Consumer complaint received 2024-01-11 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: MI

Complaint narrative:
Company has refused to comply with federal law and consumer laws violating my rights as a consumer. The company has violated my privacy rights under The Privacy Act of 1974. No agency shall disclose any record which is contained in a system of records by any means of communication to any person, or to another agency, except pursuant to a written request by, or with the prior written consent of, the individual to whom the record pertains [ subject to 12 exceptions ]. 5 U.S.C. 552a ( b ). Congress advises any of my private information is not for public. The reporting agency is a non governmental entity, meaning Eye must give you consent to report the account to my consumer report. According to 15 U.S. code 6801, 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,15 U. S. code 6802 follows by adding that, a financial institution may not, directly or through any affiliate, disclose to a nonaffiliated third party any nonpublic personal information, unless such financial institution provides or has provided to the consumer a notice. XXXX XXXX XXXX is a nonaffiliated third-party, therefore they do not have permission to report to my consumer report. There is no contractual agreement of obligation to this debt collection agency for any amount. 15 U.S. code 6802 ( 1 ) also follows to insure the security and confidentiality of customer records and information. XXXX XXXX XXXX  was provided information illegally from XXXX XXXX, which according to XXXX and their privacy policy advises XXXX XXXX will not disclose my information to third parties and other inquirers without my consent. I have never given XXXX XXXX consent to disclose my information with XXXX XXXX XXXX ( a third-party ). According to XXXX, A third party is a person or entity that has no contractual relationship with XXXX XXXX to perform services or act on behalf of XXXX. According to, 15 U.S. code 6802b, there must be 3 disclosures first before any of my information can be exchanged regarding an account and Eye must first agree to having the information of the reported account disclosed to the public. Eye have not agreed to having this account disclosed. Therefore XXXX XXXX XXXX must be removed from my Consumer report and XXXX, Equifax and XXXX a non-affiliated, ( Third party ) of XXXX and XXXX XXXX XXXX must delete the collection account from my consumer report. The collection account with, XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX CFPB complaint, XXXX XXXX XXXX through XXXX. All reporting agencies XXXX, Equifax and XXXX has continued in their efforts to disregard my consumer rights, violating federal law and privacy rights under The privacy Act of 1974. It is imperative that this matter is resolved immediately and the Collection account is removed.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief