Consumer complaint received 2024-09-08 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Credit inquiries on your report that you don't recognize
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc.
State: VA

Complaint narrative:
Experian- Consumer Reporting Agency 15 U.S. Code 1681b - Permissible purposes of consumer reports ( 2 ) In accordance with the written instructions of the consumer to whom it relates.

( C ) the consumer is given an explanation of how the consumer can exercise that nondisclosure option. 


XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX I would like to forge forward with a righted disputation that I see you currently have on my consumer report, possibly causing violating infringements and injury to my credibility. Eradicate any and all of these following unproven genuine, FCRA compliant, and or applicable standards of reporting of which you are undoubtedly mandated in your reporting obligation ( s ) to obey without default or deficiency of any sort.

The FCRA 's permissible purpose provisions are thus central to the statute 's protection of consumer privacy.

In accord with 5 U.S. Code 552a - Records maintained on individuals ( b ) Conditions of Disclosure.No agency shall disclose any record which is contained in a system of records by any means of communication to any person, or to another agency, except pursuant to a written request by, or with the prior written consent of, the individual to whom the record pertains, unless disclosure of the record would be.

15 U.S. Code 1681- Congressional findings and statement of purpose ( 1 ) 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.

( 3 ) Consumer reporting agencies have assumed a vital role in assembling and evaluating consumer credit and other information on consumers.

( 4 ) 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.

15 U.S. Code 1681a - Definitions ; rules of construction ( d ) Consumer Report.

( 1 ) In general.The term consumer report means any written, oral, or other communication of any information by a consumer reporting agency bearing on a consumers credit worthiness, credit standing, credit capacity, character, general reputation, personal characteristics, or mode of living which is used or expected to be used or collected in whole or in part for the purpose of serving as a factor in establishing the consumers eligibility for ( A ) credit or insurance to be used primarily for personal, family, or household purposes ; 12 CFR Part 1022 - Fair Credit Reporting ( Regulation V ) FCRA section 607 ( a ) requires that consumer reporting companies, among other things, must require that prospective users of consumer reports certify the purposes for which the information is sought, and certify that the information will be used for no other purpose.

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 my ' privacy, as well as reputational, emotional, physical, and economic harms.

12 CFR Part 1022 - Fair Credit Reporting ( Regulation V ) permissible purpose provisions to the protection of consumer privacy, the Bureau is issuing this advisory opinion to affirm that consumer reporting agencies may not provide a consumer report pursuant to FCRA section 604 ( a ) under any circumstance not expressly permitted by this section.

A consumer reporting company may not provide a consumer report under FCRA section 604 ( a ) ( 3 ) unless it has reason to believe that the user has a permissible purpose with respect to the consumer about whom the report is requested. A user 's request to a consumer reporting company for a report about a consumer does not give the consumer reporting company a reason to believe that the user has a permissible purpose to obtain a consumer report about other consumers. As explained in part I.A, Congress enacted the FCRA in part to address a need to insure that consumer reporting agencies exercise their grave responsibilities with... a respect for the consumer 's right to privacy.

FCRA section 619 imposes criminal liability on any person who knowingly and willfully obtains information on a consumer from a consumer reporting agency under false pretenses.

The Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, protects individuals ' personal information from unwarranted invasions of privacy.

( g ) ( 1 ) Civil Remedies.Whenever any agency ( A ) makes a determination under subsection ( d ) ( 3 ) of this section not to amend an individuals record in accordance with his request, or fails to make such review in conformity with that subsection ; the individual may bring a civil action against the agency, and the district courts of the United States shall have jurisdiction in the matters under the provisions of this subsection.

( 4 ) In any suit brought under the provisions of subsection ( g ) ( 1 ) ( C ) or ( D ) of this section in which the court determines that the agency acted in a manner which was intentional or willful, the United States shall be liable to the individual in an amount equal to the sum of ( A ) actual damages sustained by the individual as a result of the refusal or failure, but in no case shall a person entitled to recovery receive less than the sum of {$1000.00} The enforcement of the regulations prescribed there under shell be enforced by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

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