Consumer complaint received 2024-08-15 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: MA

Complaint narrative:
Per the FCRA as a federally protected consumer, I am revoking & opting out of any and all authorization, I the consumer may have given XXXX, Equifax, & XXXX, written, verbal, & nonverbal for reporting on : XXXX BANK Account # XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX ACCOUNT NUMBER ENDING XXXX ) XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX ACCOUNT NUMBER ENDING XXXX ) ( AS DISPLAYED ON MY CREDIT REPORT ) per 15 USC 6802 for the following months : XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX to XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX. 
According to the Fair Credit Reporting Act 15 USC 1681 section 602, it states : There is a need to ensure that consumer reporting agencies exercise their grave responsibilities with fairness, impartiality, and a respect for the 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 is not 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 continuing obligation to respect the privacy of its customers and to protect the security and confidentiality 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, 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. ( Furnisher of information to credit agencies ) the financial institution and the Consumer reporting agencies XXXX, Equifax, and XXXX do not have my consent to furnish this information, and they surely do not have my written consent. Any and all consent to XXXX, Equifax, XXXX, ( Furnisher of information to credit agencies ) whether it be verbal, non-verbal, written, implied, or otherwise is revoked regarding the : XXXX XXXX XXXX  # XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX  ( ACCOUNT NUMBER ENDING XXXX ) XXXX XXXX XXXX ( ACCOUNT NUMBER ENDING XXXX ) ( AS DISPLAYED ON MY CREDIT REPORT ) 15 USC 6802 ( b ) ( c ) states that ; A financial institution may not disclose nonpublic personal information to a nonaffiliated third party unlessthe consumer is given an explanation of how the consumer can exercise that nondisclosure option. ( Furnisher of information to credit agencies ) XXXX, Equifax, & XXXX NEVER informed me of my right to exercise my nondisclosure option. Not only that, 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 : Any other adverse item of information, other than records of convictions of crimes which antedate the report by more than seven years. This account is an adverse item they are reporting again without my permission, which is against the law. 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. You are now on notice, this information is inaccurate 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. Please provide evidence of my written consent that authorized your company to list these adverse items on my report. If you can not provide that to me, you are in violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the Privacy Act of 1974. In addition pursuant to 15 USC 1681c Any other Adverse items other than convictions of crimes are not allowable unless consumer provides written consent. Again, please provide evidence of my written consent that authorized your company to list this adverse item on my report. 
XXXX, Equifax and XXXX are not maintaining reasonable procedures. Also, XXXX CFR XXXX states that A consumer may exercise the right to opt-out at any time. I am opting out of your reporting services for the months stated above. In addition, the XXXX XXXX  Account # XXXX & XXXX XXXX XXXX  ( ACCOUNT NUMBER ENDING XXXX ) account is designated a charge off account. Per XXXX XXXX Code XXXX Charge off accounts are a certificate of indebtedness and therefore considered income ; income can not be reported on your credit report and the status Charge Off must be updated and immediately removed from the report supported by IRS Publication XXXX. Any authorization verbal nonverbal written non written I am now rescinding the authorization on Reporting of XXXX BANK Account # XXXX for XXXX to XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX  ( ACCOUNT NUMBER ENDING XXXX ) for XXXX to XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX  ( ACCOUNT NUMBER ENDING XXXX ) for XXXX via 15 USC 6802 ; XXXX CFR XXXX whatever authorization XXXX, XXXX, XXXX Equifax thought they had regarding the reporting XXXX the derogatory information on this account no longer has and is effective immediately and indefinitely. 
In addition, The payment status on this account is inaccurate and invalid. XXXX Equifax and XXXX are required to report the maximum possible accuracy of any information that your company reports. Please verify these late payments & charge offs for the XXXX XXXX Account # XXXX for XXXX to XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX ( ACCOUNT NUMBER ENDING XXXX ) for XXXX to XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX  ( ACCOUNT NUMBER ENDING XXXX ) for XXXX If you can not verify them, please update XXXX these late payments & charge off status and the account to Paid As Agreed Never Late ( PAANL ) permanently. Provide documentation showing this account is indeed late, or it will be a violation of 15 U.S.C. 1666b and a violation of 15 U.S.C 1637a ( a ). The late payments are to be updated as paid as agreed PAANL and the charge off status for each month for this account is to be removed from my Credit Report effective immediately.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief