Consumer complaint received 2024-01-30 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: MI

Complaint narrative:
According to 15 USC 6801, I have the right to make sure my private information isn't shared 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. '' ( Furnisher of information to credit agencies ) is a financial institution by definition under that title. 15 USC 1681 section 604 a ( 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 instructions of the consumer to whom it relates. '' ( Furnisher of information to credit agencies ) The financial institution and the Consumer reporting agencies Equifax, XXXX, and XXXX do not have my written, or verbal consent to furnish this information. The FCRA 15 USC 1681 sec 602 ( a ) states " There is a need to ensure that consumer reporting agencies exercise their grave responsibilities with fairness, impartiality, and respect for the consumers right to privacy. '' Equifax and XXXX are consumer reporting agencies and I am the Consumer. Any or all consent to Equifax, XXXX, ( Furnisher of information to credit agencies ) 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. '' ( Furnisher of information to credit agencies ) Never informed me of my right to exercise my nondisclosure option. Also 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 a violation. According to 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. Equifax and XXXX are not maintaining reasonable procedures. They violate their duties according to the Privacy Act states " No agency shall disclose any record which is contained in a system of records by any means of communication to any person, or to another agency, except pursuant to a written request by, or with the prior written consent of, the individual to whom the record contains. 12 cfr 16 1016.7 states " A consumer may exercise the right to opt-out at any time. '' I am opting out of your reporting services. I have endured lots of stress and XXXX in regard to this discrimination and lack of ethical good faith from these reporting agencies. My children suffer from XXXX of environmental change due to school systems in communities I've been forced to reside in are way under the percentile of jurisdiction we previously resided in before the identity theft from these agencies. I'm emotionally stressed and have attempted to resolve this issue on my own please help.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation