Consumer complaint received 2024-04-12 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: FL

Complaint narrative:
XXXX, XXXX, and Equifax are not maintaining reasonable procedures. Per the FCRA AS A Federally protected consumer, I am now opting out any and all authorization, I the consumer may have given you written, unwritten, verbal, and non-verbal per 15 USC 8602. 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. In accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the list of accounts below has violated my federally protected consumer rights to privacy and confidentiality under 15 USC 1681. XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX account ending in # XXXX, and XXXX XXXX XXXX ending in # XXXX, have violated my rights. 15 U.S.C. 1681 I am seeking compensation for the damages caused by this violation, which has impacted my ability to access credit and financial opportunities. {$1000.00} per transaction. They have reported for months. XXXX {$1000.00} per violation x 14 months= {$14000.00} XXXX {$1000.00} per violation. My Consumer Transaction History is Not to Be Reported from This Day Forth as per The Privacy Act of 1974, which is a Federal Law that regulates how federal agencies collect store, use, and disclose personally identifiable information about individuals in systems of records. I have the right to make sure my private information isn't shared and 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. P.L 90-321 ( 82 Stat. 146 ) is the Consumer Credit Protection Act ( CCPA ), a United States law enacted on XX/XX/XXXX. It is composed of several titles relating to consumer credit, mainly title I, the Truth in Lending Act, title II related to extortionate credit transactions, title III related to restrictions on wage garnishment, and title IV related to the National Commission on Consumer Finance. 15 U.S. Code 1666 - Correction of billing errors ( a ) Written notice by obligor to creditor ; time for and contents of notice ; procedure upon receipt of notice by creditor. ( b ) Billing error. ( c ) Action by creditor to collect amount or any part thereof regarded by obligor to be a billing error. ( d ) Restricting or closing by creditor of account regarded by obligor to contain a billing error. 
. XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX is the parent company they operated under ) is also in violation of The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act ( FERPA ) ( 20 U.S.C. 1232g ; 34 CFR Part 99 ) is a Federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. The law applies to all schools that receive funds under an applicable program of the U.S. Department of Education. They also included erroneous reporting. XXXX XXXX shut down in XXXX after being hit with a series of sanctions by the Obama administration. Loan forgiveness was offered to more former XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX They should have included my loan but they fail to do so. They continue to report this on my credit report. I want compensation because they violated me for years. They have reported monthly for 7 years. {$1000.00} per violation ( transaction ). {$1000.00} x 12 months for XXXX yrs total {$84000.00}. Their handling of my records and privacy is unacceptable. Under the regulations set forth by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act ( FERPA ), specifically outlined in the United States Code ( USC ) Title 20, Section 1232g, and the corresponding Code of Federal Regulations ( CFR ), Title 34, Section 99, educational records including student loan information are protected and should not be disclosed to unauthorized parties or reported on credit reports without proper authorization or when they pertain to defunct institutions. XXXX 's continued reporting of these loans has had severe financial consequences for me. Because of this inaccurate reporting, I have been declined for personal and business loans that I otherwise would have been approved for. This has caused significant financial hardship and unnecessary stress. 
I STILL WANT THIS ACCOUNT ON MY REPORT AS IT IS UNLAWFUL TO REPORT MY UTILIZATION TO ANY OF THE CREDIT BUREAUS. THE STATUS IN QUESTION IS TO BE CHANGED TO PAID AS AGREED. IF THERE IS NO COMPLIANCE OF THIS MATTER ANY AND ALL OF THE PROPER AUTHORITIES SUCH AS THE SEC, FTC, AND CFPB AS WELL AS OTHER ENTITIES WITHIN THAT RELM, CAN AND WILL BE IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED OF THE FRAUDULENT ACTIONS PERPETRATED AGAINST ME.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation