Consumer complaint received 2024-04-18 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: TN

Complaint narrative:
According to the Fair Credit Reporting Act 15 USC 1681 section 602a states There is a need to insure that consumer reporting agencies exercise their grave responsibilities with fairness, impartiality, and are respect for the consumers right to privacy. 
Equifax and XXXX and XXXX are consumer reporting agencies. 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. Furnisher of information to credit agencies is a financial institution by definition under that title. 15 USC 1681 section 604a 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 instructions of the consumer to whomitrelates. Furnisher of information to credit agencies the financial institution and the Consumer reporting agencies Equifax and XXXX and XXXX on that my consent to furnish this information and they surely do not have my written consent. Any and all consent to Equifax, XXXX and XXXX Furnisher of information to credit agencies whether it be verbal, non-verbal, written, implied or other wise is revoked. 15 USC 6802 ( b ) ( c ) states that A financial institution may not disclose nonpublic personal information to another affiliated third party unlessthe consumer is given an explanation to add my discloser ( Furnisher of information to credit agencies Never informed me of my right to exercise my nondisclosure option. Not only that 15 USC1681C ( 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 ante dates 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 1681 c of this title and to limit the furnishing of consumer reports to the purposes listed under section 1681 b of this title. Equifax and XXXX, XXXX are not maintaining reasonable procedures. Also 12CFR 1016.7 states that '' A consumer may exercise the right too opt out at anytime. " I am opting out of your reporting services.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation