Consumer complaint received 2024-07-18 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Credit inquiries on your report that you don't recognize
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: NY

Complaint narrative:
I recently reviewed my credit report and found unauthorized inquiries. 

I have already contacted the creditors below and they have not provided me with any proof that I initiated such inquiries, nor provided me with written authorization or any permissible purpose. Since they do not have my authorization, written nor verbal, I ask that you DELETE these unauthorized inquiries from my credit report immediately as there is no evidence of any authorization, nor any permissible purpose. 
As you know, according to Section XXXX of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, Permissible Purposes of Consumer Reports 15 U.S. Code 1681b, Subsection ( a ), the below creditors have not demonstrated any allowable permissible purpose - and any consumer reporting agency may furnish a consumer report under those circumstances and no other. 

As such, under 15 U.S. Code 1681i, Paragraph ( XXXX ) Treatment of Inaccurate or Unverifiable Information ( A ) In general : If, after any reinvestigation under paragraph ( XXXX ) of any information disputed by a consumer, an item of the information is found to be inaccurate or incomplete or can not be verified, the consumer reporting agency shall ( i ) promptly delete that item of information from the file of the consumer, or modify that item of information, as appropriate, based on the results of the reinvestigation ; and ( ii ) promptly notify the furnisher of that information that the information has been modified or deleted from the file of the consumer. 

The following inquiries are unauthorized, and I ask that you DELETE them : Creditor Name : XXXX Inquiry Date : XX/XX/year> Reason : I don't recognize this inquiry Creditor Name : XXXX Inquiry Date : XX/XX/year> Reason : I don't recognize this inquiry Creditor Name : XXXX XXXX XXXX Inquiry Date : XX/XX/year> Reason : I don't recognize this inquiry Creditor Name : XXXX XXXX XXXX Inquiry Date : XX/XX/year> Reason : I don't recognize this inquiry Creditor Name : XXXX XXXX XXXX Inquiry Date : XX/XX/year> Reason : I don't recognize this inquiry Creditor Name : XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX Inquiry Date : XX/XX/year> Reason : I don't recognize this inquiry Creditor Name : XXXX XXXX XXXX Inquiry Date : XX/XX/year> Reason : I don't recognize this inquiry Creditor Name : XXXX XXXX XXXX Inquiry Date : XX/XX/year> Reason : I don't recognize this inquiry Creditor Name : XXXX XXXX XXXX Inquiry Date : XX/XX/year> Reason : I don't recognize this inquiry Creditor Name : XXXX XXXX XXXX Inquiry Date : XX/XX/year> Reason : I don't recognize this inquiry Creditor Name : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX  Inquiry Date : XX/XX/year> Reason : I don't recognize this inquiry Creditor Name : XXXX XXXX Inquiry Date : XX/XX/year> Reason : I don't recognize this inquiry Creditor Name : XXXX XXXX Inquiry Date : XX/XX/year> Reason : I don't recognize this inquiry Creditor Name : XXXX XXXX XXXX Inquiry Date : XX/XX/year> Reason : I don't recognize this inquiry Creditor Name : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Inquiry Date : XX/XX/year> Reason : I don't recognize this inquiry Creditor Name : XXXX Inquiry Date : XX/XX/year> Reason : I don't recognize this inquiry Creditor Name : XXXX Inquiry Date : XX/XX/year> Reason : I don't recognize this inquiry Creditor Name : XXXX XXXX XXXX Inquiry Date : XX/XX/year> Reason : I don't recognize this inquiry Creditor Name : XXXX XXXX XXXX Inquiry Date : XX/XX/year> Reason : I don't recognize this inquiry Creditor Name : XXXX XXXX XXXX Inquiry Date : XX/XX/year> Reason : I don't recognize this inquiry Creditor Name : XXXX XXXX XXXX Inquiry Date : XX/XX/year> Reason : I don't recognize this inquiry Creditor Name : XXXX XXXX XXXX Inquiry Date : XX/XX/year> Reason : I don't recognize this inquiry Creditor Name : XXXX XXXX XXXX  Inquiry Date : XX/XX/year> Reason : I don't recognize this inquiry Creditor Name : XXXX XXXX Inquiry Date : XX/XX/year> Reason : I don't recognize this inquiry Creditor Name : XXXX XXXX XXXX Inquiry Date : XX/XX/year> Reason : I don't recognize this inquiry Creditor Name : XXXX XXXX XXXX Inquiry Date : XX/XX/year> Reason : I don't recognize this inquiry

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief