Consumer complaint received 2025-05-20 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Information belongs to someone else
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: NY

Complaint narrative:
" According to the Fair Credit Reporting Act 15 USC 1681 section 602 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. '' Equifax and Experian are consumer reporting agencies and I am the Consumer. I have the right to make sure my private information isn't shared which is backed by 15 USC 6801 which states '' 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. '' XXXX XXXX {$1300.00} XXXX  card XXXX {$6700.00} XXXX  card {$3300.00} XXXX  {$4100.00} XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX {$12000.00} XXXX  loan XXXX {$34000.00} XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX {$55000.00} XXXX XXXX {$420000.00} XXXX XXXX  {$950000.00} XXXX is a financial institution by definition under that title. XXXX XXXX XXXX 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 {$1300.00} XXXX XXXX  XXXX {$6700.00} XXXXXXXX XXXX {$3300.00} XXXX  {$4100.00} XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX  {$12000.00} XXXX XXXX XXXX {$34000.00} XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX {$55000.00} XXXX XXXX {$420000.00} XXXX XXXX  {$950000.00} XXXX the financial institution and the Consumer reporting agencies Equifax  and Experian do not have my consent to furnish this information and they surely do not have my written consent. Any and all consent to Equifax, Experian, XXXX XXXX {$1300.00} XXXX XXXX XXXX {$6700.00} XXXX  XXXX  {$3300.00} XXXX  {$4100.00} XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX  {$12000.00} XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX {$34000.00} XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX {$55000.00} XXXX  XXXX  {$420000.00} XXXXXXXX XXXX {$950000.00} XXXX whether it be verbal, non-verbal, written, implied or otherwise is revoked. XXXX XXXX XXXX ( 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 {$1300.00} XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX {$6700.00} XXXX XXXX {$3300.00} amex {$4100.00} XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX  {$12000.00} XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX {$34000.00} XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX {$55000.00} XXXX XXXX {$420000.00} XXXXXXXX XXXX {$950000.00} XXXX Never informed me of my right to exercise my nondisclosure option. Not only that XXXX XXXX XXXX ( a ) ( XXXX 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. XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX ( 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. XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX 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  and Experian are not maintaining reasonable procedures. Also XXXX XXXX XXXX states that " A consumer may exercise the right to opt out at any time. '' I am opting out of your reporting services

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief