Consumer complaint received 2025-04-30 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Account status incorrect
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: IL

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 XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX ( XXXX ). This violation has led to an alleged case of identity theft, breaching XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX. 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 XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, which prohibits debt collectors from using unfair or unconscionable means to collect a debt. Specifically, they can not collect any amounts that arent explicitly authorized by the agreement or allowed by law. Additionally, the company has violated XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, 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 abuses 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. 

I received a copy of my credit report and found the following item ( s ) to be in error : XXXX. The following personal information is incorrect Previous Address ( es ) : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, IL XXXX XXXX. The following personal information is incorrect Previous Address ( es ) : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, IL XXXX XXXX. The following personal information is incorrect Employers : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX. The following personal information is incorrect XXXX : XXXX XXXX XXXX. The following personal information is incorrect Employers : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX The inquiry was not authorized XXXX Date of inquiry : XX/XX/year> Employers XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX. Inaccurate. Direct violation of XXXX XXXX XXXX Billing Error. Please update the account to Paid as Agreed. 
LAND OF LINC Account Number : XXXX * * * * Employers : DECATOUR SCHOOL DIST XXXX. Inaccurate. Direct violation of XXXX XXXX XXXX Billing Error. Please update the account to Paid as Agreed. 
XXXX XXXX Account Number : XXXX * * * * Employers : DECATOUR SCHOOL DIST XXXX. This collection account violates the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ( XXXX XXXX. XXXX ) and the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( XXXX XXXX. XXXX ), as it has not been properly validated ; failure to remove it will result in legal action for non-compliance with federal law. 
DISCOVERBANK Account Number : XXXX * * * * Employers : DECATOUR SCHOOL DIST XXXX. Inaccurate. Direct violation of XXXX XXXX XXXX Billing Error. Please update the account to Paid as Agreed. 
IDEAL AUTO Account Number : XXXX * * * * Employers : DECATOUR SCHOOL DIST XXXX. This collection account violates the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ( XXXX XXXX. XXXX ) and the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( XXXX XXXX. XXXX ), 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 Account Number : XXXX * * * * Employers : DECATOUR SCHOOL DIST XXXX. This collection account violates the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ( XXXX XXXX. XXXX ) and the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( XXXX XXXX. XXXX ), as it has not been properly validated ; failure to remove it will result in legal action for non-compliance with federal law. 
XXXX LAND OF XXXX XXXX XXXX Account Number : XXXX * * * * Employers : DECATOUR SCHOOL DIST XXXX. This collection account violates the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ( XXXX XXXX. XXXX ) and the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( XXXX XXXX. XXXX ), as it has not been properly validated ; failure to remove it will result in legal action for non-compliance with federal law. 
XXXX ESURANCE AN XXXX COMPANY Account Number : XXXX * * * * Employers : DECATOUR SCHOOL DIST

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief