Consumer complaint received 2024-04-04 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: Bread Financial Holdings, Inc.
State: WA

Complaint narrative:
The Fair Credit Reporting Act, under 15 U.S.C. 1681, Section 602 ( a ), mandates that consumer reporting agencies like XXXX, XXXX, and XXXX uphold their significant duties in a manner that is fair, impartial, and mindful of a consumer 's right to privacy. As the Consumer, I am entitled to ensure that my personal data remains confidential, a right supported by 15 U.S.C. 6801, which articulates Congress 's stance that financial institutions must actively and continuously honor their customers ' privacy and secure their sensitive personal information.

The entity providing information to credit agencies qualifies as a financial institution according to this statute. Furthermore, 15 U.S.C. 1681, Section 604 ( a ) ( 2 ) clarifies that a consumer reporting agency may only provide a consumer report when explicitly authorized by the consumer 's written consent. Neither XXXX, XXXX, XXXX, nor the furnisher of information to these agencies possesses my permission written or otherwise to disseminate my information. 

I hereby revoke all forms of consent previously given to XXXX and the furnisher of information to credit agencies, be it verbal, non-verbal, written, implied, or otherwise. According to 15 U.S.C. 6802 ( b ) ( c ), a financial institution is prohibited from disclosing a consumer 's nonpublic personal information to unrelated third parties without first informing the consumer of their right to opt out of such disclosure, which I was never informed of.

Moreover, 15 U.S.C. 1681C ( a ) ( 5 ) prohibits consumer reporting agencies from reporting any adverse information older than seven years, with certain exceptions. The adverse account they are reporting does not have my consent and is, therefore, unlawful.

In addition, 15 U.S.C. 1681s-2 ( A ) ( 1 ) stipulates that no one may provide information to a consumer reporting agency if they know or suspect it to be inaccurate. 15 U.S.C. 1681e requires these agencies to implement reasonable procedures to prevent violations and restrict report furnishing to authorized purposes, which XXXX is failing to do. 

Lastly, as per 12 CFR 1016.7, I have the perpetual right to opt out, which I am exercising now by opting out of your reporting services.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 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. XXXX is 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 your reporting services. ''

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation