Consumer complaint received 2023-01-31
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. (WI)

Complaint:
XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, Wisconsin XXXX SS # : XXXX Date of Birth : XX/XX/XXXX Re : This is not a regular dispute. Take action immediately you are in violation. 

Its very obvious that your agency doesnt know what the FCRA is because from the looks of my credit report and all the errors i see you are disregarding it so heres my breakdown.

1.The Fair Credit Reporting Act is the primary federal law that governs the collection and reporting of credit information about consumers. Its rules cover how a consumer 's credit information is obtained, how long it is kept, and how it is shared with othersincluding consumers themselves. 

XXXX. What is a FCRA violation? 

Creditors give reporting agencies inaccurate financial information about you. Reporting agencies mixing up XXXX person 's information with another 's because of similar ( or same ) last name or social security number. Agencies fail to follow guidelines for handling disputes. 

XXXX. My rights under the fair credit reporting act Verify the accuracy of my report when it is required for employment purposes. 
Receive notification if information in my file has been used against me in applying for credit or other transactions. 
XXXX have the bureaus correct and deleteinformation in my report that is incomplete, inaccurate, and unverifiable. 
Remove outdated, negative information ( after XXXX years in most cases, XXXX in the case of bankruptcy ). 
I demand these items be deleted immediately. I entered the items and the outcome I desire below because you are in violation and these items are not 100 % accurate and they are either INACCURATE, Unverifiable and Invalidated.. i recently applied for extended credit and was denied i am in distress because of your mistakes. 

XXXX. The inquiry was not authorized US DEPARTMENT OF EDU Date of inquiry : XX/XX/XXXX Inquiries have reached the statute of limitation. 

XXXX. The inquiry was not authorized XXXX XXXX XXXX Date of inquiry : XX/XX/XXXX Inquiries have reached the statute of limitation. 

XXXX. The inquiry was not authorized US DEPARTMENT OF EDU Date of inquiry : XX/XX/XXXX Inquiries have reached the statute of limitation. 

XXXX. XXXX XXXX A Account Number : XXXX I am surprised by the fact that you were able to verify this account even though the other bureaus could not do that, and they have removed it. Delete this inaccurate account immediately from my credit report. 

XXXX. The following personal information is incorrect Account XXXX : XXXX XXXX - This is not my name. Delete it immediately from my report. 



* Please remove all non-account holding inquiries Please note that you have 30 days to complete this investigation, as per the Fair Credit Reporting Act Section 611 ( a ) ( 1 ) ( A ). Be advised that the description of the procedure used to determine the accuracy and completeness of the information is hereby requested as well, to be provided within ( 5 ) days of the completion of your re-investigation and I am keeping a careful record of your actions, including your XXXX of XXXX. I do not consent to e-Oscar or any means of automated verification. 

Failure to respond satisfactorily within 30 days of receipt of this certified letter XXXX result in a small claims action against your company, seeking {$5000.00} per violation for : XXXX. ) Defamation XXXX. ) Negligent Enablement of XXXX XXXX XXXX. ) Violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act XXXX. ) Financial Injury My contact information is as follows : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, Wisconsin XXXX SSN : SS # : XXXX P.S. Please be aware that dependent upon your response, I XXXX be detailing any potential issues with your company via an online public press release, including documentation of any potential small claims action. I am also including a copy of my complaint to the organizations below : CC : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX of XXXX Consumer Financial Protection Bureau XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX CC : Law Firm XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX : Attorney Generals Office CC : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX : XXXX XXXX XXXX : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX : Comptroller Of The Currency CC : Federal Reserve System CC : Credit and insurance CC : Federal Trade Commission XXXX : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX : California Regulatory agency Divison of consumer complaints Sincerely, XXXX XXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation