Consumer complaint received 2024-03-12 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: TX

Complaint narrative:
First, it is illegal to report transaction history. Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974, codified 15 U.S. Code 522a, subsection b states : No agency shall disclose any record which is contained in a system of records by any means of communication to any person, or to another agency, except pursuant to a written request by, or with the prior written consent of, the individual to whom the record pertains, unless disclosure of the record would. XXXX, XXXX, and XXXX CARD are reporting my transaction history to XXXX, Equifax, and XXXX without my written consent as the consumer, therefore these financial institutions are in violation of the Privacy Act of 1974. 

Additionally, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, codified 15 U.S. Code 1681, section 602 ( a ) the legislature states : " 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, XXXX, and XXXX are consumer reporting agencies, and I am the XXXXonsumer.

Additionally, 15 U.S. Code 1681, section 604 ( a ), section 2 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, and XXXX XXXX, the financial institutions, and the consumer reporting agencies, Equifax, XXXX, and XXXX do not have my consent to furnish this information in the fashion currently presented in the public, and they surely do not have my written consent. Effective immediately any and all consent to Equifax, XXXX, and XXXX, whether it be verbal, non-verbal, written, implied or otherwise is now revoked per 15 U.S. Code 6802 ( b ) ( c ) stating 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. I previously submitted CFPB complaints to XXXX XXXX XXXX, and XXXX XXXX to opt out of all nonaffiliated third party communication. 

Additionally, 15 U.S. Code 1681, section 604 ( a ), section 2 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, and XXXX XXXX the financial institutions, and the consumer reporting agencies, Equifax, XXXX, and XXXX do not have my consent to furnish this information in the fashion currently presented in the public, and they surely do not have my written consent. Effective immediately any and all consent to Equifax, XXXX, and XXXX, XXXX, XXXX, and XXXX XXXX, whether it be verbal, non-verbal, written, implied or otherwise is now revoked per 15 U.S. Code 6802 ( b ) ( c ) stating 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. 

Additionally, 15 U.S. Code 1666 ( b ) ( a ) states : A creditor may not treat a payment on a credit card account under an open end consumer credit plan as late for any purpose, unless the creditor has adopted reasonable procedures designed to ensure that each periodic statement including the information required by section 1637 ( b ) of this title is mailed or delivered to the consumer not later than 21 days before the payment due date. 15 U.S. Code 1666 ( d ) states : Whenever a credit balance in excess of { {$1.00} } is created in connection with a consumer credit transaction through ( 1 ) transmittal of funds to a creditor in excess of the total balance due on an account, ( 2 ) rebates of unearned finance charges or insurance premiums, or ( 3 ) amounts otherwise owed to or held for the benefit of an obligor, the creditor shall ( A ) credit the amount of the credit balance to the consumer 's account ; ( B ) refund any part of the amount of the remaining credit balance, upon request of the consumer ; and ( C ) make a good faith effort to refund to the consumer by cash, check, or money order any part of the amount of the credit balance remaining in the account for more than six months, except that no further action is required in any case in which the consumer 's current location is not known by the creditor and can not be traced through the consumer 's last known address or telephone number. XXXX, XXXX, and XXXX XXXX, as the creditor and card issuer, is instead illegally reporting to the consumer reporting agencies inaccurate transaction information. 

Additionally, all information not provided and verified as accurate from me the consumer is reasonable cause to believe that the information is inaccurate pursuant to 15 U.S. Code 1681s2 ( A ) ( 1 ) A which 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, Equifax, and XXXX are reporting inaccurate information about the accounts with XXXX, XXXX, and XXXX XXXX per the HIGHLIGHTED attached credit report. 

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, XXXX, and XXXX are not maintaining reasonable procedures because of the above mentioned laws.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief