Consumer complaint received 2024-01-17
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. (CA)

XXXX, XXXX, and Equifax continue to report late payments on the account XXXX XXXX XXXX which is inaccurate. Who gave XXXX, XXXX, and Equifax permission to report this account as late? The credit bureaus play a vital role in commerce and as a consumer I have the right to credit in which I am being denied due to the inaccurate reporting of these late payments. Neither credit bureau has sent me notice to opt out of these alleged late payments furthermore I have no knowledge of ever giving my expressed or written consent to report this financial account. 
( a ) In general Subject to subsection ( c ), any consumer reporting agency may furnish a consumer report under the following circumstances and no other : ( 1 ) In response to the order of a court having jurisdiction to issue such an order, a subpoena issued in connection with proceedings before a Federal grand jury, or a subpoena issued in accordance with section 5318 of title 31 or section 3486 of title 18.

( 2 ) In accordance with the written instructions of the consumer to whom it relates.

A person may not procure or cause to be prepared an investigative consumer report on any consumer unless ( 1 ) it is clearly and accurately disclosed to the consumer that an investigative consumer report including information as to his character, general reputation, personal characteristics, and mode of living, whichever are applicable, may be made, and such disclosure ( A ) is made in a writing mailed, or otherwise delivered, to the consumer, not later than three days after the date on which the report was first requested, and ( B ) includes a statement informing the consumer of his right to request the additional disclosures provided for under subsection ( b ) of this section and the written summary of the rights of the consumer prepared pursuant to section 1681g ( c ) of this title ; and ( 2 ) the person certifies or has certified to the consumer reporting agency that ( A ) the person has made the disclosures to the consumer required by paragraph ( 1 ) ; and ( B ) the person will comply with subsection ( b ).

( b ) Disclosure on request of nature and scope of investigation Any person who procures or causes to be prepared an investigative consumer report on any consumer shall, upon written request made by the consumer within a reasonable period of time after the receipt by him of the disclosure required by subsection ( a ) ( 1 ), make a complete and accurate disclosure of the nature and scope of the investigation requested. This disclosure shall be made in a writing mailed, or otherwise delivered, to the consumer not later than five days after the date on which the request for such disclosure was received from the consumer or such report was first requested, whichever is the later.

( c ) Limitation on liability upon showing of reasonable procedures for compliance with provisions No person may be held liable for any violation of subsection ( a ) or ( b ) of this section if he shows by a preponderance of the evidence that at the time of the violation he maintained reasonable procedures to assure compliance with subsection ( a ) or ( b ).