Consumer complaint received 2024-01-31 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:
The Fair Credit Reporting Act 15 USC 1681 Sec. 602 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, Equifax, XXXX are all consumer reporting agencies, and I am the Consumer. I do have the right to make sure my private information Is not shared which is backed by 15 USC 6801 that states. It is the policy of the Congress that each financial institution has an affirmative and continuing obligation to respect the privacy of its customers, and to protect the security, and the confidentiality of those customers nonpublic personal information. ( Furnisher of information to credit agencies ) is a financial institution under 15 USC 1681 Sec. 604 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 written instructions of the consumer to whom it relates. ( Furnisher of information to credit agencies ) the financial institution and the Consumer reporting agencies Equifax, XXXX, and XXXX do not have my consent to furnish this information and they surely do not have my written consent. All consent to XXXX, Equifax, and XXXX, ( Furnisher of information to credit agencies ) whether it be verbal, non-verbal, written, implied or otherwise is revoked. XXXX USC 6802 ( b ) ( c ) states 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. ( Furnisher of information to credit agencies ) Never informed me of my right to exercise my nondisclosure option. Not only that 15 USC 1681C ( a ) ( 5 ).

It 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 USC subsection 1681s2 ( A ) ( 1 ) 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 USC subsection 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 168
1b of this title. 
XXXX, Equifax, and XXXX do not maintain reasonable procedures. 12 CFR subsection 1016.7 states that A consumer may exercise the right to opt out at any time. I am opting out of your reporting services.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation