Consumer complaint received 2023-11-09 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: GA

Complaint narrative:
According to the Fair Credit Reporting Act 15 U.S. Code 1681 602 ( a ) ( 4 ) 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 and Experian are consumer reporting agencies and I am the Consumer. I have the right to make sure my private information isn't shared which is backed by 15 U.S.Code 6801 which states, " 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. '' ( XXXX XXXX XXXX ), is a financial institution by definition under that title. 15 U.S.Code 1681 604 ( a ) ( 2 ) states, " 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. '' ( XXXX XXXX XXXX ), the financial institution, and the Consumer reporting agencies Experian, 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 Experian, XXXX, or XXXX XXXX XXXX, whether it be verbal, non-verbal, written, implied, or otherwise is revoked. 15 U.S.Code 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. '' ( XXXX XXXX XXXX, Never informed me of my right to exercise my nondisclosure option. Not only that 15 U.S.Code 1681c 605 ( a ) ( 5 ) states '' Except as authorized under subsection ( b ) of this section, 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. '' These accounts are adverse items they are reporting again without my permission which is against the law. 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. Experian and XXXX are not maintaining reasonable procedures. Also, 12 CFR 1016.7 states that " A consumer may exercise the right to opt-out at any time. '' I am opting out of your reporting services.

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