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: 8088551

Date Received: 2024-01-01

Issue: Improper use of your report

Subissue: Reporting company used your report improperly

Consumer Complaint: As a Federaly proteceted Consumer I ama now opting out of any and all Authorization ( s ) I the consumer may have give you written/Unwritten and Verbal or Non Verbal, Per 15 USC 6802 . Under USC 522 ( a ) : The consumer doesnt have to furnish any SSN to any Authority other than an official Government Agency . Under 17 CFR 424 any company that is under the SEC COMMISION or Contracted with is not allowed to to Solicit and ( or ) Commit Language fraud under this Law. Under 15 USC 1681 Accuracy and fairness under this law has been violated. Under IRS Publication 4681 any Charge offs are considered Income. Income is not allowed to be reported upon a Certificate of In debtness under this provision of the Law. It is illegal to report any and all Transictions or History under the Privacy act of 1974. Failure to comply will result Civil Liability for any and all Corprations in violations of these laws. USC 1681 ( N ). All future Authorizations have now been Rescinded immediatly.

Company Response:

State: CA

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: 8088538

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 Account name : XXXXXXXX XXXX Account number : XXXX Account name XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Account number : XXXX Account name : XXXX XXXX Account number : XXXX Account name : XXXX XXXX XXXX Account number : XXXX Account name : XXXX XXXX Account number : XXXX XXXX has violated my rights. 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: 77077

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: 8088536

Date Received: 2024-01-01

Issue: Incorrect information on your report

Subissue: Personal information incorrect

Consumer Complaint: These 3 inquiries are needed to be removed asap XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XX/XX/XXXX Account number N/A, MisleadingXXXX, XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XX/XX/XXXX Account number N/A MisleadingXXXX, XXXX XX/XX/XXXX Account number N/A. Misleading Apart from those 3 inquiries mentioned on the previous page these are the other following inquiries with their dates that I don't consider are mine and I want them to be gone asap from all my credit reports : 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. Also I would like to inform that in all the credit bureaus my employer isn't being spelled accurately in all my credit reports. I'm self employed and my business name is XXXX XXXX XXXX kindly fix the spelling. Please make sure that on the business credit bureaus side of my XXXX XXXX XXXX shall have XXXX : XXXX and XXXX : XXXX as their respective codes don't assign anything based on your assumption or anything other then these two that I have mentioned above as my these are right codes for my business.

Company Response:

State: CA

Zip: 91306

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: 8088533

Date Received: 2024-01-01

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

Subissue: Investigation took more than 30 days

Consumer Complaint: I have been trying to dispute incorrect and/or invalid items listed on my credit report and have gotten no assistance from the creditors or the credit bureaus regarding this matter. Please see the attached documents and letter for the referenced issues from above.

Company Response:

State: NJ

Zip: 07206

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: 8088528

Date Received: 2024-01-01

Issue: Credit monitoring or identity theft protection services

Subissue: Received unwanted marketing or advertising

Consumer Complaint: To Whom It May Concern, I am writing to formally file a complaint regarding unauthorized and illegal activities reflected on my credit report. This letter serves as a formal request to remove these inaccuracies immediately, as they are a direct result of the Equifax data breach from XXXX. My personal information, including my Social Security number, date of birth, and other sensitive data, was compromised during the well-publicized Equifax data breach. I have reason to believe that as a consequence of this breach, my information was sold and used without my consent, leading to the creation of unauthorized accounts and entries on my credit reports. Over {$4200.00} was spent from XXXX - XXXX in trying to remediate the effects in going making calls to Equifax, visiting USPS multiple times waiting in line and sending postage. Purchase of celluar devices, plans, making calls, and purchase of printer to print out all necessary documents to mail. I am hereby attaching proof that confirms my status as a victim of the Equifax data breach. This evidence includes official communication from Equifax acknowledging my information was compromised in the breach. Despite this acknowledgment, Equifax has failed to take appropriate action to rectify the situation. In light of these circumstances, I am requesting the immediate deletion of all accounts and entries on my credit reports that have resulted from this data breach. These items are fraudulent and do not represent my financial behavior or consent. Please note, under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, you are obligated to correct any inaccuracies on my credit report promptly. Failure to do so may result in legal action. I trust that you will address this matter with the urgency it requires. I expect a written confirmation of the deletion of these items from my credit report. If you require any further information or documentation from my end, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you for your immediate attention to this serious matter.

Company Response:

State: CA

Zip: 90004

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: 8088526

Date Received: 2024-01-01

Issue: Improper use of your report

Subissue: Reporting company used your report improperly

Consumer Complaint: XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX I am writing to formally dispute any and all transaction on my account that XXXX has reported with Equifax, XXXX and XXXX, whom are all non affiliates with XXXX XXXX, in the terms and conditions provided by XXXX XXXXXXXX they stated they would not disclose my nonpublic personal information to non affiliate 's. There is multiple violations of my rights as a consumer. It is against the law to report transaction history, I never gave written authorization to report to the three credit reporting agencies, or to any other non affiliate. The account is in charge off status, a charge off is also known as a certificate of indebtedness and according to the I.R.S. Code a certificate of indebtedness is income and income must be removed from the report. 15 U.S. Code 1681b - Permissible purposes of consumer reports ( 2 ) in accordance with the written instructions of the consumer to who it relates. 15 U.S. Code 6801 6805 Obligations with respect to disclosures of personal information- Authority comes from 16 CFR 313.1 - Purpose and scope. ( a ) Privacy obligation policy 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. nonpublic personal information Nonpublic personal information ( A ) The term nonpublic personal information means personally identifiable financial information ( i ) provided by a consumer to a financial institution ; ( ii ) resulting from any transaction with the consumer or any service performed for the consumer. Per the Privacy Act of 1974, and the Fair credit reporting act, as a federally protected consumer, I have the right of opting out of any and all authorization, I the consumer may have given you written, unwritten, verbal and non verbal, Per 15 u.s.c. 6802

Company Response:

State: ND

Zip: 58801

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: 8088524

Date Received: 2024-01-01

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

Subissue: Investigation took more than 30 days

Consumer Complaint: I have been trying to dispute incorrect and/or invalid items listed on my credit report and have gotten no assistance from the creditors or the credit bureaus regarding this matter. Please see the attached documents and letter for the referenced issues from above.

Company Response:

State: CA

Zip: 92691

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: 8088522

Date Received: 2024-01-01

Issue: Problem with fraud alerts or security freezes

Subissue:

Consumer Complaint: XX/XX/XXXXXX/XX/XXXXi begin calling to request 15 u.s. code 1681c on all hard inquiries bein reported on my credit report. In XXXX i paid a company XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX to get the exact same hard inquiries removed that had been popping up and continued to be repeatedly reported as new inquiries on my report. nothing was removed in XXXX, so in XXXX i myself called and wrote letters with these same request, all were ignored by XXXX, equifax and XXXX removed some things but not all. so i again in XX/XX/XXXX i hired XX/XX/XXXXto dispute these things that were not only being reported on my credit report still but they were being reported with updated dates as though they were recent and not already old, over the phone i was cursed out, told to hush, and hung up on, still no results, at this point i don't know what else to do, but i would like all hard inquiries and collections to be removed from my credit report due to section 15 U.S. Code 1679c. They have violated section 15 USC 1681b, i did not consent to any of those and have correctly multiple times asked for an investigation to be done only to be told it was all correct and the original dates on them to be updated as to last even longer on my report.

Company Response:

State: FL

Zip: 326XX

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: 8088521

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. Account name : XX/XX/XXXX Account number : XXXX Account name :XX/XX/XXXXXXXX Account number : XXXX Account name : XXXX XXXX Account number : XXXX Account name : XX/XX/XXXX XX/XX/XXXX Account number : XXXX Account name : XXXX XXXX XXXX Account number : XXXX Account name : XXXX XXXX XXXX Account number : XXXX Account name : XX/XX/XXXX Account number : XXXX Account name : XX/XX/XXXXXXXX Account number : XXXX Account name :XX/XX/XXXX XX/XX/XXXXAccount number : XXXX Account name : XX/XX/XXXXXX/XX/XXXX Account number : XXXX Account name : XXXX XXXX XXXX Account number : XXXX Account name XXXX XXXX XXXX Account number : XXXX Account name : XXXX XXXX Account number : XXXX Account name : XXXX XXXX Account number : XXXX, has violated my rights. 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: 77057

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: 8088520

Date Received: 2024-01-01

Issue: Improper use of your report

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

Consumer Complaint: XXXX XXXX XXXX - XX/XX/2023 XXXX - XX/XX/2023 I recently received a copy of my credit report, and I notice there is an unauthorized credit inquiry made by the company listed above. To my knowledge, I have not signed any documents authorizing the company in question to view my credit report. The listed inquiry was without authorization, and for no legitimate business purposes. As such, it is a very serious error in reporting. I never authorized such action, and this constitutes a violation of my rights under the Fair Credit Reporting Act 604 as well as a violation of my rights to privacy. I am requesting your credit bureau to initiate an investigation and to determine responsible parties in this unauthorized credit inquiry. As part of your investigation, please send the names, business addresses, and phone numbers of those who made unauthorized credit inquiries so I may contact them directly. In addition, I respectfully request a copy of any documents authorizing credit inquiry, and signed on my behalf, so that I may verify its validity. If you find that I was not the one who authorized this inquiry, I ask that it be removed immediately from my credit file. Please be so kind as to forward me documentation that you have had the unauthorized inquiry removed. If you find that I am in error, then please send me proof of this. Finally, I am requesting an updated copy of my credit report, which should be sent to the address listed above. According to the provisions of 612 ( 15 USC 1681j ), there should be no charge for this report. Your immediate attention to this matter is appreciated.

Company Response:

State: FL

Zip: 33166

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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