Consumer complaint received 2025-01-25 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:
According to the Fair Credit Reporting Act XXXX XXXX XXXX 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, Equifax and XXXX are consumer reporting agencies, and I am the XXXX. XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX states that the consumer report does not include information solely as to transactions or experiences ( payment history, charge off status ), between the consumer ( myself ) and the person making the report which in this case is XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Additionally, XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX  states that A person XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX shall not furnish any information relating to a consumer ( XXXX ) to any consumer reporting agency ( XXXX, Equifax, XXXX ) XXXX the person knows or has reasonable cause to believe that the information is inaccurate & a violation of the Privacy Act of XXXX. XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX can not collect on a XXXX debt ( charged off ). PeXXXX XXXX Publication XXXX ( XXXX ) under 1. Canceled Debts, a charge off is considered a certificate of indebtedness which is considered income. The XXXX  Clearly defines a charge off as Gross or Ordinary income. Income can not be reported on a consumer report. The reporting of this account as a debt is inaccurate. I never received a XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX for the cancellation of debt in order to file as ordinary income. Per XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX -Definitions ; rules of construction ; The term consumer reporting agency means any person which, for monetary fees, dues, or on a cooperative nonprofit basis, regularly engages in whole or in part in the practice of assembling or evaluating consumer credit information or other information on consumers for the purpose of furnishing consumer reports to third parties, and which uses any means or facility of interstate commerce for the purpose of preparing or furnishing consumer reports. The term consumer means an individual. The term consumer report means any written, oral, or other communication of any information by a consumer reporting agency bearing on a consumers creditworthiness, credit standing, credit capacity, character, general reputation, personal characteristics, or mode of living. ( XXXX ) Exclusions- ( A ) ( i ) report containing information solely as to transactions or experiences between the consumer and the person making the report. This account ( XXXX ) has been reporting to my consumer report since XXXX of XXXX. Per XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX 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. '' XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX and the Consumer reporting agencies XXXX, Equifax and XXXX do not have my consent to furnish this information and they surely do not have my written consent. Any and all consent to Equifax, XXXX, XXXX and XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX  whether it be verbal, non-verbal, written, implied or otherwise is revoked.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief