Consumer complaint received 2022-05-27 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: NY

Complaint narrative:
In accordance with the fair credit reporting Act. The List of Accounts below has violated my federally protected consumer rights to privacy and confidentiality under 15 USC 1681. 
( Account # ) - XXXX ( XXXX XXXX XXXX ) ( Account # ) XXXX ( XXXX XXXX ( Account # ) XXXX ( XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX Account # ) XXXX ( XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX ) ( Account # ) XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX 15 U.S.C 1681 section 602 A. States i have the right to privacy 15 U.S.C 1681 A section 2 : it also states a consumer reporting agency connot furnish a account without my written instructions 15 U.S.C 1681c ( a ) ( 5 ) section states : 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 7 years.

15 U.S.C 1681s-2 ( A ) ( 1 ) 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 1681i - ( Procedure in case of disputed accuracy ) ( 2 ) ( A ) - it states Before the expiration of the 5-business-day period beginning on the date on which a consumer reporting agency receives notice of a dispute from any consumer or a reseller in accordance with paragraph ( 1 ), the agency shall provide notification of the dispute to any person who provided any item of information in dispute, at the address and in the manner established with the person. The notice shall include all relevant information regarding the dispute that the agency has received from the consumer or reseller.

15 U.S. Code 1681i ( 5 ) ( A ) - it states If, after any reinvestigation under paragraph ( 1 ) of any information disputed by a consumer, an item of the information is found to be inaccurate or incomplete or can not be verified, the consumer reporting agency shall ( i ) promptly delete that item of information from the file of the consumer, or modify that item of information, as appropriate, based on the results of the reinvestigation; and ( ii ) promptly notify the furnisher of that information that the information has been modified or deleted from the file of the consumer.

15 USC 1681s-2- it states Duty of person after receiving notice of dispute After receiving a notice of dispute from a consumer pursuant to subparagraph ( D ), the person that provided the information in dispute to a consumer reporting agency shall ( i ) conduct an investigation with respect to the disputed information ; ( ii ) review all relevant information provided by the consumer with the notice ; ( iii ) complete such person 's investigation of the dispute and report the results of the investigation to the consumer before the expiration of the period under section 1681i ( a ) ( 1 ) of this title within which a consumer reporting agency would be required to complete its action if the consumer had elected to dispute the information under that section; and ( iv ) if the investigation finds that the information reported was inaccurate, promptly notify each consumer reporting agency to which the person furnished the inaccurate information of that determination and provide to the agency any correction to that information that is necessary to make the information provided by the person accurate.

15 U.S. Code 1681- Congressional findings and statement of purpose ( Section 4 ) - it 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.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation