Consumer complaint received 2024-02-12 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: FL

Complaint narrative:
According to the Fair Credit Reporting Act 15 USC 1681 section 602 which states " 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. '' XXXX, Equifax, XXXX and XXXX XXXX are consumer reporting agencies and I am the Consumer. I have the right to make sure my private information isn't 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. '' XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX  and XXXX XXXX  are financial institutions by definition under that title. 15 USC 1681 section 604 ( a ) 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. '' XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX  and XXXX XXXX, the financial institutions and the Consumer reporting agencies XXXX, Equifax, XXXX and XXXX XXXX do not have my consent to furnish this information and they surely do not have my written consent. Any and all consent to Equifax, XXXX, XXXX and XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX  and XXXX XXXX whether 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. '' I was never informed 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 antedates 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. 15 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. These companies are not maintaining reasonable procedures. Also 12 CFR 1016.7 states that " A consumer may exercise the right to opt out at any time. '' I am opting out of their reporting services and have notified them all by mail as I sent them all letters to tell them I was excercising my rights after numerous times of trying to work with them to resolve these issues in the past months. I have experienced emotional damage and discrimination trying to obtain housing and employment because of these issues that i have tried to settle with these institutions. I will attach the last letters I sent to XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX and XXXX XXXX  and also XXXX XXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief