Consumer complaint received 2023-04-26 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: PA

Complaint narrative:
ORIGINAL LETTER : AS FOLLOWS : 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. 

Account Name : Account Number : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX IN, XXXX XXXX - XXXX XXXX KS XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX has violated my rights.

15 U.S.C 1681 section 602 A. States I have the right to privacy.

15 U.S.C 1681 Section 604 A Section 2 : It also states a consumer reporting agency can not furnish a account without my written instructions 15 U.S.C 1681c. ( a ) ( 5 ) Section States : 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.

15 U.S.C. 1681s-2 ( A ) ( 1 ) 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. 

Attached, here is my Tracking Report Number : XXXX. 

Account Name : Account Number XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX IN, XXXX XXXX - XXXX XXXX KS XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX has violated my rights.

Accounts verified, Accounts verification. 
This is not making any sense. 

I Sent my letter off on XX/XX/2023. I told the credit bureaus to " investiage every piece of information '' on the accounts I have listed below. 

Account Name : Account Number : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX IN, XXXX XXXX - XXXX XXXX KS XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX ID FOR COMPLAINT SENT TO EQUIFAX INFORMATION SERVICES LLC XXXX ID FOR COMPLAINT SENT TO XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX 
XXXX ID FOR COMPLAINT SENT TO XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX 
XXXX According to the law 15 U.S. Code 1681 - Procedure in case of disputed accuracy. if the completeness or accuracy of any item of information contained in a consumer 's file at a consumer reporting agency is disputed by the consumer and the consumer notifies the agency directly, or indirectly through a reseller, of such dispute, the agency shall, free of charge, conduct a reasonable reinvestigation to determine whether the disputed information is inaccurate and record the current status of the disputed information, or delete the item from the file in accordance with paragraph ( 5 ), before the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date on which the agency receives the notice of the dispute from the consumer or reseller.

This is another violation.

( 5 ) TREATMENT OF INACCURATE OR UNVERIFIABLE INFORMATION ( A ) In general If, after any reinvestigation under paragraph ( 1 ) of any information disputed by a consumer, an item of the information is found to be inaccurate or incomplete or can not be verified, the consumer reporting agency shall ( i ) promptly delete that item of information from the file of the consumer, or modify that item of information, as appropriate, based on the results of the reinvestigation ; and ( ii ) promptly notify the furnisher of that information that the information has been modified or deleted from the file of the consumer. 

15 U.S. Code 16815-2 Responsibilities of furnishes of information to consumer reporting agencies ( E ) Duty of person after receiving notice of dispute After receiving a notice of dispute from a consumer pursuant to subparagraph ( D ), the person that provided the information in dispute to a consumer reporting agency shall ( i ) conduct an investigation with respect to the disputed information ; ( il ) review all relevant information provided by the consumer with the notice ; ( ti ) complete such person 's investigation of the dispute and report the results of the investigation to the consumer before the expiration of the period under section 1681i ( a ) ( 1 ) of this title within which a consumer reporting agency would be required to complete its action if the consumer had elected to dispute the information under that section ; and ( iv ) if the investigation finds that the information reported was inaccurate, promptly notify each consumer reporting agency to which the person furnished the inaccurate information of that determination and provide to the agency any correction to that information that is necessary to make the information provided by the person accurate. 

15 U.S.C 1681 Section 604 A Section 2 : It also states a consumer reporting agency can not furnish a account without my written instructions 15 U.S. Code 16815-2 Responsibilities of furnishers of information to consumer reporting agencies, 15 U.S. Code 1681b Permissible purposes of consumer reports ( a ) IN GENERAL Subject to subsection ( c ), any consumer reporting agency may furnish a consumer report under the following circumstances and no other : ( 2 ) In accordance with the written instructions of the consumer to whom it relates.

15 U.S. Code Subchapter III - CREDIT REPORTING AGENCIES 15 U.S. Code 1681 Congressional findings and statement of purpose ( 4 ) There is a need to insure that consumer reporting agencies exercise their grave responsibilities with fairness, impartiality, and a respect for the consumer 's right to privacy. 

According to the FRCA The term " investigative consumer report '' means a consumer report or portion thereof in which information on a consumer 's character, general reputation, personal characteristics, or mode of living is obtained through personal interviews with neighbors, friends, or associates of the consumer reported on or with others with whom he is acquainted or who may have knowledge concerning any such items of information. 
They stated my account was verified but how is that possible if they did not do a proper investigation according to the law. Also every piece of information on these accounts are still not reporting 100 % Accurate. 
And according to the FRCA 15 USC 1681 everything has to be 100 % Accurate. I have the credit report showing the inaccuracies. 

In accordance with the Fair Cred : Reporting Act Everything has to be 100 % accurate on my credit report. 
The Credit bureaus stated my account was properly investigation but how is that possible if the open date is inaccurate, the date last active is inaccurate, and date last reported is not accurate. Moreover important information as such. This ground for removal they also violated my rights under 15 U.S.C 1681 section 602 A. States I have the right to privacy.

15 U.S.C 1681 Section 604 A Section 2 : It also states a consumer reporting agency can not furnish a account without my wiftten instructions, However the credit bureaus said the completed the investigation and everything was 100 % accurate. 
According to the law 15 U.S. Code 1681a - Definitions ; rules of construction. 
The term " investigative consumer report* means a consumer report or portion thereof in which information on a consurer 's character, general reputation, personal characteristics, or mode of living is obtained through personal interviews with neighbors, friends, or associates of the consumer reported on or with others with whom he is acquainted or who may have knowledge concerning any such items of information. However, such information shall not include specific factual information on a consumer 's credit record obtained directly from a creditor of the consumer or from a consumer reporting agency when such information was obtained directly from a creditor of the consumer or from the consumer. 

I would like to know who did they talk to. 

How did they complete this investigation I want the CFPB to publish this description on consumerfinance.gov Correction to a credit report ; I demand this account be deleted from my credit report Immediately.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation