Consumer complaint received 2024-09-19 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Account status incorrect
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc.
State: GA

Complaint narrative:
I have an account being reported by XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX account number ( XXXX ) This account shows a balance of {$1700.00} XXXX account shows as CHARGED OFF on my credit report. According to IRS CHARGE OFFS are Cancellation of Debt Topic no. XXXX, Canceled debt are considered Income and Income CAN NOT BE REPORTED ON MY Consumer Report. I exercise my RIGHTS to have this Item DELETED IMMEDIATELY. If you dont DELETE SAID ACCOUNT in XXXX business days. You will be in violation of law according to 15 U.S. Code 1681n - Civil liability for willful noncompliance. According to the Fair Credit Reporting Act 15 USC 1681 section 602 a states " There is a need to insure that consumer reporting agencies exercise their grave responsibilities with fairness, impartiality, and a respect for the consumers right to privacy. XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX and Experian are consumer reporting agencies and I am the Consumer. I have the right to make sure my private information isn't shared which 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. XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXs a financial institution by definition under that title. 15 USC 1681 section 604 a section 2 states that " In general Subject to subsection ( c ), any consumer reporting agency may furnish a consumer report under the following circumstances and no other : IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE WRITTEN INSTRUCTION OF THE CONSUMER TO WHOM IT RELATES '' XXXX XXXX XXXX SIMPLE the financial institution and the Consumer reporting agencies XXXX, XXXX and EXPERIAN do not have my consent to furnish this information and they surely do not have my written consent. As of today ( XXXX ) Any and All consent to whether it be verbal, non-verbal, written, implied or otherwise is revoked. 15 USC 6802 ( b ) ( c ) states that " A financial institution may not disclose nonpublic personal information to a nonaffiliated third party unless the consumer is given an explanation of how the consumer can exercise that nondisclosure option. XXXX XXXX XXXX SIMPLE Never informed me of my right to exercise my nondisclosure option. Not only that 15 USC 1681C ( a ) ( 5 ) states '' Except as authorized under subsection ( b ), no consumer reporting agency may make any consumer report containing any of the following items of information Any other adverse item of information, other than records of convictions of crimes which antedates the report by more than seven years. '' This account is an adverse item they are reporting again without my permission which is against the law. 15 U.S. Code 1681s2 ( A ) ( 1 ) A states " 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. 15 U.S. Code 1681e states '' Every consumer reporting agency shall maintain reasonable procedures designed to avoid violations of section 1681c of this title and to limit the furnishing of consumer reports to the purposes listed under section 1681b of this title. XXXX, EXPERIAN, XXXX AND XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX are not maintaining reasonable procedures. Also 12 CFR 1016.7 states that " A consumer may exercise the right to opt out at any time. '' I am opting out of any and all reporting by EXPERIAN, XXXX, XXXX XXXX am again revoking any permissions given verbal, non verbal, written, unwritten, implied or otherwise. This is Identity theft! According to 12 CFR 1022.3 Definitions : " identity theft means a fraud committed or attempted by using the identifying information of another person without authority. '' ... .and most certainly do not have my authority.

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 explanation