Consumer complaint received 2022-05-05 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: NC

Complaint narrative:
According to The Fair Credit Reporting Act, Section - 604. Permissible Purposes of consumer reports [ 15 U.S.C. 1681b ], the hard inquiries I have provided below from Equifax, XXXX, and XXXX, are listed on my credit report and occurred without permissible purpose, without my permission, and are all unauthorized and fraudulent. 

This is a violation of the FCRA and is also in violation of requisite Metro 2 Compliant reporting standards. 

According to the Fair Credit Reporting Act, Section 611 ( 5 ) ( A ) of the FCRA, I have the right to a fair and accurate credit report, and any information that is not true, accurate, and verifiable, is required to be removed.

The Fair Credit Reporting Act, 616 and 617 makes clear that no one is allowed to make an inquiry on my file unless I have authorized it. The FTCs XXXX XXXX XXXX, which can be found here and discusses the application of 616 and 617 to the fact herein, https : //www.ftc.govXXXX dictates that, Any person who procures a consumer report under false pretenses, or knowingly without a permissible purpose, is liable for {$1000.00} or actual damages ( whichever is greater ) to both the consumer and to the consumer reporting agency from which the report is procured. 

The actions of Equifax, XXXX, and XXXX constitutes a violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act and is illegal and injurious to my credit rating. 

No documentation showing that I have authorized the listed hard inquiries has been provided to me after multiple attempts to contact Equifax, XXXX, and XXXX by mail or copious phone calls. An FTC fraud statement and an FTC fraud report ( initial report XXXX, XXXX and updated today XX/XX/XXXX ) was also provided to Equifax, XXXX, and XXXX, which is visible on my credit report under consumer statements. A fraud alert as well as a credit freeze and or lock was placed with all 3 credit bureaus : Equifax, XXXX, and XXXX. 

Below are the Equifax, XXXX, and XXXX hard inquiries listed on my credit reports that have occurred without permissible purpose, without my permission, and are all unauthorized and fraudulent. 

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Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation