Consumer complaint received 2023-07-20 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: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC.
State: VA

Complaint narrative:
XXXX Account # XXXX has already been verified as INNACCURATE AND REMOVED from XXXX and XXXX. I formally request this account be removed from my consumer report immediately due to this account being inaccurate. These are the responsibilities of furnishers of information to consumer reporting agencies to maintain accurate information. 

The reporting of such inaccurate information has caused severe damage to my character, my reputation, my general mode of living and my ability to obtain credit for personal house purposes. 

Their inaccurate reporting has damaged my livelihood.

15 U.S. Code 1681s2 - Responsibilities of furnishers of information to consumer reporting agencies ( a ) DUTY OF FURNISHERS OF INFORMATION TO PROVIDE ACCURATE INFORMATION ( 1 ) PROHIBITION ( A ) Reporting information with actual knowledge of errors 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. 
Duty : a moral or legal obligation ; a responsibility Accurate : correct in all details ; exact. 
Prohibition : a law or regulation forbidding something.

15 U.S.C. 1681 ( A ) ( 4 ) - I have the right to privacy.

15 U.S.C. 1681b ( A ) ( 2 ) - Consumer reporting agency can not furnish an account without written instructions.

15 U.S.C. 1681c ( A ) ( 5 ) - Any other adverse item of information, other than records of convictions of crimes which antedates the report by more than 7 years.

15 U.S.C 1681i ( 5 ) ( I ) -If, after any reinvestigation under paragraph ( 1 ) of any information disputed by a consumer, if the item is found to be inaccurate/incomplete it must be deleted.

15 U.S. Code 6802 - Obligations with respect to disclosures of personal information ( a ) NOTICE REQUIREMENTS Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, 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 h as provided to the consumer a notice that complies with section 6803 of this title.

( b ) OPT OUT ( 1 ) IN GENERAL A financial institution may not disclose nonpublic personal information to a nonaffiliated third party unless ( A ) such financial institution clearly and conspicuously discloses to the consumer, in writing or in electronic form or other form permitted by the regulations prescribed under section 6804 of this title, that such information may be disclosed to such third party ; ( B ) the consumer is given the opportunity, before the time that such information is initially disclosed, to direct that such information not be disclosed to such third party ; and ( C ) the consumer is given an explanation of how the consumer can exercise that nondisclosure option.

15 U.S. Code 1681a - Definitions ; rules of construction ( d ) CONSUMER REPORT. 
( 1 ) IN GENERAL.The term consumer report means any written, oral, or other communication of any information by a consumer reporting agency bearing on a consumers credit worthiness, credit standing, credit capacity, character, general reputation, personal characteristics, or mode of living which is used or expected to be used or collected in whole or in part for the purpose of serving as a factor in establishing the consumers eligibility for ( A ) credit or insurance to be used primarily for personal, family, or household purposes ; ( B ) employment purposes ; or ( C ) any other purpose authorized under section 1681b of this title.

( 2 ) EXCLUSIONS.Except as provided in paragraph ( 3 ), the term consumer report does not include ( A ) subject to section 1681s3 of this title, any ( i ) report containing information solely as to transactions or experiences between the consumer and the person making the report ; ( ii ) communication of that information among persons related by common ownership or affiliated by corporate control; or ( iii ) communication of other information among persons related by common ownership or affiliated by corporate control, if it is clearly and conspicuously disclosed to the consumer that the information may be communicated among such persons and the consumer is given the opportunity, before the time that the information is initially communicated, to direct that such information not be communicated among such persons ; Transunion have caused me and my family severe harm due to your negligence and inaccurate reporting. 

This is a final opportunity to Cure and DELETE this Erroneous, inaccurate account from my consumer report. 

Failure to respond satisfactorily within 15 days of receipt of this certified letter may result in a small claims action against your company, seeking {$1000.00} per violation for : 1. ) Defamation of Character ( per se ) 2. ) Negligent Enablement of Identity Fraud 3. ) Violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act 15 USC 1681 Violations For Willful Noncompliance 4. ) Fair Debt Collections Practices Act 15 USC 1692g violations

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 non-monetary relief