Consumer complaint received 2024-04-03 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem — Their investigation did not fix an error on your report
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
Subject : Violation of Fair Credit Reporting Act and Privacy Act of XXXX Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing to express my deep concerns regarding the inaccuracies and violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( 15 USC 1681 ) and the Privacy Act of XXXX  ( 15 USC 6801 ) in my credit report issued by your agency. 

According to the Fair Credit Reporting Act, consumer reports are supposed to exclude information solely related to transactions or experiences, as specified in 15 USC 1681 ( i ) and 15 USC 1681 ( A ) Sec 2 ( i ). However, upon reviewing my credit report, I have discovered numerous inaccuracies that do not align with this requirement, violating my rights as a consumer. 

Moreover, the inclusion of such inaccurate information also contravenes the Privacy Act of 1974, particularly XXXX XXXX XXXX, which emphasizes the obligation of financial institutions to protect the security and confidentiality of customers ' nonpublic personal information. I have disputed these inaccuracies in my report multiple times, and yet they have irresponsibly been verified without any transparent procedure outlined to prove their validity. 

These violations raise serious concerns about the integrity of the information in my credit report and undermine my ability to access credit and financial services based on accurate and reliable data. Should these issues persist, I may pursue legal action under the provisions of 15 USC 1681n for willful noncompliance with the law.

I demand that your agency promptly correct the inaccuracies in my credit report, provide a transparent explanation of the verification process used, and ensure compliance with all relevant laws and regulations, including but not limited to 15 U.S. Code 6802, 15 U.S. Code 6803, 15 U.S. Code 1681b, 15 U.S. Code 1681e, 15 U.S. Code 1681f, 15 U.S. Code 1681g, and 15 U.S. Code 1681i. 

I request a timely response from your agency to address these issues and rectify the violations promptly. Failure to do so may result in further legal consequences to safeguard my rights as a consumer. 
15 U.S.C. 1681 SEC 2 STATES ( 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. SO why is my usage and payment history being reported none of this fall under Federal compliance THIS company IS ALSO reporting LATE payments ON MY REPORT according TO 15 U.S. Code 1666a - Regulation of credit reports U.S. Code prev | next ( a ) Reports by creditor on obligors failure to pay amount regarded as billing error After receiving a notice from an obligor as provided in section 1666 ( a ) of this title, a creditor or his agent may not directly or indirectly threaten to report to any person adversely on the obligors credit rating or credit standing because of the obligors failure to pay the amount indicated by the obligor under section 1666 ( a ) ( 2 ) of this title, and such amount may not be reported as delinquent to any third party until the creditor has met the requirements of section 1666 of this title and has allowed the obligor the same number of days ( not less than ten ) thereafter to make payment as is provided under the credit agreement with the obligor for the payment of undisputed amounts.

15 U.S. Code 1666b - Timing of payments U.S. Code Notes prev | next ( a ) Time to make payments A creditor may not treat a payment on a credit card account under an open end consumer credit plan as late for any purpose, unless the creditor has adopted reasonable procedures designed to ensure that each periodic statement including the information required by section 1637 ( b ) of this title is mailed or delivered to the consumer not later than 21 days before the payment due date.

( b ) Grace period If an open end consumer credit plan provides a time period within which an obligor may repay any portion of the credit extended without incurring an additional finance charge, such additional finance charge may not be imposed with respect to such portion of the credit extended for the billing cycle of which such period is a part, unless a statement which includes the amount upon which the finance charge for the period is based was mailed or delivered to the consumer not later than 21 days before the date specified in the statement by which payment must be made in order to avoid imposition of that finance charge.

reporting my public information to the credit agency is clear violation the only true credit burea is the CFPB so im asking for assistance to hold this company accountable i am in fact the original creditor without me providing my social security number they would not have access to my public personal information not only have they furnished my information without my consent they have violated this is my final warning my next letter XXXX ( LETTER OF INTENT TO SUE ) to the XXXX XXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation