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: 8160976

Date Received: 2024-01-16

Issue: Improper use of your report

Subissue: Reporting company used your report improperly

Consumer Complaint: 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. '' This account is an adverse item they are reporting again without my permission which is against the law. 15 U.S. Code 1681s2 ( 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 U.S. Code 1681e states '' Every consumer reporting agency shall maintain reasonable procedures designed to avoid violations o

Company Response:

State: TX

Zip: 76016

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2024-01-16

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8160974

Date Received: 2024-01-16

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

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

Consumer Complaint: Despite some of these accounts were already being removed from Equifax and XXXX on XX/XX/XXXX & XX/XX/XXXX of XXXX, I still keep seeing these under other credit bureaus ' record. This made me questioned their accuracy because first of all, they should only be referring these information from one furnisher of information, but why do they have different resolution? No verification procedures were also shown to me. Therefore, I needed them to please remove these incorrect and misleading accounts from my credit history to avoid affecting my scores.

Company Response:

State: TX

Zip: 76708

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2024-01-16

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8160952

Date Received: 2024-01-16

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

Subissue: Investigation took more than 30 days

Consumer Complaint: Hey I was looking at my report and notice there were some things that was not correct. I sent a letter to XXXX on XX/XX/2023 here is my tracking number XXXX. But it has been more than 35 days since the credit bureaus haven't responded. That a violation of 15 USC 1681 ( a ) ( 1 ) ( A ) Under 15 USC 1681 ( a ) ( 1 ) ( A ) Subject to subsection ( f ) and except as provided in subsection ( g ), if the completeness or accuracy of any item of information contained in a consumer 's 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 ( 5 ), before the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date on which the agency receives the notice of the dispute from the consumer or reseller.

Company Response:

State: FL

Zip: 33056

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2024-01-16

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8160896

Date Received: 2024-01-16

Issue: Improper use of your report

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

Consumer Complaint: I recently checked my credit report and saw accounts reporting that I do not recognize

Company Response:

State: IL

Zip: 60619

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2024-01-16

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8160894

Date Received: 2024-01-16

Issue: Improper use of your report

Subissue: Reporting company used your report improperly

Consumer Complaint: Hello My name is XXXX XXXX I reviewed my consumer reports and noticed that i had XXXX late payments on an account that i was never late for. The consumer reporting agencies have assumed a vital role and have a responsibility to report consumer information to the best of their ability with maximum accuracy. I have never been late on payments for the accounts that i haveincluded screenshot inside this complaint in on dates of XXXX XXXX XXXX. Please investigate and provide proof with statements showing that these payments were late. If proof can't be provided I demand these payments be updated to paid as agreed on time as they should be due to the fact i was never late.

Company Response:

State: NJ

Zip: 08012

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2024-01-16

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8160880

Date Received: 2024-01-16

Issue: Improper use of your report

Subissue: Reporting company used your report improperly

Consumer Complaint: In accordance with the fair credit reporting act account # XXXX, has violated my rights 15 u.s.c 1681 Section 602 A state I have the rigth 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 Account number XXXX Original Creditor ' XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX

Company Response:

State: FL

Zip: 33579

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2024-01-16

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8160873

Date Received: 2024-01-16

Issue: Incorrect information on your report

Subissue: Personal information incorrect

Consumer Complaint: XXXX XXXX and Equifax have the wrong address on file! update my address to the correct information because I can't get insurance.

Company Response:

State: NY

Zip: 10029

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2024-01-16

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8160842

Date Received: 2024-01-16

Issue: Improper use of your report

Subissue: Reporting company used your report improperly

Consumer Complaint: Hello, please see attached Supporting documents for fraudulent inquiries and accounts that dont benefit nor was it authorized. I mailed XXXX, XXXX and Equifax a ftc as stated on their website along with proof of residence and identity but yet they ignored my request. I was advised account will be removed within 4 business days.

Company Response:

State: TX

Zip: 75204

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2024-01-16

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8160829

Date Received: 2024-01-16

Issue: Incorrect information on your report

Subissue: Account status incorrect

Consumer Complaint: Recently, I did an investigation on my credit report and found several items on there to be inaccurate.Under 15U.S. Code 1681e ( b ) I would like this item to be removed.

Company Response:

State: AR

Zip: 72223

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2024-01-16

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8160826

Date Received: 2024-01-16

Issue: Improper use of your report

Subissue: Reporting company used your report improperly

Consumer Complaint: Please consider this as my formal complaint to the EQUIFAX for allowing the fraudulent accounts and for not taking corrections on my credit report. I have my dispute letter dated XXXX XXXX, 2024, with the identity theft report number XXXXThey allowed the fraudulent accounts to be reported in my credit file without proper notification. As I checked my credit report these are fraudulent accounts are still reflected on my credit report. I was expecting that I can count on them to protect my information and to provide accurate credit reports.

Company Response:

State: FL

Zip: 334XX

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2024-01-16

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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