Consumer complaint received 2024-06-23 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: WELLS FARGO & COMPANY
State: PA

Complaint narrative:
Per the Federal Credit Reporting Act as a federally protected consumer, per 15 USC 6802 XXXX XXXX : XXXX am now OPTING OUT of ANY AND ALL Authorization I, the consumer XXXX have given to XXXXXXXX XXXX and WELLS FARGO written, unwritten, verbal or non verbal to report my nonpublic personal information. XXXXXXXX XXXX  and WELLS FARGO is in violation of the Privacy Act of XXXX as well as XXXX XXXX XXXX Reasonable opportunity to opt out because I was never notified by XXXXXXXX XXXX or WELLS FARGO that my nonpublic personal information was going to be shared to non affiliated third parties such as XXXX, XXXX, XXXX, et al and I was NEVER GIVEN THE CHANCE TO OPT OUT. Also, 15 USC 6508 states that I have the option to opt out of any account reported to my credit report and I am supposed to receive an opt out notice every XXXX ( XXXX ) days which XXXXXXXX XXXX  and WELLS FARGO never sent to me. I am hereby exercising my rights under XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX of opt out notice to consumers. Also, XXXXXXXX XXXX and WELLS FARGO violated the terms and conditions within their banking agreement, because XXXXXXXX XXXX and WELLS FARGO states that they do not provide consumer information to third-parties which they violated by reporting my nonpublic personal information to the credit reporting agencies listed above. According to 15 USC 6802 B ) I am supposed to receive XXXX different disclosures before my nonpublic personal information is shared but I never received notice. I am hereby invoking all rights under to OPT OUT and to Privacy protected by 15 USC 6802 B, 12 CFR 1022.24, 15 USC 6508, 16 CFR 313.7, the Privacy Act of XXXX  et al. Please see 15 USC 6802 B ) OPT OUT below. A financial institution may not disclose nonpublic personal information to a nonaffiliated third party unless ( A ) such financial institution clearly and conspicuously discloses to the consumer, in writing or in electronic form or other form permitted by the regulations prescribed under section XXXX of this title, that such information may be disclosed to such third party ; ( B ) the consumer is given the opportunity, before the time that such information is initially disclosed, to direct that such information not be disclosed to such third party ; and ( C ) the consumer is given an explanation of how the consumer can exercise that nondisclosure option. Finally, XXXXXXXX XXXX AND WELLS FARGO is in clear violation of 15 USC 45 - Unfair methods of competition for their failure to update the records after receiving tender of the full balance of the debt in accordance with the Electronic Funds Transfer Act as well as their acts of securities fraud and Tax evasion which I intend to report via form IRS form XXXX. To conclude, the above listed credit reporting agencies are in violation of XXXX usc XXXX sec XXXX section XXXX, because it states that a XXXX reporting agency can not furnish an account w/o my written instruction. I did NOT give consent nor written instruction to XXXX, XXXX, OR XXXX to report the XXXXXXXX XXXX  OR WELLS FARGO account and supporting nonpublic personal information such as the transaction history and balance. Also, The credit reporting agencies are in violation of 15 usc 1681 sec 604a section XXXX, because it states that a XXXX reporting agency can not furnish an account w/o my written instruction. I did NOT give consent nor written instruction to XXXX, XXXX, OR XXXX to report my nonpublic personal information.

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 explanation