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: 8089275

Date Received: 2024-01-02

Issue: Incorrect information on your report

Subissue: Information belongs to someone else

Consumer Complaint: I was a victim of the EQUIFAX DATA BREACH. I sent certified letter to them on XXXX THRU XXXX CERTIED TRACKING # XXXX & USPS RETURN RECEIPT TRACKING # XXXX. NO RESPONSE FROM THE COMPANY

Company Response:

State: FL

Zip: 34714

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2024-01-02

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8088808

Date Received: 2024-01-01

Issue: Incorrect information on your report

Subissue: Public record information inaccurate

Consumer Complaint: Ive been trying to get the XXXX date corrected for a long time. And Equifax has failed to correct the problem. So now that it has been XXXX years since filing XXXX, i want them to delete it from my report. Because legally they have to.

Company Response:

State: MI

Zip: 48174

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2024-01-01

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8088735

Date Received: 2024-01-01

Issue: Incorrect information on your report

Subissue: Account status incorrect

Consumer Complaint: This is what was sent to each credit bureau : Equifax, XXXX, & XXXX Notice To Agent Is Notice To Principle Notice to Principle Is Notice To Agent RE : Violations of Consumer Laws and FTC laws/guidelines To whom it may concern, BE ADVISED, this is not a refusal to pay. I dont accept or deny this debt account, and this is not a request of validation of this debt account. Im writing you to let you know that youve violated FTC laws/guidelines and my consumer rights. According to the Gramm-Leach-and-Bliley, Also known as the Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999, Debt collectors are Financial Institutions. Why is this important? Let me explain. According to 15 USC 6802- Obligations with respect to disclosures of personal information, ( a ) Notice requirements Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, a financial institution may not, directly or through any affiliate, disclose to a nonaffiliated third party any nonpublic personal information, unless such financial institution provides or has provided to the consumer a notice that complies with section 6803 of this title. ( b ) Opt out ( 1 ) In general A financial institution may not disclose nonpublic personal information to a nonaffiliated third party unless ( A ) such financial institution clearly and conspicuously discloses to the consumer, in writing or in electronic form or other form permitted by the regulations prescribed under section 6804 of this title, that such information may be disclosed to such third party ; ( B ) the consumer is given the opportunity, before the time that such information is initially disclosed, to direct that such information not be disclosed to such third party ; and ( C ) the consumer is given an explanation of how the consumer can exercise that nondisclosure option.

Company Response:

State: WA

Zip: 98597

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2024-01-01

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8088734

Date Received: 2024-01-01

Issue: Incorrect information on your report

Subissue: Information belongs to someone else

Consumer Complaint: XX/XX/2024 XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, TX XXXX SSN XXXX XXXX XXXX To whom it may concern, Hello my information was breached and was sold and bought illegally because I was a victim of Equifax Data breach. I have reached out to Equifax many times and I have a copy of where they told me I was breached ( attached ). Equifax has done nothing to help me and I need your help in removing these fraudulent items please from my credit report. Please help me by removing these items XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Balance XXXX XXXX XXXX Account XXXX Balance {$5000.00} XXXX XXXX Account XXXX Balance {$6900.00} XXXX Account XXXX Balance {$6300.00} XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Balance {$970.00} Thank you for your help on these items. Have a good day XXXX XXXX

Company Response:

State: TX

Zip: 76262

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2024-01-01

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8088721

Date Received: 2024-01-01

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. I told Equifax to reinvestigate these accounts : 1. Account name : XXXX Account number : XXXX XXXX. Account name : XXXX Account number : XXXX XXXX. Account name : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Account number : XXXX Account Type : Credit Card 4. Account name : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Account number : XXXX XXXX Account Type : Mortgage XXXX. Account name : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Account number : XXXX XXXX Account Type : Auto Loan However, they stated everything was complete and accurate. But how is that possible if the open date, date of last activity and much more is incorrect. According to 15 USC 1681i ( 5 ), they are supposed to modify accounts that aren't reporting correctly. 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. 15 U.S.C. 1681 Section 602 A : States that I have a right to privacy 15 U.S.C. 1681 Section 604 A Section 2 : It also states that a consumer reporting agency can not furnish an account without my written instructions.

Company Response:

State: MI

Zip: 48093

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2024-01-01

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8088715

Date Received: 2024-01-01

Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed

Subissue: Debt is not yours

Consumer Complaint: XXXX XXXX was reported as collections to my credit reports due to identy theft. for the amount of {$2600.00} reported on XX/XX/22. I never signed a wet contractual contract with this company nor have an opened account with this company

Company Response:

State: WA

Zip: 980XX

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2024-01-01

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8088673

Date Received: 2024-01-01

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

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

Consumer Complaint: On XX/XX/2023, file a dispute with XXXX regarding a XXXX XXXX bankruptcy that was sent to XXXX, XXXX and Equifax I was informed by XXXX that the bankruptcy was validated from the bankruptcy court & Clerk .I went in person to the bankruptcy court and spoke to the clerk in case # XXXX XXXX XXXX on XXXX XXXX I was informed by the clerk Please see Letter stating that the bankruptcy dose not report or verify the accuracy of the court records XXXX XXXX in violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act 15 U.S.C. 1681 ( 4 ) the right to Privacy The FCRA state in 15 U.S.C.1601 states there is a needs to insure that the consumer reporting agencies exercise their grave responsibility and respect for the consumer 's right to privacy!!! XXXX is a corporation that does not follow the law. also, XXXX along with Equifax are in violation. of 15 U.S.C 1681 B- ( 2 ) in accordance with the written instructions of the consumer to whom it relates meaning me ( XXXX XXXX XXXX also 15 U.S.C 1681 N & 15 U.S.C.1681 O. I have sent over 6 disputes to XXXX and refuse to follow that FCRA. dispute letters dated XXXX XXXX & XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX & XXXX XXXX also the bankruptcy letter dated XXXX XXXX

Company Response:

State: IL

Zip: XXXXX

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2024-01-01

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8088669

Date Received: 2024-01-01

Issue: Improper use of your report

Subissue: Reporting company used your report improperly

Consumer Complaint: In accordance with the fair credit reporting act these creditors have violated my rights under 15usc1681section 602 States that I have the right to privacy 15usc1681 604 A ( 2 ) also states a consumer reporting agency can not furnish a account without my written instructions.Under 15usc1666 ( b ) States a creditor may not treat a payment on a credit card account under a open and consumer credit plan as late for any purpose.

Company Response:

State: WI

Zip: 53142

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2024-01-01

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8088663

Date Received: 2024-01-01

Issue: Incorrect information on your report

Subissue: Information belongs to someone else

Consumer Complaint: It says I was late or bankrupt but I can't find any proof of that in my records. The cases, XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX ( XXXX ) and XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX ( XXXX )? They make it pretty clear that this needs to be sorted. So, if you can't find any evidence, could you update it to " paid as agreed, never late ''? XXXX XXXX Account : XXXX XXXX XXXX Account : XXXX - XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX un-authorized inquiries XXXX XXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX XXXX

Company Response:

State: FL

Zip: 33168

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2024-01-01

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8088661

Date Received: 2024-01-01

Issue: Improper use of your report

Subissue: Reporting company used your report improperly

Consumer Complaint: In accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Acct # XXXX has violated my rights. 15 US C 1681 Section 602 A states I have a right to privacy. 15 US C 1681 Section 604 A Section 2 : It also states a consumer reporting agency can not furnish an account without my written instructions.

Company Response:

State: TN

Zip: 38119

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2024-01-01

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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