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: 8190787

Date Received: 2024-01-21

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: GA

Zip: 30078

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2024-01-21

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8190766

Date Received: 2024-01-20

Issue: Incorrect information on your report

Subissue: Account status incorrect

Consumer Complaint: I recently looked at my credit report, and I noticed an account on my report that should not be on there with a negative mark. I demand the below accounts deleted from my consumer report immediately : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX - Paid in settlement. {$7600.00} written off The reporting of this account is violation of 15 USC 1681a, The Fair Credit Reporting Act [ 15 USC 1681 ( a ) ( 2 ) ( B ) ]. I paid off the vehicle and have the certificate of tittle in my possession proving the vehicle is paid off. I demand complete removal of the account as a XXXX XXXX and reflect proper paid off comment in full. this has affected greatly my consumer reports and life.

Company Response:

State: IN

Zip: 46226

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2024-01-20

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8190761

Date Received: 2024-01-20

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

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

Consumer Complaint: In accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting act. The List of accounts below has violated my federally protected rights to privacy and confidentiality under 15 USC 1681. I told the XXXX, XXXX and Equifax to reinvestigate these accounts : 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 However, they stated everything was complete and accurate. But how is that possible if the open date, date of the last activity and much more is incorrect. According to 15 USC 1681i ( 5 ) they are supposed to modify accounts that arent reporting correctly. 15 USC 1681 section 602 A. States I have the right to privacy. 15 USC 1681 section 604 A section 2 : It also states a consumer reporting agency can not furnish a account without my written instructions. 15 USC 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 USC 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. Also they aren't in compliance with Public Law 91-508 & Amendments or Metro 2 credit reporting. I have evidence to prove my case.

Company Response:

State: GA

Zip: 30339

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2024-01-20

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8190759

Date Received: 2024-01-20

Issue: Incorrect information on your report

Subissue: Old information reappears or never goes away

Consumer Complaint: In XXXX of 2023, opt-out notices were sent to the following companies : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX My most recent credit report shows reporting from all of the above listed companies, which is a violation of my rights as a consumer and evidence that the companies have willfully not complied with my requests. Per 16 CFR 313.7 ( e ), I am aware the companies must comply with a consumer 's opt out direction as soon as reasonably practicable after they receive it. There has been ample time to correct this issue. Attached you will find copies of the opt-out notices sent, as well as copies of each company 's disclosure document.

Company Response:

State: MO

Zip: 64083

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2024-01-21

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8190758

Date Received: 2024-01-20

Issue: Improper use of your report

Subissue: Reporting company used your report improperly

Consumer Complaint: I received dispute results on XX/XX/2024 from Equifax stating that we verified that this item belongs to you for The Bureaus ( XXXX ) and XXXX XXXX management ( XXXX ). For all 3 CRAs, I have not supplied proof under the doctrine of estoppel by silence, XXXX XXXX XXXX ( MO ) XXXX XXXX XXXX. XXXX. I presume that no proof of the alleged debt, nor therefore any such debt, in fact exists. This is a violation of 15 U.S Code 1692g Validation of Debts, the debt collector must cease collection of any alleged debt owed until verification of the alleged debt bearing my signature in wet ink, method of verification, as well as proof of your authority in this matter. Otherwise delete this information from my credit report immediately. On my Equifax report, XXXX XXXX XXXX ( XXXX ) is showing on my report as a collection account, late 120 days, with a past due balance of {$820.00}. I see several violations including : 15 USC 1681b ( a ) ( 2 ) permissible purpose of consumer reports, 15 U.S. CODE 1681i ( 5 ) - Removal of Inaccurate Unverified Credit Information, 15 US CODE 1681e ( b ) Compliance Procedures Maximum Possible Accuracy, and US Code 1681 e ( b ) collections must be 100 % accurate across all 3 bureaus. Please delete this account immediately.

Company Response:

State: AR

Zip: 720XX

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2024-01-21

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8190756

Date Received: 2024-01-20

Issue: Incorrect information on your report

Subissue: Account information incorrect

Consumer Complaint: NOTICE TO AGENT IS NOTICE TO PRINCIPAL NOTICE TO PRINCIPAL IS NOTICE TO AGENT ACCT # XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX you are furnishing inaccurate and incorrect information to the consumer reporting agencies. The reporting of such inaccurate information has caused severe damage to my character, my reputation, my general mode of living and my ability to obtain credit for personal and house purposes. As defined by the IRS Even if you didnt receive a Form 1099-C, you must report canceled debt as a gross income on your tax return. The IRS clearly defines a charge off as Gross or Ordinary income, INCOME DOES NOT GET REPORTED ON THE CONSUMER REPORT which in fact makes your reporting of this account inaccurate! By Definition The IRS clearly says a Canceled debt or Charge off is Income. The reporting of this account as a debt is inaccurate. 15 U.S. Code 1681s2 Says you XXXX XXXX XXXX are a furnisher of information to a consumer reporting agency. You ARE PROHIBITED BY LAW to furnish accurate information. I demand you to Cease and Desist the reporting of incorrect/in accurate information immediately. 15 U.S. Code 1681s2 ( a ) ( 1 ) ( A ) 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. You are hereby put on NOTICE that you are furnishing incorrect inaccurate information. The lender must file Form 1099-C and send you a copy if the amount of debt canceled is {$600.00} or more and the lender is a financial institution, credit union , federal government agency, or other applicable entity as discussed earlier in chapter 1. The above paragraph is taken directly from the IRS 2021 publication. SEND ME FORM 1099-C that you should have sent when you Filed the account as a canceled debt. XXXX XXXX Acct # XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, LA XXXX 15 U.S. Code 1681s2 - Responsibilities of furnishers of information to consumer reporting agencies ( a ) Duty of furnishers of information to provide accurate information ( 1 ) Prohibition ( B ) Reporting information after notice and confirmation of errors A person shall not furnish information relating to a consumer to any consumer reporting agency if ( i ) the person has been notified by the consumer, at the address specified by the person for such notices, that specific information is inaccurate ; and ( ii ) the information is, in fact, inaccurate. Duty : a moral or legal obligation ; a responsibility. Accurate : correct in all details ; exact Prohibition : a law or regulation forbidding something. In conclusion I have shown you and you have been put on notice that you are reporting Inaccurate information. The information is, in fact, inaccurate. The continued reporting of this INACCURATE information is a clear violation of the Law 15 USC 1681 s-2 of your responsibilities as a furnisher of information. You have caused me and my family severe harm due to your negligence and INACCURATE reporting. This is a final opportunity to Cure and DELETE this Erroneous, inaccurate account from my Consumer report. 15 U.S. Code 6802 ( a ) 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 ) ( 1 ) 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. THIS IS A VIOLATION OF MY CONSUMER RIGHTS DELETE THIS ACCOUNT FROM BEING FURNISHED ON MY CONSUMER REPORTS! YOU HAVE 10 CALENDAR DAYS TO DELETE THIS ACCOUNT FROM MY CONSUMER REPORTS!

Company Response:

State: LA

Zip: 705XX

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2024-01-20

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8190747

Date Received: 2024-01-21

Issue: Incorrect information on your report

Subissue: Public record information inaccurate

Consumer Complaint: As I Was Saying On The Previous Screen I Wrote The Courts They Responded They Do Not Report Anything To Any Credit Reporting Agencies. I Wrote Each Credit Bureau Asking To Please Remove It They Replied As Verified And Accurate

Company Response:

State: IL

Zip: 60563

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2024-01-21

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8190741

Date Received: 2024-01-21

Issue: Improper use of your report

Subissue: Reporting company used your report improperly

Consumer Complaint: After the Equifax data breach, I experienced several challenges of my credit score being impacted, making it difficult to obtain credit at a fair interest rate. As a result, I got into debt, went through a period of Homelessness, and had to move. When I moved from CA to TN, I did not have the funds to hire a professional company properly and lost my personal belongings. Items can always be replaced, but when I think of the XXXX and XXXX XXXXXXXX of being financially deficient, there are not too many options to help make me whole again, but I am hoping that Equifax will do their best to write this wrong and provide me adequate remedy.

Company Response:

State: TN

Zip: 37076

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2024-01-21

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8190734

Date Received: 2024-01-21

Issue: Incorrect information on your report

Subissue: Information belongs to someone else

Consumer Complaint: I disputed more than five times XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX I stated Im a victim of the EQuiFaX data breach my personal information was compromised I sent in police report ftc report id social and proof of address , and nothing changed got a letter stating information accurate account remains on credit report.

Company Response:

State: CA

Zip: XXXXX

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2024-01-21

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8190709

Date Received: 2024-01-20

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

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

Consumer Complaint: ACCORDING TO 15 USC 1681I - XXXX, EQUIFAX, AND XXXX HAVE 30 DAYS TO INVESTIGATE AND SEND ME THE RESULTS. In accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting act. These accounts violated my federally protected consumer rights to privacy and confidentiality under 15 USC 1681. XXXX XXXX XXXX # XXXX UNAUTHORIZED INQUIRIES : XXXX XXXX XX/XX/2023 EQ XXXX XXXX XX/XX/2023 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 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 of the person knows or has reasonable cause to believe that the information is inaccurate.

Company Response:

State: FL

Zip: 34638

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2024-01-20

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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