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: 8067967

Date Received: 2023-12-27

Issue: Improper use of your report

Subissue: Reporting company used your report improperly

Consumer Complaint: In accordance with The Fair Credit Reporting Act this creditor has violated my Federally Protected Consumer rights. Per 15 USC 1681b Permissble Purposes 604a section 2 - states any consumer reporting agency may furnish a consumer report under the following circumstances an no other : ( 2 ) CLEARLY STATES : in accordance with the written instructions of the consumer in which whom it relates. ( violation # 1 ) Under 15 USC 1681 602 ( a ) STATES : Accuracy and fairness of credit reporting.The Congress makes the following findings : ( 4 ) STATES There is a need to insure that consumer reporting agencies exercise their grave responsibilities with fairness, impartiality, and a respect for the consumer 's right to privacy. UNDER : Privacy Act of 1974 ( 5 U.S. Code 552a ) ( b ) Conditions of disclosure : STATES No agency shall disclose any record which is contained in a system of records by any means of communication to any person, or to another agency, except pursuant to a written request by, or with the prior written consent of, the individual to whom the record pertains, unless disclosure of the record would be -- ( VIOLATION # 2 ) 15 U.S. Code 1681n - Civil liability for willful noncompliance ( a ) In general Any person who willfully fails to comply with any requirement imposed under this subchapter with respect to any consumer is liable to that consumer in an amount equal to the sum of ( A ) any actual damages sustained by the consumer as a result of the failure or damages of not less than {$100.00} and not more than {$1000.00} ;

Company Response:

State: VA

Zip: 22407

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-12-27

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8067943

Date Received: 2023-12-27

Issue: Incorrect information on your report

Subissue: Information belongs to someone else

Consumer Complaint: In accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act and XXXX Account # XXXX. FCDPA SECTION 807 VIOLATION MISLEADING FALSE REPORTING XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Account Number 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 also states a consumer reporting agency can not furnish a account without written instructions. I DEMAND THAT ALL ITEMS BE REMOVED AFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY! AS I HAVE PROVIDED ALL LEGAL DOCUMENTATION VALIDATING THE INACCURACIES OF MY CREFIT REPORT DAMAGING MY LIFE.

Company Response:

State: LA

Zip: 70122

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-12-27

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8067936

Date Received: 2023-12-27

Issue: Incorrect information on your report

Subissue: Information belongs to someone else

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 : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Account NumberXXXX has violated my rights. Or a list of inquiries : 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: MD

Zip: 20720

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-12-27

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8067924

Date Received: 2023-12-27

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: IN

Zip: 461XX

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-12-27

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8067913

Date Received: 2023-12-27

Issue: Improper use of your report

Subissue: Reporting company used your report improperly

Consumer Complaint: XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX has discharged ( canceled or forgiven ) original debt amount. Gross income is not part of credit report and is to not be reported. Per IRS Publication 4681 : Canceled Debts, Foreclosures, Repossessions, and Abandonments ( for Individuals ) Generally, if you owe a debt to someone else and they cancel or forgive that debt for less than its full amount, you are treated for income tax purposes as having income and may have to pay tax on this income. If you abandon property that secures a debt for which you are personally liable ( recourse debt ) and the debt is canceled, you will realize ordinary income equal to the canceled debt. You must report this income on your tax return. The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act ( FERPA ) is a federal law enacted in 1974 that protects the privacy of student education records. FERPA applies to any public or private elementary, secondary, or post-secondary school. 20 USC 1232g ( b ) ( 20 U.S.C. 1232g ; 34 CFR Part 99 ) is a Federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. The law applies to all schools that receive funds under an applicable program of the U.S. Department of Education. Generally, schools must have written permission from the parent or eligible student in order to release any information from a student 's education record. However, FERPA allows schools to disclose those records, without consent, to the following parties or under the following conditions ( 34 CFR 99.31 ) An applicable financial entity has discharged ( canceled or forgiven ) original debt amount. Gross income is not part of credit report and is to not be reported. Per IRS Publication 4681 : Canceled Debts, Foreclosures, Repossessions, and Abandonments ( for Individuals ) Generally, if you owe a debt to someone else and they cancel or forgive that debt for less than its full amount, you are treated for income tax purposes as having income and may have to pay tax on this income. If you abandon property that secures a debt for which you are personally liable ( recourse debt ) and the debt is canceled, you will realize ordinary income equal to the canceled debt. You must report this income on your tax return

Company Response:

State: CA

Zip: 95118

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-12-27

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8067901

Date Received: 2023-12-27

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. XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX 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 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: CA

Zip: 91304

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-12-27

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8067897

Date Received: 2023-12-27

Issue: Improper use of your report

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

Consumer Complaint: While checking my Equifax credit report recently I found out that the following inquiries has been made on my credit report are without any of my knowledge or consent. I believe I am victim of identity theft. So I am asking you to remove these inquiries soon as possible. Thanks. XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX

Company Response:

State: NY

Zip: XXXXX

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-12-27

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8067834

Date Received: 2023-12-27

Issue: Incorrect information on your report

Subissue: Personal information incorrect

Consumer Complaint: Incorrect personal names on my credit report. Filed a dispute online to update the spelling of my name. XXXX Incorrect account balances on my report that I disputed as inaccurate. XXXX Inaccurate inquiries that I did not authorize.

Company Response:

State: MI

Zip: 48108

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-12-27

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8067790

Date Received: 2023-12-27

Issue: Improper use of your report

Subissue: Reporting company used your report improperly

Consumer Complaint: In accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting act XXXX XXXXXXXX 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 instructions

Company Response:

State: FL

Zip: 33615

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-12-27

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8067760

Date Received: 2023-12-27

Issue: Credit monitoring or identity theft protection services

Subissue: Problem canceling credit monitoring or identify theft protection service

Consumer Complaint: My information was sold and bought illegally because I was a victim of the Equifax data breach. I want these items Deleted from my credit reports effective immediately. I'am attaching proof that Equifax has admitted that I was in fact a victim of this data breach and Equifax has done nothing. Please help me delete these illegal accounts from my credit reports. # XXXX XXXX # XXXX XXXX XXXX # XXXX XXXX # XXXX XXXX # XXXX # XXXX # XXXX XXXX XXXX

Company Response:

State: MT

Zip: 59102

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-12-27

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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