Consumer complaint received 2024-05-28 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: CA

Complaint narrative:
According to the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( 15 USC 1681, Section 602a ), " There is a need to ensure that consumer reporting agencies exercise their grave responsibilities with fairness, impartiality, and a respect for the consumers right to privacy. '' Equifax are consumer reporting agencies, and as a consumer, I have the right to ensure my private information is not shared. This right is supported by 15 USC 6801, which states, " It is the policy of 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. '' Under this title, furnishers of information to credit agencies are defined as financial institutions.

15 USC 1681, Section 604a2, 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. Equifax, nor the financial institution furnishing information to credit agencies have my consent, written or otherwise, to furnish this information. Therefore, I revoke any and all consentverbal, non-verbal, written, implied, or otherwiseto Equifax, XXXX, and the furnisher of information to credit agencies. 

15 USC 6802 ( b ) ( c ) states, " 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. '' The furnisher of information to credit agencies has never informed me of my right to exercise my nondisclosure option. Additionally, 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 an adverse item being reported without my permission, which is against the law.

15 U.S. Code 1681s2 ( A ) ( 1 ) ( 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. '' Additionally, 15 U.S. Code 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 section 1681b of this title. '' Equifax and XXXX are not maintaining reasonable procedures. Furthermore, 12 CFR 1016.7 states that " A consumer may exercise the right to opt out at any time. '' I am hereby opting out of your reporting services.

Be advised DO NOT SEND ME A STALL LETTER. ID, PROOF OF ADDRESS, AND SOCIAL SECURITY IS ATTACHED TO EACH DOCUMENT. THEREFORE YOU DO NOT NEED TO SEND ME A LETTER STATING TO SEND YOU PROOF OF IDENTITY.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief