Consumer complaint received 2024-02-24 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: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC.
State: MS

Complaint narrative:
According to the Fair Credit Reporting Act 15USC1681 ( a ) states " There is a need to insure that consumer reporting agencies exercise their grave responsibilities with fairness, impartiality, and a respect for the consumer 's right to privacy. XXXX, Transunion and XXXX are consumer reporting agencies and I am the consumer. I have the right to make sure my private information is not shared per 15USC6801 which also states " It is the policy of the Congress that each financial institution has an obligation to respect the privacy of its costumers and to protect the security and confidentiality of those customers ' nonpublic personal information. Neither of the XXXX reporting agencies have requested nor received my written consent to furnish any information to my consumer report. 15USC6802 ( 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. '' Transunion, XXXX nor XXXX informed me of my right to exercise the nondisclosure option.

USC1681C ( a ) ( 5 ) 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. '' Several of the reported accounts are adverse items they are reporting without my permission which is against the law.

15USC168c states " Every consumer reporting agency shall maintain reasonable procedures designed to avoid violations of section 1681c of this title and to limit the furnishing of consumer reports to the purposes listed under section 1681b of this title. None of the reporting agencies are maintaining reasonable procedures.

15USC1681 ( a ) ( 2 ) states a consumer report DOES NOT include ( i ) transactions or experiences between the consumer and the person making the report. I have several late payment transactions reporting on my consumer report which adds another violation.

15USC1681 ( 3 ) Restriction of sharing of medical info.

( a ) medical info ( b ) list or description based on payment transactions of consumer for medical products or services.

15USC1681n " Any person who willfully fails to comply with respect to any consumer is liable to that consumer in an amount equal to ( 1 ) ( a ) damages sustained by consumer as a result of the failure of damages less than {$100.00}, but not more than {$1000.00} ( b ) in the case of liability of a natural person for obtaining a consumer report under false pretenses or knowingly without a permissible purpose, actual damages sustained by the consumer as a result of the failure or {$1000.00}, whichever is greater.

Company public response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation