Consumer complaint received 2023-10-02
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Account status incorrect
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (MI)

Hello Equifax Consumer Reporting Agency : I recently viewed a copy of my credit report, and noticed that you all changed my payment history for [ XXXX XXXX XXXX ] that was reporting " Current '' for the month of XX/XX/XXXX was switched to " 30 Days Late '' for the month of XX/XX/XXXX. 


Not only is it inaccurate your company is in violation of the FCRA and Metro2 Compliance and reporting violation. 15 USC 1681a ( d ) ( 2 ) ( A ) ( i ) ( 2 ) EXCLUSIONS.Except as provided in paragraph ( 3 ), the term consumer report does not include ( A ) subject to section 1681s3 of this title, any ( i ) report containing information solely as to transactions or experiences between the consumer and the person making the report ; On { XX/XX/XXXX } you reported transactions from account # to my consumer report. The above section 15 USC 1681a ( d ) ( 2 ) ( A ) ( i ) clearly states that transactions between the consumer and the person/ Corporation making the report is not included on the consumer reports yet you are reporting this information to my consumer reports! 

The reporting of excluded information pursuant 15 USC 1681a ( d ) ( 2 ) ( A ) ( i ) to a consumer report is Clear violation of Metro2 compliance! Provide me with the Metro2 compliance disclosure on reporting transactions to a consumer reporting agency. I need the transactions reporting " Late '' for the month of [ XX/XX/XXXX ] deleted from my consumer report effective immediately. Now before you think to reply with validated, let 's be clear I am not asking you to validate or verify anything. Further more 15 USC 1666b ( a ) ( a ) TIME TO MAKE PAYMENTS A creditor may not treat a payment on a credit card and or loan account under an open end consumer credit plan as late for any purpose. I need the above inaccurate transaction deleted from my consumer report.

15 U.S. Code 1681s2 - Responsibilities of furnishers of information to consumer reporting agencies ( a ) DUTY OF FURNISHERS OF INFORMATION TO PROVIDE ACCURATE INFORMATION1 ) PROHIBITION ( A ) Reporting information with actual knowledge of errors 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. Duty : a moral or legal obligation ; a responsibility Accurate : correct in all details ; exact. PROHIBITION : a law or regulation forbidding something 15 USC 1681 s-2 Says you are a furnisher of information to a consumer reporting agency. 

You ARE PROHIBITED BY LAW to furnish inaccurate information 15 USC 1681 s-2 ( a ) ( 1 ) ( A ) 15 U.S. Code 1681s2 ( a ) DUTY OF FURNISHERS OF INFORMATION TO PROVIDE ACCURATE INFORMATION1 ) PROHIBITION ( B ) Reporting information after notice and confirmation of errors A person shall not furnish information relating to a consumer to any consumer reporting agency if ( i ) the person has been notified by the consumer, at the address specified by the person for such notices, that specific information is inaccurate ; and ( ii ) the information is, in fact, inaccurate. In conclusion I have shown you and you have been put on notice that you are reporting inaccurate information. The information is, in fact, inaccurate. The continued reporting of this inaccurate information is a clear violation of the Law 15 USC 1681 s-2 of your responsibilities as a furnisher of information. You have caused me and my family severe harm due to your negligence and inaccurate reporting. This is a final opportunity to Cure and DELETE This Erroneous, inaccurate late payment from my Consumer report. YOU HAVE 10 Calendar days to DELETE THIS LATE PAYMENT ACCOUNT FROM MY CONSUMER REPORT or I will take legal action for consumer law violation. 

Failure to respond satisfactorily with deletion of the above referenced 30 Day Late account, and send out a free copy of my report after the changes have been made will result in legal actions being taken against your company, for which I will also be seeking {$1000.00} per violation for : 1.Defamation of Character ( per se ) 2.Fair Debt Collections Practices Act 15 USC 1692g violations 3.Fair Credit Reporting Act 15USC 1681 violations for willful noncompliance-616. Civil liability for willful noncompliance [ 15 U.S.C. 1681n ].

Thank You.