Consumer complaint received 2024-03-29
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Account information incorrect
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (TX)

I recently obtained a copy of my credit report and identified an inaccurate listing of a repossession. I firmly believe this information is incorrect and should be removed immediately based on 15 U.S. Code 1681o - Civil liability for negligent noncompliance. 

Your reporting agency has failed to maintain reasonable procedures in your operations to assure maximum possible accuracy in the credit information they report and may be liable under 15 U.S.C. 1692g validation of debt. Also, in XXXX XXXX Equifax Information Services LLC ( XXXX XXXX XXXX ), your reporting agency may be liable for false reporting. Credit reporting laws ensure that bureaus report only 100 % accurate credit information. 

XXXX XXXX XXXX - XXXX {$20000.00} XX/XX/XXXX Specific details of the repossession in question : 1.Please explain to me what your representatives uncovered to lead them to believe that you are reporting this item as it legally should be reported? 
2.What certified documents were reviewed to conclude your investigation? 
3.Please provide a complete copy of all the information that was transmitted to the data furnisher as part of the investigation. 
4.What did it cost your company to obtain the documents needed to complete your investigation? 
5.Please provide proof of your timely procurement of certified documents. 
6.Did you speak directly to any agent of the company that was reporting the information to confirm the accuracy of what you are reporting? 
7.If yes to above : a.Who did you speak to? 
b.On what date? 
c.How long was the conversation? 
d.What was their position? 
e.What telephone number did you call? 
f. What is the name of the employee of your company that spoke directly to the above party? 
g.What is the position of the employee of your company that spoke directly to the above party? 
h.How long has that employee been employed by your company? 
i.What formal training was provided to this employee to investigate items of this kind? 
j.Was there any email or written communication between members of your company and the above party? 
8.If so, please provide copies of all correspondence ; supply copies of any and all conclusive documentation to prove that you have in fact conducted a reasonable investigation of the account in question. 
9.Provide the date of the commencement of delinquency 10.Provide the SPECIFIC date reporting that these items will cease I request a thorough investigation of this matter to verify its accuracy. Should the repossession be found inaccurate or unsubstantiated, it should be deleted from my credit report. Failure to do so might expose the agency to civil liability for negligent noncompliance under the afore mentioned statute. 

I wrote to the creditors requesting an investigation into items that I believed were fraud, inaccurate, and falsely reported. To this date I have not received a response. Not only do I believe this to be a stall tactic on their part to grant an additional 30 days to comply with my original request, but I believe it to be a blatant violation of 15 U.S. Code 1681i - Procedure in case of disputed accuracy.

Under the provisions of the FCRA, I expect a response within 30 days of this letter 's receipt. If the investigation determines that the repossession is in error or can not be verified, I kindly request that you promptly remove it from my credit report and notify me of the correction. 

Thank you for your attention to this matter, and I trust that you will handle this dispute with the urgency and seriousness it deserves.