Consumer complaint received 2025-03-21 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: WI

Complaint narrative:
As a victim of Equifax data breach and upon examining my credit reports, I noticed that although you have not provided any evidence to support the accuracy of the debt, you are claiming that the following accounts are mine and negatively impacted. Under 15 U.S.C. 1681c-2 ( a ) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ), you are legally required to block and remove this information from my credit file upon receipt of notice and supporting documentation. Moreover, you claim to have complied with all legal and regulatory reporting requirements, thus you have to delete all fraudulent negative and critical accounts. 
Accounts to be removed and blocked : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX  Under 15 USC 1666b, a creditor can not legally report a payment as late if they have not ensured that the periodic statement, containing the required information under section 1637 ( b ), was mailed or delivered to the consumer at least 21 days before the due date. Since the creditor failed to meet this obligation, I request that you update the late payments on my account to reflect positive, ontime payments. 

Late Payments to be updated to paid on time : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX I was also refused credit by the lenders listed below. Adverse action against a consumer is prohibited by 15 USC 1691c and 15 USC 1692k and is punishable by civil liability. These businesses are in violation of 15 USC 1691 because I have proof that I was the victim of discrimination due to the reaction I received. My social Security ( my credit card ) was used but I received nothing in return. Please remove the unauthorized inquiries and incorrect personal information from my consumer report. 
Inquiries to be removed and blocked : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX  Personal Information information to be removed and blocked : Addresses : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Info : Department Of Veterans Affairs To facilitate your investigation, I am providing the following documents : A copy of my government-issued ID Proof of address A copy of a police report or FTC Identity Theft Report You are aware that reporting any information that can not be independently verified is illegal. I need you to give me hard proof that I am responsible for those accounts in line with 15 USC 1692g. You are also in violation of 15 USC 1681b because I have never given you or any of these companies formal permission to disclose any information on my credit report. This unjust and unfair treatment has caused me severe XXXX and XXXX. 
Let me remind you that any negative accounts/remarks on my credit report are illegal under the FCRA and FDCPA if you can not provide evidence to support them. I never gave my official consent for this information to be disclosed. You must block and remove these accounts off my credit report if you can't give detailed documentation about your validation, verification, and compliance procedures. 
Best regards, XXXX XXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation