Consumer complaint received 2022-09-30
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem — Investigation took more than 30 days
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.

Complaint:
My request for a line by line investigation of the following accounts did not correct the problems In accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting act. I am requesting a reinvestigation of the following accounts because I know that an proper and accurate investigation was not conducted. These accounts have violated my federally protected consumer rights a proper investigation was not done : XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX Account # XXXX XXXXXXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX, XXXX XXXX Account # XXXX XXXXXXXX, XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX Account # XXXXXXXX I expect both XXXX XXXX accounts to be addressed and reinvestigated. Only one XXXX XXXX account was addressed in a previous complaint. In 15 U.S. Code 1681i - Procedure in case of disputed accuracy, ( a ) Reinvestigations of Disputed Information, ( 5 ) Treatment of Inaccurate or Unverifiable Information, and ( D ) the Automated reinvestigation system states that Any consumer reporting agency that compiles and maintains files on consumers on a nationwide basis shall implement an automated system through which furnishers of information to that consumer reporting agency may report the results of a reinvestigation that finds incomplete or inaccurate information in a consumers file to other such consumer reporting agencies. This was not done with any of my accounts. These accounts do not show that a proper investigation was completed, nor are the results accurate and fair credit reporting. My federally protected consumer rights to privacy and confidentiality under 15 U.S. Code 1692c ( a ) Without the prior consent of the consumer given directly to the debt collector or the express permission of a court of competent jurisdiction, a debt collector may not communicate with a consumer in connection with the collection of any debt. 15 USC 1681 Congressional findings and statement of purpose. 1681i, Procedure in case of disputed accuracy. ( 2 ) Prompt Notice of Dispute to Furnisher of Information ; ( 5 ) Treatment of Inaccurate OR Unverifiable Information ( A ) In general, If, after any reinvestigation under paragraph ( 1 ) of any information disputed by a consumer, an item of the information is found to be inaccurate or incomplete or can not be verified, the consumer reporting agency shall ( i ) Promptly delete that item of information from the file of the consumer, or modify that item or information, as appropriate, based on the results of the reinvestigation ; and ( ii ) Promptly notify the furnisher of that information that the information has been modified or deleted from the file of the consumer. 15 U.S.C. 1681i, Procedure in case of disputed accuracy. ( E ) Duty of person after receiving notice of dispute. After receiving a notice of dispute from a consumer pursuant to subparagraph ( d ), the person that provided the information in dispute to a consumer reporting agency shall ( iv ) If the investigation finds that the information reported was inaccurate, promptly notify each consumer reporting agency to which the person furnished the inaccurate information of that determination and provide to the agency and correction to that information that is necessary to make the information provided by the person accurate.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation