Consumer complaint received 2023-08-28 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: Experian Information Solutions Inc.
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
Pursuant 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 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 ongoing obligation to respect the privacy of its customers and to protect the confidentiality and security 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 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 whom it relates.On XX/XX/2022, I submitted an identity theft complaint, copy of the identity theft report, identification of the information on my report and a statement by I, the consumer that the information is not information relating to any transaction by the consumer to XXXX, XXXX and Experian. 15 U.S. Code 1681c2 - Block of information resulting from identity theft states " Except as otherwise provided in this section, a consumer reporting agency shall block the reporting of any information in the file of a consumer that the consumer identifies as information that resulted from an alleged identity theft, not later than 4 business days after the date of receipt by such agency " XXXX, XXXX and Experian continue to report this information which is a violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, has caused me injury due to derogatory information reported by these agencies. 15 U.S. Code 1681n - Civil liability for willful noncompliance states " Any person who willfully fails to comply with any requirement imposed under this subchapter with respect to any consumer is liable to that consumer in an amount equal to the sum of ( A ) any actual damages sustained by the consumer as a result of the failure or damages. ( Furnisher of information to credit agencies ) 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. Any and all consent to XXXX, XXXX, Experian, ( 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 my personal nonpublic 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. 15 U.S. Code 1681a ( 2 ) Exclusions states " ( A ) ( i ) report containing information solely as to transactions or experiences between the consumer and the person making the report ; Reporting Transaction history is a violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Not only that 15 USC 1681C ( a ) ( 5 ) also states '' Except as authorized under subsection ( b ), consumer reporting agency may not 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. '' These accounts are an adverse item they are reporting again without my permission which is against the law. 

Furthermore, 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, XXXX and Experian 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 your reporting services.

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 non-monetary relief