Consumer complaint received 2024-05-22 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: GA

Complaint narrative:
XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX for XX/XX/year> XXXX Credit Report Pursuant to the Fair Credit Reporting Act 15 USC 1681 section XXXX a states " There is a need to insure that consumer reporting agencies exercise their grave responsibilities with fairness, impartiality, and a respect for the consumers right to privacy. '' XXXX is consumer reporting agencies and I am the XXXX with the right to make sure my private information is not shared. This is supported by 15 USC 6801 which states " It is the policy of the XXXX that each financial institution has an affirmative and continuing obligation to respect the privacy of its customers and to protect the security and confidentiality of those customers nonpublic personal information. '' XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX is a financial institution by definition under that title. 15 USC 1681 section XXXX a section XXXX states that " In general Subject to subsection ( c ), any consumer reporting agency may furnish a consumer report under the following circumstances and no other : in accordance with the written instructions of the consumer to whom it relates. XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX the financial institution and the Consumer reporting agency XXXX do not have my consent to furnish this information and they surely do not have my written consent. Any and all consent to XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, whether it be verbal, non-verbal, written, implied or otherwise is revoked. 15 USC 6802 ( b ) ( c ) states that " A financial institution may not disclose nonpublic personal information to a nonaffiliated third party unless the consumer is given an explanation of how the consumer can exercise that nondisclosure option. '' XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX  Never informed me of my right to exercise my nondisclosure option. Furthermore, 15USC 1681C ( a ) ( XXXX ) states '' Except as authorized under subsection ( b ), no consumer reporting agency may make any consumer report containing any of the following items of information Any other adverse item of information, other than records of convictions of crimes which antedates the report by more than XXXX years. '' This account is an adverse item they are reporting again without my permission which is against the law. 15 U.S. Code 1681s2 ( A ) ( XXXX ) A states " 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. 15 U.S. Code 1681e states '' Every consumer reporting agency shall maintain reasonable procedures designed to avoid violations of section XXXX of this title and to limit the furnishing of consumer reports to the purposes listed under section XXXX of this title. XXXX is not maintaining reasonable procedures. Additionally, XXXX CFR XXXX states that " A consumer may exercise the right to opt out at any time. '' I am opting out of the reporting services.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief