Consumer complaint received 2024-10-03 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: PENTAGON FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
State: AL

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 and XXXX 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 USC 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. '' ( Furnisher of information to credit agencies ) is a financial institution by definition under that title. 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. '' ( Furnisher of information to credit agencies ) the financial institution and the Consumer reporting agencies XXXX 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 XXXX, XXXX, ( Furnisher of information to credit agencies ) whether it be verbal, non-verbal, written, implied or otherwise, is revoked. 
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. '' ( Furnisher of information to credit agencies ) Never informed me of my right to exercise my nondisclosure option.

Not only that 15USC 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 XXXX years. '' These accounts is an adverse item 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. XXXX 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. 

This would constitute in a non-full disclosure and unfair or deceptive acts or practices, and a host of other violations listed below : -FCRA SEC 5 : Unfair or deceptive acts or practices.

-12 CFR 1026.13 15 U.S. CODE CREDIT BILLING : 1666. Correction of billing errors 1666a. Regulation of credit reports 1666b. Timing of payments 1666c. Prompt and fair crediting of payments 1666d. Treatment of credit balances 1666e. Notification of credit card issuer by seller of return of goods, etc., by obligor ; credit for account of obligor 1666f. Inducements to cardholders by sellers of cash discounts for payments by cash, check or similar means ; finance charge for sales transactions involving cash discounts 1666g. Tie-in services prohibited for issuance of credit card 1666h. Offset of cardholders indebtedness by issuer of credit card with funds deposited with issuer by cardholder ; remedies of creditors under State law not affected 1666i. Assertion by cardholder against card issuer of claims and defenses arising out of credit card transaction ; prerequisites ; limitation on amount of claims or defenses 1666i1. Limits on interest rate, fee, and finance charge increases applicable to outstanding balances 1666i2. Additional limits on interest rate increases 1666j. Applicability of State laws 18 U.S. Code 892 - Making extortionate extensions of credit 894 - Collection of extensions of credit by extortionate With XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX

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