Consumer complaint received 2024-09-26 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Account status incorrect
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc.
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
According to the Fair Credit Reporting Act 15 USC 1681 section 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, XXXX, and Experian are consumer reporting agencies and I am the Consumer. I have the right to make sure my private information isn't shared ( 15 USC 6801 ). The below mentioned companies are financial institutions, and have furnished my personal information to the consumer reporting agencies. 
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15 USC 1681 section 604 a 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 the written instructions of the consumer to whom it relates. '' The above mentioned financial institutions and the Consumer reporting agencies XXXX, XXXX, and Experian do not, nor did they ever, have my consent to furnish this information and they surely do not have my written consent. 
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. '' The above mentioned financial institutions never informed me of my right to exercise my nondisclosure option.

15 USC 1681C ( a ) ( 5 ) 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. '' There are several adverse items within the reports furnished by XXXX, XXXX, and Experian, WHICH IS AGAINST THE LAW. The adverse items include collections accounts, charge offs, and/or delinquent accounts. Charge offs are considered certificates of indebtedness, which are qualified as income by law and CAN NOT BE REPORTED. 
15 U.S. Code 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 U.S. Code 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 1681b of this title. XXXX, XXXX, and Experian are not maintaining reasonable procedures.

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