Consumer complaint received 2024-04-08 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: SC

Complaint narrative:
Pursuant to the Fair Credit Reporting Act 15 USC 1681 section 602 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 and XXXX are all collectively consumer reporting agencies and I am the consumer. I have the right to make sure that my private information isnt shared which is backed by 15 USC 6801 which clearly 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 non public personal information. XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX institutions by definition under that title. 15 USC 6801 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 XXXX XXXX XXXX the financial institutions 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. This is notice that any and all consent to XXXX, Equifax, XXXX, XXXX XXXX, Self financial/Lead bank, & XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX 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 the NONDISCLOSURE option. XXXX XXXX, SELF FINANCIAL/LEAD BANK, SOUTHERN FINANCE, XXXX XXXX XXXX never XXXX 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 antedates the report by more than seven years. These accounts are adverse items they are reporting again, without my permission which is against the law. 15 USC 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 USC 1681 e 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, Equifax and XXXX 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 YOUR REPORTING SERVICES IMMEDIATELY.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief