Consumer complaint received 2024-04-30 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Information belongs to someone else
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: GA

Complaint narrative:
I recently received a copy of my Equifax consumer report recently, and I noticed a host of inaccuracies in this report. Mind you, that in XXXX XXXX Code XXXX - Congressional findings and statement of purpose : ( a ) ACCURACY AND FAIRNESS OF CREDIT REPORTING The XXXX makes the following findings : ( XXXX ) The banking system is dependent upon fair and accurate credit reporting. Inaccurate credit reports directly impair the efficiency of the banking system, and unfair credit reporting methods undermine the public confidence which is essential to the continued functioning of the banking system. 
( XXXX ) An elaborate mechanism has been developed for investigating and evaluating the credit worthiness, credit standing, credit capacity, character, and general reputation of consumers. 
( XXXX ) Consumer reporting agencies have assumed a vital role in assembling and evaluating consumer credit and other information on consumers. 
( XXXX ) 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. 
( b ) REASONABLE PROCEDURES It is the purpose of this subchapter to require that consumer reporting agencies adopt reasonable procedures for meeting the needs of commerce for consumer credit, personnel, insurance, and other information in a manner which is fair and equitable to the consumer, with regard to the confidentiality, accuracy, relevancy, and proper utilization of such information in accordance with the requirements of this subchapter. 

It is the responsibility of all consumer reporting agencies to assure maximum possible accuracy according to XXXX XXXX XXXX Procedures : ( b ) Accuracy of report Whenever a consumer reporting agency prepares a consumer report it shall follow reasonable procedures to assure maximum possible accuracy of the information concerning the individual about whom the report relates. 
And also, according to XXXX XXXX XXXX Procedures : ( a ) Identity and purposes of credit users XXXX consumer reporting agency shall maintain reasonable procedures designed to avoid violations of section XXXX of this title and to limit the furnishing of consumer reports to the purposes listed under section XXXX of this title. These procedures shall require that prospective users of the information identify themselves, certify the purposes for which the information is sought, and certify that the information will be used for no other purpose. Every consumer reporting agency shall make a reasonable effort to verify the identity of a new prospective user and the uses certified by such prospective user prior to furnishing such user a consumer report. No consumer reporting agency XXXX furnish a consumer report to any person if it has reasonable grounds for believing that the consumer report will not be used for a purpose listed in section XXXX of this title. 
XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX - Permissible purposes of consumer reports ( a ) In general Subject to subsection ( c ), any consumer reporting agency XXXX furnish a consumer report under the following circumstances and no other : ( XXXX ) In accordance with the written instructions of the consumer to whom it relates. 
Therefore, I am hereby requesting ( XXXX ) the permissible purpose that you, Equifax, possess to furnish information on my consumer report. ( XXXX ) XXXX of the procedure that you, Equifax, required that prospective users of the information identify themselves, certify the purposes for which the information is sought, and certify that the information will be used for no other purpose prior to furnishing my consumer report. And ( XXXX ) the permissible purpose that each of the following persons below provided you, Equifax, with, to furnish the following information on my consumer report : Person # XXXX : CAPITAL XXXX Account Number XXXX Person # XXXX XXXX  XXXX Account Number XXXX Person # XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX  Account Number XXXX Person # XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX  Account Number XXXX Person # XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Account Number XXXX Person # XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX  Account Number XXXX Person # XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX  Account Number XXXX Person # XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Account Number XXXX Person # XXXX XXXX Account Number XXXX Person # XXXX XXXX Account Number XXXX XXXX # XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX Account Number XXXX Late Payments : XXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX Person # XXXX CAPITAL XXXX XXXX XXXX Finance XXXX XXXX, XXXX Hard Inquiry Person # XXXX XXXX XXXX Account Number XXXX Person # XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Account Number XXXX Person # XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX  Account Number XXXX Person # XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX Hard Inquiry Person # XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX # XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Hard Inquiry Person # XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX, XXXX Hard Inquiry Person # XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX  XXXX XXXX, XXXX Hard Inquiry Person # XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX Hard Inquiry Person # XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX Hard Inquiry Person # XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Hard Inquiry Person # XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX Hard Inquiry Person # XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX Hard Inquiry Person # XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX & Account Number XXXX Collections Person # XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX & Account XXXX XXXX Person # XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Account Number XXXX Collections If you can not provide the permissible purpose and verifications necessary to furnish this inaccurate information by law, I demand that you delete these harmful derogatory marks ( late payments, hard inquiries, closed accounts ) from my consumer report. Consumers suffer harm when consumer reporting agencies provide consumer reports to persons who are not authorized to receive the information or when recipients of consumer reports obtain or use such reports for purposes other than permissible purposes. These harms include the invasion of consumers privacy, as well as reputational, emotional, physical, and economic harms. I have been denied new credit, I have been denied increases in lines of credit because of your willful violation of the FCRA, I am willing to settle your civil liability damages I have suffered as a result of your violation for { {$1000.00} } pursuant FCRA XXXX ( a ) ( XXXX ) ( B ) [ XXXX U.S.C. XXXX ] And finally, ( XXXX ) that you, Equifax, correct my personal information. My only employer is XXXX XXXX of XXXX. There should be no other listed. 

XXXX XXXX Code XXXX - Procedure in case of disputed accuracy ( a ) Reinvestigations of disputed information ( XXXX ) Reinvestigation required ( A ) In general Subject to subsection ( f ) and except as provided in subsection ( g ), if the completeness or accuracy of any item of information contained in a consumers file at a consumer reporting agency is disputed by the consumer and the consumer notifies the agency directly, or indirectly through a reseller, of such dispute, the agency shall, free of charge, conduct a reasonable reinvestigation to determine whether the disputed information is inaccurate and record the current status of the disputed information, or delete the item from the file in accordance with paragraph ( XXXX ), before the end of the XXXX period beginning on the date on which the agency receives the notice of the dispute from the consumer or reseller. 
XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX - XXXX in case of disputed accuracy ( XXXX ) Treatment of inaccurate or unverifiable information ( A ) In general If, after any reinvestigation under paragraph ( XXXX ) of any information disputed by a consumer, an item of the information is found to be inaccurate or incomplete or can not be verified, the consumer reporting agency shall ( i ) promptly delete that item of information from the file of the consumer, or modify that m of information, as appropriate, based on the results of the reinvestigation; and ( ii ) promptly notify the furnisher of that information that the information has been modified or deleted from the file of the consumer.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief