EQUIFAX, INC.


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"Products" offered by EQUIFAX, INC. with at least one, but usually more complaints:

Bank account or service - Checking account
Bank account or service - Other bank product/service
Checking or savings account -
Checking or savings account - CD (Certificate of Deposit)
Checking or savings account - Checking account
Checking or savings account - Other banking product or service
Checking or savings account - Savings account
Consumer Loan - Installment loan
Consumer Loan - Personal line of credit
Consumer Loan - Vehicle lease
Consumer Loan - Vehicle loan
Credit card -
Credit card - General-purpose credit card or charge card
Credit card - Store credit card
Credit card or prepaid card - General-purpose credit card or charge card
Credit card or prepaid card - General-purpose prepaid card
Credit card or prepaid card - Gift card
Credit card or prepaid card - Government benefit card
Credit card or prepaid card - Store credit card
Credit reporting -
Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports - Credit reporting
Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports - Other personal consumer report
Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports - Credit repair services
Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports - Credit reporting
Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports - Other personal consumer report
Debt collection - Auto
Debt collection - Auto debt
Debt collection - Credit card
Debt collection - Credit card debt
Debt collection - Federal student loan
Debt collection - Federal student loan debt
Debt collection - I do not know
Debt collection - Medical
Debt collection - Medical debt
Debt collection - Mortgage
Debt collection - Mortgage debt
Debt collection - Non-federal student loan
Debt collection - Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)
Debt collection - Other debt
Debt collection - Payday loan debt
Debt collection - Private student loan debt
Debt collection - Rental debt
Debt collection - Telecommunications debt
Debt or credit management - Credit repair services
Debt or credit management - Debt settlement
Debt or credit management - Mortgage modification or foreclosure avoid
Debt or credit management - Student loan debt relief
Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service - Debt settlement
Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service - Domestic (US) money transfer
Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service - Foreign currency exchange
Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service - Mobile or digital wallet
Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service - Money order
Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service - Money order, traveler's check or cashier's
Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service - Refund anticipation check
Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service - Traveler's check or cashier's check
Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service - Virtual currency
Mortgage - Conventional adjustable mortgage (ARM)
Mortgage - Conventional fixed mortgage
Mortgage - Conventional home mortgage
Mortgage - FHA mortgage
Mortgage - Home equity loan or line of credit
Mortgage - Home equity loan or line of credit (HELOC)
Mortgage - Other mortgage
Mortgage - Other type of mortgage
Mortgage - Reverse mortgage
Mortgage - VA mortgage
Other financial service - Refund anticipation check
Payday loan, title loan, or personal loan -
Payday loan, title loan, or personal loan - Installment loan
Payday loan, title loan, or personal loan - Payday loan
Payday loan, title loan, or personal loan - Personal line of credit
Payday loan, title loan, or personal loan - Title loan
Payday loan, title loan, personal loan, or advance loan - Installment loan
Payday loan, title loan, personal loan, or advance loan - Other advances of future income
Payday loan, title loan, personal loan, or advance loan - Payday loan
Payday loan, title loan, personal loan, or advance loan - Personal line of credit
Payday loan, title loan, personal loan, or advance loan - Title loan
Prepaid card - Gift or merchant card
Student loan - Federal student loan servicing
Student loan - Non-federal student loan
Student loan - Private student loan
Vehicle loan or lease - Lease
Vehicle loan or lease - Loan
Vehicle loan or lease - Title loan

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Complaint ID: 8170209

Date Received: 2024-01-18

Issue: Incorrect information on your report

Subissue: Personal information incorrect

Consumer Complaint: I am a victim of Data Breach. As as result, there are various incorrect personal information reporting on my credit report. I demand the immediate removal of these items.

Company Response:

State: IL

Zip: 60659

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2024-01-18

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8170208

Date Received: 2024-01-18

Issue: Improper use of your report

Subissue: Reporting company used your report improperly

Consumer Complaint: In accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting act. The List of accounts below has violated my federally protected consumer rights to privacy and confidentiality under 15 USC 1681. 15 U.S.C 1681 section 602 A. States I have the right to privacy. 15 U.S.C 1681 Section 604 A Section 2 : It also states a consumer reporting agency can not furnish a account without my written instructions 15 U.S.C 1681c. ( a ) ( 5 ) Section States : 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. 15 U.S.C. 1681s-2 ( A ) ( 1 ) 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.

Company Response:

State: NM

Zip: 88220

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2024-01-18

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8170201

Date Received: 2024-01-18

Issue: Improper use of your report

Subissue: Reporting company used your report improperly

Consumer Complaint: I am writing to bring attention to discrepancies in the provided consumer report, which was furnished without my explicit written instruction giving consent. To provide some context, I am the primary caregiver for my father, who has been diagnosed with XXXX XXXX XXXX. I have been diligently working towards purchasing a vehicle to facilitate his transportation to and from his medical appointments and XXXX XXXX these adverse actions taken against myself and my family by your company which I explain below have caused me financial hardship, emotional stress, as well as XXXX and XXXX and also has damaged my reputation and has caused me to lose gainful employment opportunities. ( Documents of proof enclosed ) These false and misleading practices used by EQUIFAX to obtain my vital non public personal information from various sources without my consent violates 15 USC 1681b. EQUIFAX has committed identity theft according to 603 Definitions ; rules of construction 15 USC 1681a ( 3 ) The term " Identity Theft '' means a fraud committed using the identifying information of another person, subject to such further definition as the Bureau may prescribe by regulation. You have committed identity theft by falsely representing and the use of deceptive means to collect my vital non public personal information without my consent and furnished alleged debts owed on this consumer report. This is a breach of Federal Law 15 USC 1681 ( 4 ) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act. ( Documents of proof will be provided ) This is defamation furthermore furnishing transactions of these alleged debts owed According to Federal Law shall be excluded from a consumer report as pursuant to 15 USC 1681a ( 2 ) ( A ) ( i ) ( ii ) ( iii ) these adverse actions are pursuant to 15 USC 1681a ( k ) ( 1 ) ( B ) ( i ) ( ll ) by your company breaching federal law and have resulted in considerable distress and financial hardships also a violation of Federal Law 15 USC 1681b 15 USC 1681a ( k ) ( 1 ) ( B ) ( i ) ( ll ) 15 USC 1681a ( 2 ) ( A ) ( i ) ( ii ) ( iii ) 15 USC 1681q of the Fair Credit Reporting Act. ( Documents of proof provided ) According to 15 USC 1681 congressional findings, 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 public confidence which is essential to the continued function of the banking system. Your company 's adverse actions directly threaten the United States Of America 's banking system and public confidence in it. Your company has violated 15 USC 1681.

Company Response:

State: NY

Zip: 10029

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2024-01-18

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8170200

Date Received: 2024-01-18

Issue: Improper use of your report

Subissue: Reporting company used your report improperly

Consumer Complaint: To whom it may concern, I just recently looked at my credit report. I wanted to make sure everything is 100 % correct and accurate. Can you reinvestigate the accounts listed below? XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX

Company Response:

State: IN

Zip: 46224

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2024-01-18

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8170195

Date Received: 2024-01-18

Issue: Improper use of your report

Subissue: Reporting company used your report improperly

Consumer Complaint: In accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting act. The List of accounts below has violated my federally protected consumer rights to privacy and confidentiality under 15 USC 1681. 15 U.S.C 1681 section 602 A. States I have the right to privacy. 15 U.S.C 1681 Section 604 A Section 2 : It also states a consumer reporting agency can not furnish a account without my written instructions 15 U.S.C 1681c. ( a ) ( 5 ) Section States : 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. 15 U.S.C. 1681s-2 ( A ) ( 1 ) 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.

Company Response:

State: TX

Zip: 79927

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2024-01-18

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8170151

Date Received: 2024-01-18

Issue: Improper use of your report

Subissue: Reporting company used your report improperly

Consumer Complaint: In accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting act. The List of accounts below has violated my federally protected consumer rights to privacy and confidentiality under 15 USC 1681. 15 U.S.C 1681 section 602 A. States I have the right to privacy. 15 U.S.C 1681 Section 604 A Section 2 : It also states a consumer reporting agency can not furnish a account without my written instructions 15 U.S.C 1681c. ( a ) ( 5 ) Section States : 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. 15 U.S.C. 1681s-2 ( A ) ( 1 ) 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.

Company Response:

State: TX

Zip: 79912

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2024-01-18

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8170147

Date Received: 2024-01-18

Issue: Improper use of your report

Subissue: Credit inquiries on your report that you don't recognize

Consumer Complaint: I have a goal of getting a house as soon as possible but the stuff on my credit report will really put me in trouble. My name is XXXX XXXX is no third party involved in the filing of this complaint and this complaint has not been made in error. These inquiries will made a look like a bad person when they see these on my credit report. And sad part about this is that I never agreed to these nor I was notified.

Company Response:

State: FL

Zip: 328XX

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2024-01-18

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8170146

Date Received: 2024-01-18

Issue: Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem

Subissue: Their investigation did not fix an error on your report

Consumer Complaint: I have a goal of getting a house as soon as possible but the stuff on my credit report will really put me in trouble. Ive been trying to understand some instances why the credit bureaus may take some time to respond but this is so unprofessional. My name is XXXX XXXX and I am filing this complaint for falsely reporting misleading information. Please take note, it is me personally who is filling this. There is no third party involved. Please review the uploaded letters.

Company Response:

State: FL

Zip: 328XX

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2024-01-18

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8170126

Date Received: 2024-01-18

Issue: Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem

Subissue: Their investigation did not fix an error on your report

Consumer Complaint: My information was sold and brought illegally because I was a victim of the Equifax data breach. I want these items Deleted from my credit report effective immediately. I am attaching proof that Equifax has admitted that I was in fact a victim of this data breach and Equifax has done nothing. Please help me delete these illegal accounts from my credit reports. XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX, TX XXXX ACCOUNT NUMBER : XXXX ACCOUNT BALANCE : {$3100.00} DATE OPENED : XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, TX XXXX ACCOUNT NUMBER : XXXX ACCOUNT BALANCE : {$3700.00} DATE OPENED : XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, CA XXXX ACCOUNT NUMBER : XXXX ACCOUNT BALANCE : UNKNOWN DATE OPENED : XX/XX/XXXX I was a victim of the Equifax data breach. I want these items Deleted from my credit reports.

Company Response:

State: TX

Zip: 76227

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2024-01-18

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8170114

Date Received: 2024-01-18

Issue: Improper use of your report

Subissue: Reporting company used your report improperly

Consumer Complaint: In accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting act. The List of accounts below has violated my federally protected consumer rights to privacy and confidentiality under 15 USC 1681. 15 U.S.C 1681 section 602 A. States I have the right to privacy. 15 U.S.C 1681 Section 604 A Section 2 : It also states a consumer reporting agency can not furnish a account without my written instructions 15 U.S.C 1681c. ( a ) ( 5 ) Section States : 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. 15 U.S.C. 1681s-2 ( A ) ( 1 ) 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.

Company Response:

State: AR

Zip: 726XX

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2024-01-18

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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