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: 8066728

Date Received: 2023-12-28

Issue: Incorrect information on your report

Subissue: Information belongs to someone else

Consumer Complaint: i was a victim of identity theft and these are the items : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX SEE ATTACHED There is information on my consumer report that is a result of identity theft. I did not give any written permission in accordance with the FCRA to have the below identified transactions furnished on my consumer report. Please block the reporting of this information. The identified transactions are not related to any transactions by me the consumer. This block is not being made in error, or on the basis of a material misrepresentation of fact. I am in fact, requesting this block on behalf of myself.

Company Response:

State: MS

Zip: 395XX

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-12-28

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8066720

Date Received: 2023-12-28

Issue: Written notification about debt

Subissue: Didn't receive enough information to verify debt

Consumer Complaint: This is my final warning before taking legal action against your non-compliant company for violating my rights as a consumer. I am appalled by your lack of response to my previous requests for an investigation into the inaccurate inquiries on my credit report. Let me be clear : I am willing and ready to file a lawsuit against all parties involved to protect my consumer rights. Your failure to respond to my letters is a clear violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and I will not tolerate it any longer. Since you have shown no interest in resolving this issue, I am providing you with a list of inquiries that I believe are reporting inaccurately. I expect you to investigate these inquiries as you are governed by the FCRA. I have attempted to contact the companies responsible for these inquiries on my own, but they either do not have any record of me or their phone numbers on my credit report are incorrect. It is unacceptable that these companies have accessed my credit report without a permissible business purpose. XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XX/XX/2022. I withhold my consent for electronic communication and explicitly request that all responses be conveyed in written form through the United States Postal Service ( USPS ). I am the primary complainant in this matter, and I hereby grant full authority to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ( CFPB ) to thoroughly investigate and address this claim.

Company Response:

State: NY

Zip: 11219

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-12-28

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8066709

Date Received: 2023-12-28

Issue: Improper use of your report

Subissue: Reporting company used your report improperly

Consumer Complaint: The Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ), as outlined in 15 USC 1681 section 602, establishes the importance of consumer reporting agencies like Equifax, XXXX, and XXXX conducting their substantial responsibilities with fairness, impartiality, and respect for consumer privacy. Under 15 USC 6801, it is mandated that financial institutions maintain an ongoing duty to honor customer privacy and secure sensitive personal information. As such, XXXX XXXX, categorized as a financial institution, is bound by these provisions. Specifically, 15 USC 1681 section 604 allows consumer reports to be furnished solely with the consumer 's written permission. However, I have not provided XXXX XXXX or the mentioned consumer reporting agencies with my consent, in any form, to share my information. Furthermore, under 15 USC 6802, a financial institution is prohibited from disclosing personal information to unrelated third parties without informing the consumer of their right to prevent such disclosure. I was not made aware of this right by XXXXXXXX XXXX Moreover, 15 USC 1681C ( a ) ( 5 ) restricts consumer reporting agencies from including certain negative information older than seven years in their reports. Any reporting of such outdated adverse information by these agencies without my consent is a violation of the FCRA. Additionally, 15 U.S. Code 1681s2 ( A ) ( 1 ) prohibits the dissemination of information by any entity if there is knowledge or reasonable belief that the information is incorrect. Consumer reporting agencies are required by 15 U.S. Code 1681e to establish adequate procedures to prevent violations of section 1681c and ensure that consumer reports are only used for authorized purposes. Failure to maintain these procedures by Equifax, XXXX and XXXX would be non-compliant with the FCRA. Lastly, as per 12 CFR 1016.7, I am entitled to opt out of such reporting services at any time, which I am hereby exercising.

Company Response:

State: GA

Zip: 30096

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-12-28

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8066707

Date Received: 2023-12-28

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

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

Consumer Complaint: Months ago, I sent a letter to the three credit bureaus asking them to delete this questionable information, but nothing has changed. I shall take legal action against you because I believe you have not authenticated these things in line with Sections 609 ( a ) ( 1 ) ( A ) and 611 ( a ) ( 1 ) ( A ). This was previously mentioned in my previous COMPLAINT #, and I'm including it once more. XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX

Company Response:

State: OH

Zip: 45237

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-12-28

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8066702

Date Received: 2023-12-28

Issue: Incorrect information on your report

Subissue: Account information incorrect

Consumer Complaint: Per the FCRA as a Federally protected consumer I am now opting out of all authorization. I the consumer may have given you written and unwritten, verbal, and nonverbal per 15 USC 6802. 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. In accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act XXXX Acct # : 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 an account without my written instructions. In accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act XXXX Acct # : 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 an account without my written instructions. In accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act XXXX Acct # : 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. and this account is considered a certificate of indebtedness which means it is income and it must be removed. Income can not be reported on your credit report. In accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act XXXX Acct # : 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. and this account is considered a certificate of indebtedness which means it is income and it must be removed. Income can not be reported on your credit report. In accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act XXXX Acct # : 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. and this account is considered a certificate of indebtedness which means it is income and it must be removed. Income can not be reported on your credit report. In accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act XXXX Acct # : 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. and this account is considered a certificate of indebtedness which means it is income and it must be removed. Income can not be reported on your credit report. In accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act XXXX Acct # : 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. and this account is considered a certificate of indebtedness which means it is income and it must be removed. Income can not be reported on your credit report. In accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act XXXX Acct # : 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. and this account is considered a certificate of indebtedness which means it is income and it must be removed. Income can not be reported on your credit report. In accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act XXXX Acct # : 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. and this account is considered a certificate of indebtedness which means it is income and it must be removed. Income can not be reported on your credit report. In accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act XXXX Acct # : 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. and this account is considered a certificate of indebtedness which means it is income and it must be removed. Income can not be reported on your credit report. In accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act XXXX Acct # : 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. and this account is considered a certificate of indebtedness which means it is income and it must be removed. Income can not be reported on your credit report. In accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act XXXX Acct # : XXXX as 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. This Law states it's illegal to report transaction history. In accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act XXXX Acct # : ... 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. and this account is considered a certificate of indebtedness which means it is income and it must be removed. Income can not be reported on your credit report. In accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act XXXX Acct # : ... 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. and this account is considered a certificate of indebtedness which means it is income and it must be removed. Income can not be reported on your credit report. In accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act XXXX Acct # : ... 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. and this account is considered a certificate of indebtedness which means it is income and it must be removed. Income can not be reported on your credit report. In accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act XXXX Acct # : 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. Has also violated my rights 20 USC 1232g, 34 CFR 99, and 5 USC 552a. Violation of the Family Educational and Privacy Act of 1974.

Company Response:

State: NC

Zip: XXXXX

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-12-28

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8066681

Date Received: 2023-12-28

Issue: Improper use of your report

Subissue: Reporting company used your report improperly

Consumer Complaint: This is XXXX XXXX please do not deny my complaint by stating that I filed this by some other means than myself. This is done 100 % by me. The stuff on my credit report is wrong and Under 15 U.S. Code 1681b Permissible purposes of consumer reports I never gave any written consent to report anything on my consumer reports no consent is fraud.

Company Response:

State: FL

Zip: 34758

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-12-28

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8066680

Date Received: 2023-12-28

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

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

Consumer Complaint: I'm really not sure what happened. I have mailed off letters to the credit bureaus continuously and thus far I have not gotten a response. My name is XXXX XXXX and I am filing this complaint for falsely reporting misleading information. There is no third party involved. Please review the uploaded letters.

Company Response:

State: FL

Zip: 34758

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-12-28

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8066678

Date Received: 2023-12-28

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

Subissue: Was not notified of investigation status or results

Consumer Complaint: See the attached documents. I want the bureau to start the investigation on these accounts. I am never been late on this account.

Company Response:

State: PA

Zip: 19149

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-12-28

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8066674

Date Received: 2023-12-28

Issue: Improper use of your report

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

Consumer Complaint: I have been reaching out to the 3 credit bureaus for the past 4 months about removing these unauthorized inquiries on my credit report and they still have not done so.

Company Response:

State: IL

Zip: 60616

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-12-28

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8066673

Date Received: 2023-12-28

Issue: Incorrect information on your report

Subissue: Account information incorrect

Consumer Complaint: Recently I saw a late payment on my credit report from your company that I do not recognize. According to the FCRA transactions such as payments are not supposed to show on a consumer credit report. I know that this is a billing error and I just would like for it to be corrected. I demand this be updated to paid as agreed on all 3 credit reporting agency

Company Response:

State: FL

Zip: 33032

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-12-28

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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