Consumer complaint received 2024-03-30 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem — Their investigation did not fix an error on your report
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
On XX/XX/XXXX, I reviewed my credit report to verify my credit information about my most recent claims to update the accounts that were reported late. Back in XXXX, I sent a letters to XXXX, Equifax, XXXX asking them to investigate these accounts listed below : -XXXX  Account number XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Account XXXX On XX/XX/XXXX , I sent certified mail letters requesting they re-investigate these accounts. I received their results saying everything is complete and accurate. I looked at my report and saw nothing had changed. 

As required by 15 USC 1681 subsection ( I ), they are supposed to update, modify, or delete these accounts, and as required by 15 USC 1681 E B, they must ensure maximum accuracy. When a person knows or has reasonable grounds to believe that the information about a consumer is inaccurate, they shall not furnish that information to a consumer reported agency.

15 U.S. Code 1681s2 - Responsibilities of furnishers of information to consumer reporting agencies : ( 2 ) Duty to correct and update information A person who ( A ) regularly and in the ordinary course of business furnishes information to one or more consumer reporting agencies about the persons transactions or experiences with any consumer ; and ( B ) has furnished to a consumer reporting agency information that the person determines is not complete or accurate, shall promptly notify the consumer reporting agency of that determination and provide to the agency any corrections to that information, or any additional information, that is necessary to make the information provided by the person to the agency complete and accurate, and shall not thereafter furnish to the agency any of the information that remains not complete or accurate.

Under 15 USC 1681 subsection ( g ), credit agencies are required to obtain and verify information from reliable sources when updating consumer accounts. While the specific instructions given are not in line with legal requirements, credit agencies must ensure the accuracy of information through methods such as reviewing public records, conducting their own investigations, and receiving written instructions from consumers if necessary. 

Providing written instructions to credit agencies is crucial because it ensures clear and accurate information is recorded.It ensures that the credit agencies understand the exact accounts and information that needs to be updated or deleted, and it provides them with written documentation that can be used to verify that the instructions were given accurately.Written instructions also provide a record that can be used for future inquiries or disputes, ensuring that the consumer 's request is correctly processed. 
They lied on an official document by saying they reinvestigated, but they did not. The three credit agencies failed to reinvestigate the accounts listed above.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief