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: 8186527

Date Received: 2024-01-19

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: PA

Zip: 19147

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2024-01-19

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8186518

Date Received: 2024-01-19

Issue: Incorrect information on your report

Subissue: Information is missing that should be on the report

Consumer Complaint: In XXXX i called XXXX XXXX XXXX to do a voluntary repossession because covid made my job shut down and my income was becoming to looking unreliable so they got the car and a month later they reported on my credit that the car payment was late even though when I gave the car back I was currently on my payments Than XXXX months later they auction off the car and it sold for more than i owed so i was given money back than they put account closed paid in full or sold to a collection on my account remarks which wasnt true so lenders thought i owed on that account than going on almost XXXX years later they changed my remarks into a repossession so my credit score dropped XXXX points on XX/XX/XXXX on a account closed almost XXXX years ago in XXXX iand they havent reimburse me for the remaining months of the gap insurance I didnt use

Company Response:

State: FL

Zip: 33612

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2024-01-19

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8186511

Date Received: 2024-01-19

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. 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: FL

Zip: 33161

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2024-01-19

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8186506

Date Received: 2024-01-19

Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed

Subissue: Debt was result of identity theft

Consumer Complaint: I respectfully request that you eliminate this erroneous account from my credit report, as it's not associated with me, and I never gave consent for its creation.

Company Response:

State: TX

Zip: 75253

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2024-01-19

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8186494

Date Received: 2024-01-19

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

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

Consumer Complaint: Despite my numerous attempts to address the presence of fraudulent, inaccurate, and misleading information on my consumer report, the issue remains unresolved. The inclusion of these items has profoundly impacted my life, causing significant stress and anxiety. It is crucial to reiterate that I did not authorize or consent to the association of this information with my name, as I have fallen victim to identity theft.

Company Response:

State: FL

Zip: 336XX

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2024-01-19

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8186493

Date Received: 2024-01-19

Issue: Improper use of your report

Subissue: Reporting company used your report improperly

Consumer Complaint: XXXX Equifax and XXXX i have contacted them by mail and phone for my right as a consumer for them to report the following company that is reporting on my credit. the following account an date is listed below - XXXX XXXX XXXX -opened XX/XX/2019 amount XXXX 15 USC1681 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 and any thrid party financial institution and the Consumer reporting agencies XXXX 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 XXXX whether 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. " creidt acceptance and credit reporting agency Neverinformed me of my right to exercise my nondisclosure option. Not only that 15USC 1681C ( a ) ( 5 ) states '' Except as authorized under subsection ( b ), no consumerreporting agency may make any consumer report containing any of the following items of information Any other adverse item of information, other than records ofconvictions 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

Company Response:

State: MO

Zip: 65101

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2024-01-19

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8186488

Date Received: 2024-01-19

Issue: Improper use of your report

Subissue: Reporting company used your report improperly

Consumer Complaint: XXXX Equifax and XXXX i have contacted them by mail and phone for my right as a consumer for them to report the following company that is reporting on my credit. the following account an date is listed below - XXXX XXXX XXXX -opened XX/XX/2019 amount XXXX 15 USC1681 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 and any thrid party financial institution and the Consumer reporting agencies XXXX 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 XXXX whether 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 and credit reporting agency Neverinformed me of my right to exercise my nondisclosure option. Not only that 15USC 1681C ( a ) ( 5 ) states '' Except as authorized under subsection ( b ), no consumerreporting agency may make any consumer report containing any of the following items of information Any other adverse item of information, other than records ofconvictions 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

Company Response:

State: MO

Zip: 65101

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2024-01-19

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8186469

Date Received: 2024-01-19

Issue: Incorrect information on your report

Subissue: Information belongs to someone else

Consumer Complaint: I became a victim of the Equifax data breach, during which my personal information was sold and acquired illegally. Consequently, I am requesting the immediate removal of certain items from my credit reports. Enclosed is evidence demonstrating Equifax 's inaction in this matter. I urgently need assistance in expunging these unauthorized accounts from my credit reports. The items that require deletion from my credit report are as follows : XXXX XXXX Original creditor : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Account number XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Important dates Inquiry date XX/XX/XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Important dates Inquiry date XX/XX/XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Important dates Inquiry date XX/XX/XXXX EQUIFAX MORTGAGE SER Important dates Inquiry date XX/XX/XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Important dates Inquiry date XX/XX/XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Important dates Inquiry date XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Important dates Inquiry date XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Important dates Inquiry date XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Important dates Inquiry date XX/XX/XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Important dates Inquiry date XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX

Company Response:

State: GA

Zip: 30274

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2024-01-19

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8186440

Date Received: 2024-01-19

Issue: Incorrect information on your report

Subissue: Old information reappears or never goes away

Consumer Complaint: XXXX Equfax and XXXX have been requested to add my statement to my credit file. I would like this statement added to my credit report on my sent to every company who has viewed my credit file since XXXX. Statement '' I have requested XXXX XXXX send to my address a copy of the original signature when this debt was established. XXXX is inaccurate with reporting the 1st date of of being late in XXXX. CFPB published that XXXX was found guilty of thhe same concerns I have. CFPB reportedWhen XXXX XXXX purchased debt, it estimated the statute of limitations that governed the debt, and in some cases that date was later than the actual statute of limitations ''

Company Response:

State: FL

Zip: 33033

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2024-01-19

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8186426

Date Received: 2024-01-19

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: NJ

Zip: 07111

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2024-01-19

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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