Consumer complaint received 2024-07-31 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: Experian Information Solutions Inc.
State: MD

Complaint narrative:
XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX In accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act 15 USC 1681 section 602 specifically states " There is a need to insure that consumers that consumer reporting agencies exercise their grave responsibilities with fairness, impartiality, and a respect for the consumers right to privacy ''. I am the consumer and XXXX, XXXX and Experian are the consumer reporting agencies. According to 15 USC 6801 " It is the policy of the Congress 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. '' I have the right to make sure my private information isnt shared. XXXX XXXX XXXX is a financial institution under title 15. 15 USC 1681 section 604 a section 2 states " 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 ''. XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX Experian, XXXX, and XXXX do not have my consent to furnish this information. Any and all consent to Experian, XXXX, XXXX, and XXXX XXXX XXXX whether it be verbal, non verbal, written, implied or otherwise is revoked. It states in 15 USC 6802 ( b ) ( c ) " 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 never informed me of my right to exercise my nondisclosure option. Not only that 15 USC 1681C ( 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 seven years '' This account is being reporting without my permission which is against the law. According to 15 USC 1681s ( A ) ( 1 ) " 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 innacurate. 15 USC 1681e 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 1681b of this title '' XXXX, XXXX, and Experian are not maintaining reasonable procedures at this time. 

12 CFR 1016.7 states " A consumer may exercise the right to opt out at any time. '' I am now opting out of your reporting services regarding the account mentioned.

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