Consumer complaint received 2024-03-13 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: Experian Information Solutions Inc.
State: CO

Complaint narrative:
As a consumer I am exercising my rights under 16 cfr 313.7 - Form of opt out notice to consumers ; opt out methods.

( f ) Continuing right to opt out. A consumer may exercise the right to opt out at any time Today XX/XX/2024 I am opting out [ 15 U.S.C. 1681b ] Permissible purposes of consumer reports ( a ) In general. Subject to subsection ( c ), any consumer reporting agency may furnish a consumer report under the following circumstances and no other : ( 1 ) In response to the order of a court having jurisdiction to issue such an order, or a subpoena issued in connection with proceedings before a Federal grand jury.

( 2 ) In accordance with the written instructions of the consumer to whom it relates.

15 U.S. Code 6801 - Protection of nonpublic personal information ( a ) PRIVACY OBLIGATION POLICY 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 confidentiality of those customers Nonpublic personal information.

( 4 ) Nonpublic personal information ( A ) The term nonpublic personal information means personally identifiable financial information ( i ) provided by a consumer to a financial institution ; ( ii ) resulting from any transaction with the consumer or any service performed for the consumer; or ( iii ) otherwise obtained by the financial institution. ( B ) Such term does not include publicly available information, as such term is defined by the regulations prescribed under section 6804 of this title. ( C ) Notwithstanding subparagraph ( B ), such term ( i ) shall include any list, description, or other grouping of consumers ( and publicly available +information pertaining to them ) that is derived using any nonpublic personal information other than publicly available information; but ( ii ) shall not include any list, description, or other grouping of consumers ( and publicly available information pertaining to them ) that is derived without using any nonpublic personal information.

( 1 ) IN GENERALA financial institution may not disclose nonpublic personal information to a nonaffiliated third party unless ( A ) such financial institution clearly and conspicuously discloses to the consumer, in writing or in electronic form or other form permitted by the regulations prescribed under section 6804 of this title, that such information may be disclosed to such third party ; ( B ) the consumer is given the opportunity, before the time that such information is initially disclosed, to direct that such information not be disclosed to such third party ; and ( C ) the consumer is given an explanation of how the consumer can exercise that nondisclosure option.

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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