Consumer complaint received 2024-02-24 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Telecommunications debt
Issue: Written notification about debt — Didn't receive enough information to verify debt
Company: I.C. System, Inc.
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
IC System is improperly reporting on my XXXX report. They need to validate and verify this debt. I did not provide consent for consumer information to be disclosed. I request proof of that written consent that I provided to report such information. Misuse of my credit report, information, Third-party sharing. Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act ( XXXX ) The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act ( XXXX ) is a federal law enacted in 1974 that protects the privacy of student education records. XXXX applies to any public or private elementary, secondary, or post-secondary school. 20 USC 1232XXXX ( b ) According to the Fair Credit Reporting Act 15 USC 1681 section XXXX a 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. XXXX and XXXX 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 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. This is a financial institution by definition under that title. 15 USC 1681 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. The financial institution and the Consumer reporting agencies do not have my consent to furnish this information and they surely do not have my written consent. Any and all consent whether it be verbal, non-verbal, written, implied or otherwise is revoked. 15 USC 6802 ( 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. They never informed me of my right to exercise my nondisclosure option. Not only that 15 USC 1681C ( a ) ( 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 seven years. '' This account is an adverse item they are reporting again without my permission which is against the law. 15 U.S. Code 1681s2 ( 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. 15 U.S. Code 1681e 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 IC Systems is 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 public response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation