Consumer complaint received 2024-12-28 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: Maximus Federal Services, Inc.
State: NY

Complaint narrative:
To Whom It May Concern : I recently reviewed a copy of my ( XXXX, XXXX, or XXXX ) credit report, and I noticed some late payments on my credit report : List Name of the accounts with late payments along with their account numbers. 

Your company is in clear violation of the law. Under 15 USC 1681b- Permissible purpose of consumer reports, The Law CLEARLY STATES : ( a ) IN GENERAL. 

Subject to subsection ( c ), anyconsumer reporting agencymay furnish aconsumer reportunder the following circumstances and no other : ( 2 ) In accordance with the written instructions of theconsumerto whom it relates. 

Did I give you written instructions to furnish this on my credit report? 

Furthermore, the FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT 15 USC 1681 ( 2 ) ( a ) ( i ) Exclusions from a consumer credit report clearly states : ( a ) EXCLUSIONS- Except as provided in paragraph ( 3 ), the term consumer report does it include ( A ) Subject to section 1681s-3 of this title, any ( i ) report containing information solely as to transactions or experiences between the consumer and the person making the report ; Delete the above late payments from my consumer report, this agency violates 15 USC 1681 Failure to respond satisfactorily with deletion of the above referenced account, and send out a free copy of my report after the changes have been made will result in legal actions being taken against your company.

1. Defamation of Character ( per se ) 2. Negligent Enablement of Identity Fraud 3. Fair Debt Collections Practices Act 15 USC 1692g violations 4. Fair Credit Reporting Act 15USC 1681 violations for willful noncompliance-616. Civil liability for willful noncompliance ( 15 U.S.C 1681n ) Also, I'd like to point out that you are reporting inaccurate information on my consumer report. 
( a ) Privacy obligation policy It is the policy of XXXX 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. 

( b ) Financial institutions safeguards In furtherance of the policy in subsection ( a ), each agency or authority described in section 6805 ( a ) of this title, other than the XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, shall establish appropriate standards for the financial institutions subject to their jurisdiction relating to administrative, technical, and physical safeguards ( 1 ) to ensure the security and confidentiality of customer records and information ; 15 U.S. Code 6801 - Protection of nonpublic personal information : ( 2 ) to protect against any anticipated threats or hazards to the security or integrity of such records ; and ( 3 ) to protect against unauthorized access to or use of such records or information which could result in substantial harm or inconvenience to any customer. 
Delete the student loans from my consumer report. I did not give my written or oral permission to put them on my consumer report. Failure to do so in XXXX days will result in legal civil action. 
Best regards, XXXX XXXX XXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation