Consumer complaint received 2023-12-20
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem — Was not notified of investigation status or results
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (MD)

To Equifax, 15 USC 1692 - FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT ( FDCPA ), and the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ) subsection listed below. 

( 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. 

Page 18 | 43 605. Requirements relating to information contained in consumer reports [ 15 U.S.C. 1681c ] a ) Information excluded from consumer reports. Except as authorized under subsection ( b ) of this section, no consumer reporting agency may make any consumer report containing any of the following items of information : ( 6 ) The name, address, and telephone number of any medical information furnisher that has notified the agency of its status, unless ( A ) such name, address, and telephone number are restricted or reported using codes that do not identify, or provide information sufficient to infer, the specific provider or the nature of such services, products, or devices to a person other than the consumer ; or ; ( B ) the report is being provided to an insurance company for a purpose relating to engaging in the business of insurance other than property and casualty insurance. 

( 7 ) and Consumer Protection Act. (???? that had been characterized as delinquent, charged off, or in collection if the consumer reporting agency has actual knowledge that the information is related to a veterans medical debt and the consumer reporting agency is in compliance with its obligation under section 302 ( c ) ( 5 ) of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act.

Below is a summary of the data in which I am challenging : 1. 15 U.S. Code 1650 Preveninting unfair and deceptive private educational lending practices elimination conflicts of interest XXXXXXXX XXXX  Account Number : XXXX  Please remove it from my credit report. 

XXXX. The following personal information is incorrect Account Number : Former : XXXX XXXX XXXX. The following personal information is incorrect Account Number : Previous Address ( es ) : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX WASHINGTON, DC XXXX XXXX. The following personal information is incorrect Account Number : Previous Address ( es ) : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, PA XXXX I demand that any wrong, incomplete, or unsupported material be deleted from the content that was never certified to be conformity with reporting standards. The preceding data was never proven to be exact, complete, up to date, or validated, and I require any documentation confirming compliance with reporting obligations and any consumer legislation. 

Since I attached my form of PROOF OF IDENTIFICATION, PROOF OF ADDRESS, & SOCIAL SECURITY CARD, several times! This complaint lists someone that your company should recognize as their customer or their customers authorized representative. 

I request that you send me a validation of all debts according to XXXX, if you can not do that then you must remove. 

****IMPORTANT **** PLEASE don't respond to my request by saying that these accounts have been verified by the information provider. SEND ME COPIES OF THE DOCUMENTS THAT YOU HAVE RETAINED IN YOUR FILES THAT YOUR COMPANY USED TO VERIFY THE accuracy OF THESE DISPUTED ACCOUNTS. 

Thank you! 

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