Consumer complaint received 2024-03-22 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: IL

Complaint narrative:
In accord to the Fair Credit Reporting Act 15 USC 1681 section 602a states " There is a need to insure that consumer reporting agencies excise their grave responsibilities with fairness, impartiality, and a respect to consumers right to privacy ''. XXXX, Equifax and, XXXX are consumer reporting agencies and I am the Consumer. I have the right to make sure my PRIVATE information isnt shared without my written consent which is backed by 15 USC 6801 which states " It is the policy of the Congress that each financial institution has a affirmative and continuing obligation to respect the privacy of it's customers and protect the security and confidentiality of those customers nonpublic personal information '' ( Furnisher of information to Credit Agencies ) is a financial institution by definition under the title. 15 USC 1681 section 604a states that " In general subject to subsection ( c ), any consumer reporting agency may furnish a consumer credit report under the following circumstances and no other : in accordance with the WRITTEN INSTRUCTION OF THE CONSUMER TO WHOM IT RELATES ''. ( Furnisher of information to credit agencies ) the financial institution and the Consumer reporting agencies XXXX, Equifax and, XXXX ( Furnishers of information to credit agencies ) weather 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 ''. ( Furnishers of information to Credit Reporting Agencies ) NEVER informed me of MY RIGHT to exercise my NONDISCLOSURE OPTION, not only that under 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, other than records of conviction of crimes which antedates the report by more than seven years ''. This accounts is an adverse item they are reporting again without my permission which is against the LAW. 15 U.S Code 1681s-2 ( 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 USC 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 purpose listed under section 1681b of this title ''. XXXX, Equifax and, XXXX are not maintaining reasonable procedures. Also 12 C.F.R. 1016.7 states that " A consumer may exercise the right to opt out at anytime ''. Also reporting credit transaction history is Illegal under 15 U.S. Code 1666b ( Timing of payments )

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation