Consumer complaint received 2025-02-11 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Information belongs to someone else
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: PA

Complaint narrative:
Consumer Reporting Agencies play a crucial role in gathering and assessing consumer credit information. However, they must exercise their responsibilities with fairness, impartiality, and respect for the consumers right to privacy. The banking system relies on accurate and fair credit reporting, and when these reporting methods are unfair, it undermines public trust, which is vital for the system's stability. I never gave my explicit, written consent for these agencies to report my information, which is a violation of 15 U.S. Code 1681b(2). This violation has led to an alleged case of identity theft, breaching 15 U.S. Code 1681c-2. The accounts in question are not related to any transactions made by me.

The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act was created to ensure that laws and procedures are in place to protect consumers from abusive, deceptive, and unfair practices by debt collectors. In this case, the company has violated 15 U.S. Code 1692f, which prohibits debt collectors from using unfair or unconscionable means to collect a debt. Specifically, they cannot collect any amounts that arent explicitly authorized by the agreement or allowed by law. Additionally, the company has violated 15 U.S. Code 1692e, which prohibits the use of false, deceptive, or misleading representations in debt collection efforts. This includes using deceptive methods to collect a debt or gather consumer information. Moreover, they are forbidden from contacting consumers at inconvenient times or places, or engaging in behavior that harasses or XXXX  consumers.

In this case, the company has harassed me by claiming I owe a debt that I do not recognize as my responsibility. They have also contacted me at inconvenient times and places, in violation of the law.

XXXX  XXXX  - XXXX  - This collection account violates the Fair Debt Collection Practices
Act (15 U.S.C.  1692g) and the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C.  1681), as it has not been
properly validated; failure to remove it will result in legal action for non-compliance with federal
law.
XXXX  - XXXX/XXXX/XXXX  - This hard inquiry was unauthorized and violates the Fair Credit
Reporting Act (15 U.S.C.  1681b), as I did not consent to it, and I demand its immediate removal
or face potential legal action.
XXXX  - XXXX/XXXX/XXXX  - This hard inquiry was unauthorized and violates the Fair Credit Reporting Act
(15 U.S.C.  1681b), as I did not consent to it, and I demand its immediate removal or face
potential legal action.
XXXX  XXXX  - XXXX/XXXX/XXXX  - This hard inquiry was unauthorized and violates the Fair Credit
Reporting Act (15 U.S.C.  1681b), as I did not consent to it, and I demand its immediate removal
or face potential legal action.
XXXX  - XXXX/XXXX/XXXX  - This hard inquiry was unauthorized and violates the Fair Credit Reporting
Act (15 U.S.C.  1681b), as I did not consent to it, and I demand its immediate removal or face
potential legal action.
XXXX  XXXX  XXXX  - XXXX  - This collection account violates the Fair Debt Collection
Practices Act (15 U.S.C.  1692g) and the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C.  1681), as it has
not been properly validated; failure to remove it will result in legal action for non-compliance with
federal law.
XXXX  XXXX  XXXX  - XXXX  - This collection account violates the Fair Debt
Collection Practices Act (15 U.S.C.  1692g) and the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C.  1681),
as it has not been properly validated; failure to remove it will result in legal action for noncompliance with federal law.
XXXX  XXXX  XXXX  - XXXX  - This collection account violates the Fair Debt
Collection Practices Act (15 U.S.C.  1692g) and the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C.  1681),
as it has not been properly validated; failure to remove it will result in legal action for noncompliance with federal law.
XXXX  XXXX XXXX  - XXXX  - This collection account violates the Fair Debt Collection
Practices Act (15 U.S.C.  1692g) and the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C.  1681), as it has
not been properly validated; failure to remove it will result in legal action for non-compliance with
federal law.
XXXX  XXXX  - XXXX  - This collection account violates the Fair Debt Collection Practices
Act (15 U.S.C.  1692g) and the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C.  1681), as it has not been
properly validated; failure to remove it will result in legal action for non-compliance with federal
law.
XXXX  XXXX  XXXX  - XXXX/XXXX/XXXX  - This hard inquiry was unauthorized and violates
the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C.  1681b), as I did not consent to it, and I demand its
immediate removal or face potential legal action.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief