Consumer complaint received 2023-12-19 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem — Was not notified of investigation status or results
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: MD

Complaint narrative:
To Whom It May Concern : This letter is a formal statement of concern based on your recent actions. I have in my possession an inaccurate copy of my consumer credit report from the Corporation and your financial agency. This report was lawfully obtained by me, through the declaration of the rights granted to consumers under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. 


The Fair Credit Reporting Act has specific requirement for the accurate reporting of an item when it appears on a consumers credit report. 



XXXX. Account involved in litigation " an incorrect high balance '' an inaccurate date of last activity " REAGED ACCOUNTS '' " Reinsertion WITHOUT PROPER NOTICE '' an undated late pay a charge off listed as open a collection account with a limit. 
XXXX XXXX Account XXXX : XXXX Please remove it from my credit report. 

XXXX. Under 15 USC 1692f a debt collector may not use any false deceptive or misleading representation or means in connection with the collection of any debt this account is in violation. 
XXXX XXXX Account Number : XXXX Please remove it from my credit report. 

XXXX. I have not supplied proof under the doctrine of estoppel by silence XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX  XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX I may presume that no proof of the alleged debt nor therefore any such debt in fact therefore exists. 
XXXX XXXX Account XXXX : XXXX Please remove it from my credit report. 




The Fair Credit Reporting Act specifically details that all items within a consumers credit report must be reported with 100 % accurate information ( not 99.9 % or less ), must be 100 % verifiable ( not 99.9 % or less ), must be 100 % complete information ( not 99.9 % or less ), and must only be reported during the allowable reporting periods as detailed in the Act for the specific item as it appears. Given your previous irrelevant responses and the fact that the above account keeps coming back to me as Verified, you must have proof that it is, in fact, reporting lawfully. So therefore, please provide such proof, as defined by law, in which you must have on file that would assert to the lawful reporting of the above account and that this item does not violate the Fair Credit Reporting Act as detailed above. Please provide proof that the information as contained on the reported trade- line is in fact 100 % Accurate, Complete, Verifiable, AND Timely. Please do not provide some generic print-out or some generic statement as this would insult my intelligence as an educated individual and would further perpetrate the continual acts of wrongdoings by your company as detailed in numerous consumer studies and reports. 



There is clearly already a problem with the system as it is. In fact, one recent consumer study proved that over 79 % of consumer credit reports contain errors. Another report shows that more than 90 % contain errors. Why does your company continue to operate with such low standards of success? 

My request as indicated above is lawful and justified. As advised by my counsel, an itemized report detailing that the reporting of this item is not violating my constitutional rights is hereby requested. The continued reporting of this item in its negative state is causing me severe financial and emotional distress. If I must pursue litigation to protect my rights as granted under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act, Fair Credit Billing Act, XXXX, XXXX, as well as any other statutes and/or laws that would apply to me and my circumstances, then I am fully prepared and willing to take any and all necessary measures to do so. I formally request the immediate deletions of these items, as it is not complying with the above-mentioned laws and/or acts. 



Your companys continued reporting of this derogatory item will be considered willful non- compliance due to the previous notifications and your continued disregard of the law. A precedent has certainly been set by the flagrant disregard to accuracy as displayed in the consumer study results. So if litigation is necessary a pro-se representation will be prepared, and a formal jury trial will be requested. Please respond in a timely fashion, within 30 days or less, to avoid any unnecessary legal expenses. 



I have filed an attorney general complaint reporting your ignorance in processing this request and greeting your mistakes CORRECTED. 

**ATTACHED HEREWITH A CERTIFIED COPY OF THE LETTER SENT TO ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE Sincerely, XXXX XXXX XXXX : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX of Enforcement Consumer Financial Protection XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Washington XXXX XXXX XXXX CC : Law Firm XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX : Consumer Financial Protection Bureau XXXX fax ( XXXX ) XXXX CC : Attorney Generals Office CC : Better Business Bureau XXXX XXXX State XXXX XXXX : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Comptroller Of The Currency CC : Federal Reserve XXXX XXXX : Credit and insurance CC : Federal Trade Commission XXXX XXXX State XXXX XXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation