Consumer complaint received 2024-03-04
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Account information incorrect
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (HI)

Im writing to hopefully finally solve these long-standing issues on my consumer reports concerning these furnishers of information not following the consumer laws that protect us as US citizens and consumers when furnishing anything on my consumer reports.

These companies are furnishing inaccurate information on my consumer reports in the form of charge-offs listed below. 
XXXX XXXX XXXX - Account Number # XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX- Account NUmber # XXXX NOTICE TO AGENT IS NOTICE TO PRINCIPAL NOTICE TO PRINCIPAL IS NOTICE TO AGENT The reporting of such inaccurate information has caused severe damage to my character, my reputation, my general mode of living, and my ability to obtain credit for personal and business purposes. 
You and your inaccurate reporting have damaged my livelihood. 

15 U.S. Code 1681s-2 : Responsibilities of furnishers of information to consumer reporting agencies ( a ) The duty of furnishers of information to provide accurate information 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 As Defined by The IRS Even if you didn't receive a Form 1099-C, you must report canceled debt as gross income on your tax return. 


The IRS clearly defines a CHARGE-OFFS as gross or ordinary income, INCOME DOES NOT GET REPORTED ON THE CONSUMER REPORT which in fact makes your reporting of this account inaccurate! 




By Definition The IRS clearly states that a cancelled debt or a charge-off is income. The reporting of this account as a debt is inaccurate. 
15 USC 1681 s-2 Says you as a furnisher of information to a consumer reporting agency ARE PROHIBITED BY LAW to furnish inaccurate information. I demand you to Cease and Desist the reporting of incorrect/ inaccurate information immediately.

15 USC 1681 s-2 ( a ) ( 1 ) ( A ) 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 You are hereby put on NOTICE that you are furnishing incorrect inaccurate information. 

And also the lenders in this case XXXX XXXX and XXXX XXXX  must file Form 1099-C and send me a copy if the amount of debt canceled is {$600.00} or more and the lender is a financial institution, credit union , federal government agency, or other applicable entity as discussed earlier in XXXX  XXXX. 
The above paragraph is taken directly from the IRS XXXX  publication. 
SEND ME MY FORM 1099-C that you should have sent when you Filled the account as a canceled debt. 
My Address is listed below! 


15 U.S. Code 1681s2 ( a ) Duty of furnishers of information to provide accurate information 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 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 account from my Consumer report. 


YOU HAVE 10 Calendar days to DELETE THIS ACOOUNT FROM MY CONSUMER REPORTS!