Consumer complaint received 2024-02-06 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Information belongs to someone else
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: NC

Complaint narrative:
Per the FCRA as a Federally Protected Consumer, the XXXX, XXXX, and EQUIFAX Credit Bureaus are listing inaccurate reports on my Consumer Credit Reports and are in non-compliance with the following : 16 CFR 313. Privacy of Consumer Financial Information ; 16 CFR 313.1 Purpose and Scope ; 16 CFR 313.7 Forms of Opt-Out Notice to Consumers ; Opt-out methods; 16 CFR 433.2 Preservation of consumers ' claims and defenses, unfair or deceptive acts or practices.

16 CFR 433.3 Exemption of sellers taking or receiving open-end consumer credit contracts before XX/XX/XXXX from requirements of 433.2 ( a ).

16 CFR 444.2 Unfair credit practices.

15 U.S. Code 1681- Congressional findings and statement of purpose : ( a ) Accuracy and fairness of credit reporting The Congress makes the following findings : ( 1 ) The banking system is dependent upon fair and accurate credit reporting. Inaccurate credit reports directly impair the efficiency of the banking system, and unfair credit reporting methods undermine the public confidence which is essential to the continued functioning of the banking system. ( 2 ) An elaborate mechanism has been developed for investigating and evaluating the credit worthiness, credit standing, credit capacity, character, and general reputation of consumers. ( 3 ) Consumer reporting agencies have assumed a vital role in assembling and evaluating consumer credit and other information on consumers. ( 4 ) 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.

( b ) Reasonable procedures It is the purpose of this subchapter to require that consumer reporting agencies adopt reasonable procedures for meeting the needs of commerce for consumer credit, personnel, insurance, and other information in a manner which is fair and equitable to the consumer, with regard to the confidentiality, accuracy, relevancy, and proper utilization of such information in accordance with the requirements of this subchapter.

15 U.S. Code 1681b - Permissible purposes of consumer : ( A ). intends to use the information in connection with a credit transaction involving the consumer on whom the information is to be furnished.

15 U.S. Code 6801 - Protection of nonpublic personal information : ( a ) Privacy obligation policy 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. ( b ) Financial institutions safeguards In furtherance of the policy in subsection ( a ), each agency or authority described in section 6805 ( a ) of this title, other than the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, shall establish appropriate standards for the financial institutions subject to their jurisdiction relating to administrative, technical, and physical safeguards ( 1 ) to insure the security and confidentiality of customer records and information ; ( 2 ) to protect against any anticipated threats or hazards to the security or integrity of such records ; and ( 3 ) to protect against unauthorized access to or use of such records or information which could result in substantial harm or inconvenience to any customer.

A 3rd Party debt collector means there was a charge-off ; a charge-off is a certificate of indebtedness, this is income and must be removed from my credit reports.

The Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 552a, establishes a code of fair information practices that governs the collection, maintenance, use, and dissemination of information about individuals that is maintained in systems of records by federal agencies. A system of records is a group of records under the control of an agency from which information is retrieved by the name of the individual or by some identifier assigned to the individual.

See my attached Credit Report listing all 3 Credit Bureaus, XXXX, XXXX, and EQUIFAX. I have highlighted, marked, and listed all inaccuracies, and the number of violations from each Credit Bureau individually.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation