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 am filing a formal complaint against the three major credit bureausEquifax, XXXX XXXX XXXXregarding a significant issue with XXXX XXXX XXXX auto-pay system, which has adversely affected my credit report. The incident in question involves a system error with XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX auto-pay, resulting in a missed payment, and the credit bureaus ' failure to accurately reflect this situation on my credit report. On XXXX XXXX XXXX I discovered that XXXX XXXX XXXX auto-pay system failed to process my payment, leading to an unintentional missed payment. What compounds the issue is that I did not receive any notification from XXXXXXXX XXXX alerting me to the auto-pay failure. Consequently, the missed payment has had a negative impact on my credit report.
Company Response:
State: PA
Zip: 19124
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2024-01-18
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2024-01-18
Issue: Incorrect information on your report
Subissue: Information belongs to someone else
Consumer Complaint: I strongly desire not to have this on my credit report. It is not belong to me. It is fraud!
Company Response:
State: FL
Zip: 349XX
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2024-01-18
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2024-01-18
Issue: Improper use of your report
Subissue: Reporting company used your report improperly
Consumer Complaint: My information was sold and bought illegally because I was a victim of th Equifax data breach. I want these items Deleted from my credit reports fective immediately. Lam attaching proof that Equifax has admitted tha was in fact a victim of this data breach and Equifax has done nothing. ease help me delete these illegal accounts from my credit reports. List : lose negative acounts from your Equifax credit reports. Account name and account numbers and file Your complaint with the CFP
Company Response:
State: CA
Zip: 90280
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2024-01-18
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2024-01-18
Issue: Written notification about debt
Subissue: Didn't receive enough information to verify debt
Consumer Complaint: I am writing to you today with a sense of urgency and frustration regarding the erroneous information currently tarnishing my credit report. Unfortunately, it seems that my pleas for resolution have fallen on deaf ears, necessitating this assertive communication. I want to make it explicitly clear that I am a victim of identity theft, a fact that should prompt immediate and decisive action on your part. Under FCRA Section 605b, you are mandated to remove/block any account listed on an identity theft report. Attached, please find the required documents essential for facilitating the blocking of the inaccuracies that have found their way onto my report. The following accounts, which neither belong to me nor were opened with my explicit permission, demand your immediate attention : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX FCRA Section 605B ( a ) stipulates that Experian shall block any information in the file of a consumer identified as resulting from alleged identity theft, not later than 4 business days after the date of receipt. I expect compliance with this legal obligation without delay.
Company Response:
State: CA
Zip: 90037
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2024-01-18
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2024-01-18
Issue: Incorrect information on your report
Subissue: Information belongs to someone else
Consumer Complaint: Kindly remove this to my credit report. This is causing me a lot of stress and anxiety.
Company Response:
State: NC
Zip: 28115
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2024-01-18
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2024-01-18
Issue: Improper use of your report
Subissue: Reporting company used your report improperly
Consumer Complaint: According to the Fair Credit Reporting Act 15 USC 1681 section 602 a 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 consumer reporting agencies and I am the Consumer. I have the right to make sure my private information isn't shared which is backed by 15 USC 6801 which 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 nonpublic personal information. '' By obtaining a copy of my consumer report, there are multiple violations appearing and are prohibited by the laws that protect consumers rights listed below. Because of XXXX, Equifax, and XXXX lack of willfulness, Being able to obtain credit has caused extreme damages as I have been violated in many ways. I have attached my dispute letters previously sent to each credit reporting agency showing each and every violation that is pinned against my report. 15 USC 1681b Permissible purpose of consumer reports 1. IN GENERAL Subject to subsection ( c ) any consumer reporting agency may furnish a consumer report under the following circumstances and no other : ( 2 ) In accordance with the written instructions of the consumer to whom it relates. 15 U.S. Code 1681c - Requirements relating to information contained in consumer reports 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. No adverse item besides the conviction of crimes should be on your report any item that is a derogatory mark is not allowed into consumer reports 12 CFR 1016.1 Purpose and scope. ( a ) Purpose. This part governs the treatment of nonpublic personal information about consumers by the financial institutions listed in paragraph ( b ) of this section. This part : ( 1 ) Requires a financial institution to provide notice to customers about its privacy policies and practices ; ( 2 ) Describes the conditions under which a financial institution may disclose nonpublic personal information about consumers to nonaffiliated third parties ; and ( 3 ) Provides a method for consumers to prevent a financial institution from disclosing that information to most nonaffiliated third parties by opting out of that disclosure, subject to the exceptions in 1016.13, 1016.14, and 1016.15. Privacy Act of XXXX ( 5 U.S. Code 552a ) Important Definitions ( 4 ) the term record means any item, collection, or grouping of information about an individual that is maintained by an agency, including, but not limited to, his education, financial transactions, medical history, and criminal or employment history and that contains his name, or the identifying number, symbol, or other identifying particular assigned to the individual, such as a finger or voice print or a photograph ; This includes consumer reports ( 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 ( 12 ) to a consumer reporting agency in accordance with section 3711 ( e ) of title 31. Again they need prior written instruction of the individual to whom it relates. Section 3711 ( e ) of title 31 States ( 1 ) When trying to collect a claim of the Government under a law except the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 ( 26 U.S.C. 1 et seq. ), the head of an executive, judicial, or legislative agency shall disclose to a consumer reporting agency information from a system of records that a person is responsible for a claim if ( E ) the head of the agency has established procedures to ( iii ) get satisfactory assurances from each consumer reporting agency that the agency is complying with all laws of the United States related to providing consumer credit information ; 15 U.S. Code 1681n - Civil liability for willful noncompliance ( a ) In general Any person who willfully fails to comply with any requirement imposed under this subchapter with respect to any consumer is liable to that consumer in an amount equal to the sum of ( A ) any actual damages sustained by the consumer as a result of the failure or damages of not less than {$100.00} and not more than {$1000.00} ; or ( B ) in the case of liability of a natural person for obtaining a consumer report under false pretenses or knowingly without a permissible purpose, actual damages sustained by the consumer as a result of the failure or {$1000.00}, whichever is greater ;
Company Response:
State: TX
Zip: 75034
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2024-01-18
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2024-01-18
Issue: Incorrect information on your report
Subissue: Information belongs to someone else
Consumer Complaint: I am a victim of identity theft please remove this fraud inquiry from my credit report.
Company Response:
State: IL
Zip: 60612
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2024-01-18
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
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: When I investigated my credit report, I realized that some of the information was erroneous. Equifax, XXXX and XXXX are required to authenticate this account under Sections 609 ( a ) ( 1 ) ( A ) and 611 ( a ) ( 1 ). ( A ). It is not acceptable to treat this reporting account as unconfirmed information without producing proof within the legal time range. Sections 609 ( a ) ( 1 ) ( A ) and 611 ( a ) ( 1 ). ( A ), please investigate the unverifiable account below : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX
Company Response:
State: VA
Zip: 22306
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2024-01-18
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2024-01-18
Issue: Written notification about debt
Subissue: Didn't receive enough information to verify debt
Consumer Complaint: I am writing to express my deep concern and frustration with the way my identity theft dispute has been handled by your bureau. Despite providing clear evidence of fraudulent activity on my credit report, I have repeatedly been denied resolution. I have provided all the required documentation, including a Federal Trade Commission ( FTC ) Identity Theft Report and other supporting evidence, clearly demonstrating that the accounts in question are a result of identity theft. Yet, my claims have been summarily dismissed without proper investigation or resolution. This is unacceptable. I demand that you remove the following fraudulent items immediately from my credit report : XXXX XXXX XXXX Date Opened : XX/XX/2017 Balance : {$0.00}. Please understand that I take this matter very seriously, and I am prepared to take all necessary steps to protect my rights and interests. I expect you to do the same.
Company Response:
State: CA
Zip: 92629
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2024-01-18
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2024-01-18
Issue: Incorrect information on your report
Subissue: Information belongs to someone else
Consumer Complaint: I would like to dispute specific records in my credit file that appear to be unrelated to me, the fact that I appear to have signed any agreements, and the fact that I may have been the victim of identity theft. The items I'm contesting have nothing to do with any of the transactions I've finished or authorized to get products, services, or money. Please remove the following items. XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX
Company Response:
State: CA
Zip: 939XX
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2024-01-18
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A