the term consumer report does not include any report containing information solely as to transactions or experiences between the consumer and the person making the report ; Clearly, exclusion means something that is not supposed to be included. The law states that transactions or experiences between the consumer and the person making the report are not supposed to be included in a consumer report, and this reported information was an EXPERIENCE of mine This company also violated 18 USC 1028A, which states : Whoever, during and in relation to any felony violation enumerated in subsection ( c ), knowingly transfers, possesses, or uses, without lawful authority, a means of identification of another person shall, in addition to the punishment provided for such felony, be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 2 years.

I have not given them permission to access my credit profile and they have no permissible purpose by law to contact third parties with my private or personal information. They have knowingly transferred, possessed, or used, without lawful authority, a means of identification of me, which is a felony punishable up to 2 years of imprisonment, in addition to civil liability. This has resulted in emotional and financial stress for me Consumer Reporting Agencies have assumed a vital role in assembling and evaluating consumer credit and other information on consumers. There is a need to insure that consumer reporting agencies exercise their grave responsibilities with fairness, impartiality, and a respect for the consumers right to privacy. Also, it is required that consumer reporting agencies adopt reasonable procedures for meeting the needs of commerce for consumer credit, personnel, insurance, and other information in a manner which is fair and equitable to the consumer, with regard to the confidentiality, accuracy, relevancy, and proper utilization of such information. They did not follow reasonable procedures to meet my needs as a consumer nor do what is fair and equitable to me, the consumer. Most importantly, this company did not exercise their grave responsibility by respecting my right to privacy, as a consumer.

consumer, fair and accurate credit reporting. This leads to violations of the FCRA >15 USC 1681n : ( a ) In general Any person who willfully fails to comply with any requirement imposed under this subchapter with respect to any consumer is liable to that consumer in an amount equal to the sum of ( 1 ) ( B ) in the case of liability of a natural person for obtaining a consumer report under false pretenses or knowingly without a permissible purpose, actual damages sustained by the consumer as a result of the failure or {$1000.00}, whichever is greater ; And 15 USC 1681o : ( a ) In general Any person who is negligent in failing to comply with any requirement imposed under this subchapter with respect to any consumer is liable to that consumer in an amount equal to the sum of ( 1 ) any actual damages sustained by the consumer as a result of the failure ; and