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: 8085394

Date Received: 2023-12-31

Issue: Incorrect information on your report

Subissue: Account status incorrect

Consumer Complaint: XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX 4 year secured refinance loan with collateral. Payments were never late. Their last statement generated for this loan account ending # XXXX even states that when they are reporting this loan accounts last payment made 30days and even 60 days past due with Equifax. XXXX XXXX is falsely reporting a Charged off Credit Card account thats been delinquent since XX/XX/XXXX XX/XX/XXXX which is over the 7 year delinquent account reporting statue and they refuse to remove it.

Company Response:

State: MD

Zip: 20744

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-12-31

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8085393

Date Received: 2023-12-31

Issue: Improper use of your report

Subissue: Reporting company used your report improperly

Consumer Complaint: I was a victim of equifax data breach. I want all items deleted from credit report. i was a victim of data breach would you do the same immediately with XXXX and XXXX.

Company Response:

State: AL

Zip: 361XX

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-12-31

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8085392

Date Received: 2023-12-31

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

Subissue: Was not notified of investigation status or results

Consumer Complaint: 1.Hi, I can't believe you guys are taking advantage of me. I AM VERY UPSET the credit bureaus have not responded back to me about my investigation. I sent a letter, it's more than 60days. I need these accounts deleted or updated. These are the items I demanding to be deleted immediately : 1. Misleading False Reporting This account is negligently and inaccurately reporting failing to comply to 15 USC 1681 XXXXXXXX Account Number : XXXX Delete the account for failure to perform an investigation per FCRA regulation. Inaccurate information still shows on my report 2. Under 15 U.S. Code 1681e ( b ) and 15 U.S. Code 1681i ( 5 ) this account in violation not reporting XXXX accurate XXXX Account Number : XXXX Delete the account for failure to perform an investigation per FCRA regulation. Inaccurate information still shows on my report

Company Response:

State: TX

Zip: 795XX

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-12-31

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8085390

Date Received: 2023-12-31

Issue: Improper use of your report

Subissue: Reporting company used your report improperly

Consumer Complaint: Accounts : XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX, amount : {$160.00}, Date : XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX, amount : {$970.00}, Date : XX/XX/ In accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act, ( XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX 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 permission. Also, according to 15 USC 6802, no financial institution is not suppose to share my information to third party people. This is clear violations of my federally protected consumer rights.

Company Response:

State: GA

Zip: 30094

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-12-31

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8085385

Date Received: 2023-12-31

Issue: Improper use of your report

Subissue: Reporting company used your report improperly

Consumer Complaint: In accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting act, the listed account below has violated my federally protected c0nsumer rights to privacy and confidentiality under 15 USC 1681. XXXX XXXX ( XXXX XXXX XXXX or XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX ), has violated my rights XXXX ( XXXX ) XXXX ( Equifax XXXX XXXX ( XXXX ) 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 items 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 resonable cause to believe that the information is inaccurate.

Company Response:

State: GA

Zip: 30094

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-12-31

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8085352

Date Received: 2024-01-01

Issue: Improper use of your report

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

Consumer Complaint: My information was sold and bought illegally because I was a victim of the EQUIFAX Data Breach. I want these items to be deleted from my consumer report effective immediately. I am attaching proof that Equifax has admitted that I was in fact a victim of this data breach and that I emailed Equifax and Equifax has done nothing. Please help me delete these illegal accounts/inquiries from my consumer credit report, permanently. I also ask that Equifax please correct all inaccurate information. NOTE : PER 15 USC 1681i ALL INACCURATE INFORMATION MUST BE REMOVED PERMANENTLY BECAUSE I, XXXX XXXX, THE CONSUMER AM ALERTING EQUIFAX OF THE INACCURACIES ON MY CONSUMER REPORT AND THAT ALL OTHER : ADDRESSES ARE NONMAILABLE, BIRTHDAYS ARE INACCURATE, PHONE NUMBERS ARE INACCURATE AND CAN NOT BE USED TO CONTACT ME, NAMES ARE INACCURATE AND ALL EMPLOYERS LISTED ON MY EQUIFAX CONSUMER REPORT ARE FRAUDULENT. ( I emailed the correct information to Equifax. ) The Following Hard Inquiries Are Fraudulent and Must Be Removed Permanently : Company Name : 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 My identity was stolen because of the EQUIFAX Data Breach. The Equifax Data Breach has caused me needless suffering and great harm. I have not been able to live a healthy and happy life due to EQUIFAXs ' gross negligence. I need relief immediately. I need to be compensated immediately for {$1000.00} dollars for all inaccurate accounts, inquiry, and inaccurate information disputed and removed and {$7500.00} for the actual damages of mental anguish, pain, suffering, homelessness, XXXX, fear, and XXXX delivered to my address by Equifax within the next 14 days. I also need Equifax to deliver my settlement check to my address within the next 30 days. Thank you.

Company Response:

State: GA

Zip: 30012

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: 8085342

Date Received: 2024-01-01

Issue: Incorrect information on your report

Subissue: Information belongs to someone else

Consumer Complaint: This letter is to inform you that I recently received a copy of my credit report that your company publishes and after reviewing it I found an item on the report that was inaccurate. The account in question is listed below. Please send me copies of the documents that vou have in vour files as of this date that you used to verify the accuracy of the accounts listed below. Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. 1681g I have the right to demand that you disclose to me all of the documents that you have recorded and retained in your file at the time of this request concerning the account that you are reporting in my credit report. Please don't respond to my request by saying that this account have been verified. Send me copies of the documents that you have in your files that were used to verify it. If you do not have any documentation in your files to verify the accuracy of the disputed account then please delete it immediately as required under Section 611 ( a ) ( 5 ) ( A ) ( ). By publishing this inaccurate and unverified item on my credit report and distributing it to 3rd parties you are damaging my reputation and credit worthiness Under the FCRA 15 U.S.C. 16811, all unverified accounts must be promptly deleted Therefore, if you are unable to provide me with a copy of the verifiable proof that you have on file for each of the accounts listed below within 30 days of receipt of this letter then you must remove these accounts from my credit report. Please provide me with a copy of an updated and corrected credit report showing this item removed. I demand the following account be properly verified or removed immediately.

Company Response:

State: GA

Zip: 30080

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: 8085307

Date Received: 2024-01-01

Issue: Improper use of your report

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

Consumer Complaint: Equifax, After carefully reviewing my credit report, I cant understand why all this unauthorized inquires & unknown account that are reporting on my credit report. Please remove all and delete. XXXX XXXX INQURIY DATE : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX ACCOUNT # XXXX-DELETE NAMES : XXXX XXXX I DO NOT GO BY - DELETE

Company Response:

State: NY

Zip: 10461

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: 8085264

Date Received: 2024-01-01

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. '' 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. '' XXXX XXXX XXXX is a financial institution by definition under that title. XXXX USC 1681 section 604 a section 2 states that " In general Subject to subsection ( c ), any consumer reporting agency may furnish a consumer report under the following circumstances and no other : in accordance with the written instructions of the consumer to whom it relates. " XXXX XXXX XXXX the financial institution and the Consumer reporting agencies Equifax and XXXX do not have my consent to furnish this information and they surely do not have my written consent. Any and all consent to Equifax, XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXXwhether it be verbal, non-verbal, written, implied or otherwise is revoked. 15 USC 6802 ( b ) ( c ) states that " A financial institution may not disclose nonpublic personal information to a nonaffiliated third party unless the consumer is given an explanation of how the consumer can exercise that nondisclosure option. '' XXXX XXXX XXXX Never informed me of my right to exercise my nondisclosure option. Not only that 15 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 of section 1681c of this title and to limit the furnishing of consumer reports to the purposes listed under section 1681b of this title. Equifax and XXXX are not maintaining reasonable procedures. Also 12 CFR 1016.7 states that " A consumer may exercise the right to opt out at any time. '' I am opting out of your reporting services. XXXX XXXX XXXX Account # XXXX

Company Response:

State: FL

Zip: 34472

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: 8085241

Date Received: 2024-01-01

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 the EQUIFAX Data Breach. I want these items to be deleted from my consumer report effective immediately. I am attaching proof that Equifax has admitted that I was in fact a victim of this data breach and that I emailed Equifax and Equifax has done nothing. Please help me delete these illegal accounts/inquiries, that I have disputed, from my consumer report, permanently. I also ask that Equifax please correct all inaccurate information. NOTE : PER 15 USC 1681i ALL INACCURATE INFORMATION MUST BE REMOVED PERMANENTLY BECAUSE I, XXXX XXXX, THE CONSUMER AM ALERTING EQUIFAX OF THE INACCURACIES ON MY CONSUMER REPORT AND THAT ALL OTHER : ADDRESSES ARE NONMAILABLE, BIRTHDAYS ARE INACCURATE, PHONE NUMBERS ARE INACCURATE AND CAN NOT BE USED TO CONTACT ME, NAMES ARE INACCURATE AND ALL EMPLOYERS LISTED ON MY EQUIFAX CONSUMER REPORT ARE FRAUDULENT. ( I emailed the correct information to Equifax And Also Disputed the Accounts/Inquiries With Equifax. ) My identity was stolen because of the EQUIFAX Data Breach. The Equifax Data Breach has caused me needless suffering and great harm. I have not been able to live a healthy and happy life due to EQUIFAXs ' gross negligence. I need relief immediately. I need to be compensated immediately {$1000.00} for all inaccurate accounts/inquiry, and inaccurate information disputed and removed and {$7500.00} for the actual damages of mental anguish, pain, suffering, homelessness, XXXX, fear, and XXXX delivered to my address by Equifax within the next 14 days. I also need Equifax to deliver my settlement check to my address within the next 30 days. Thank you.

Company Response:

State: GA

Zip: 30012

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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