Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports -- Improper use of your report -- Complaint #8247364
Complaint Overview
Complaint ID: 8247364
Company: Experian Information Solutions INC.
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports
Sub-Product: Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report
Sub-Issue: Reporting company used your report improperly
State: South Carolina
ZIP Code: 29532
Date Received: 2024-01-29T12:00:00-05:00
Date Sent to Company: 2024-01-29T12:00:00-05:00
Company Response: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Submitted Via: Web
Consumer Narrative
Subject : Dispute of Inaccurate Accounts on Credit Report I kindly request the your company to re-investigate and correct the inaccuracies in my credit report. I am seeking a prompt resolution to ensure that my credit history accurately reflects my financial responsibility. 1. Under 15 USC 1666B this is a billing error always paid as agreed on time this is an error this account in violation. XXXX Account Number : XXXX Validate/inaccurate reported late payments. 2. Account involved in litigation " an incorrect high balance '' an inaccurate date of last activity " REAGED ACCOUNTS '' " Reinsertion WITHOUT PROPER NOTICE '' an undated late pay a charge off listed as open a collection account with a limit. XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Account Number : XXXX Your improper procedures are highly damaging to my credit score. Please immediately delete this item. per usc 15 1666B a creditor may not treat a payment on a credit card as an open ended consumer credit plan and per 15 usc 1681a ( 2 ) ( a ) ( i ) ( 2 ) Exclusions.Except as provided in paragraph ( 3 ), the term Furthermore, the FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT 15 USC 1681 ( 2 ) ( a ) ( i ) Exclusions from a consumer credit report clearly states : ( 2 ) EXCLUSIONS. Except as provided in paragraph ( 3 ), the term consumer report does not include ( A ) Subject to section 1681s-3 of this title, any ( i ) report containing information solely as to transactions or experiences between the consumer and the person making the report. Delete the above late payments from my consumer report, this agency is in violation of 15 USC 1681. 15 USC 1681 SECTION 602 STATES I HAVE A RIGHT TO PRIVACY 15 USC 1681 SECTION 604 A SECTION 2 : IT ALSO STATES A CONSUMER REPORTING AGGENCY CAN NOT FURNISH AN ACCOUNTWITHOUT MY WRITTEN CONSENT 15 USC 1666B : A CREDITOR MAY NOT TREAT A PAYMENT ON A CREDIT CARD ACCOUNT UNDER AN OPEN END CONSUMER CREDIT PLAN AS A LATE FOR ANY PURPOSE THESE ACCOUNTS LISTED ARE IN VIOLATION ON MY RIGHTS. VIOLATION OF 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 ( 1 ) ( 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} ; or ( B ) in the case of liability of a natural person for obtaining a consumer report under false pretenses or knowingly without a permissible purpose, actual damages sustained by the consumer as a result of the failure or {$1000.00}, whichever is greater ; ( 2 ) such amount of punitive damages as the court may allow ; and ( 3 ) in the case of any successful action to enforce any liability under this section, the costs of the action together with reasonable attorneys fees as determined by the court. ( b ) Civil liability for knowing noncompliance Failure to respond satisfactorily with deletion of the above referenced account, and send out a free copy of my report after the changes have been made will result in legal actions being taken against companines listing inaccurate information, for which I will also be seeking {$1000.00} per violation for : Defamation of Character ( per se ) Negligent Enablement of Identity Fraud Fair Debt Collections Practices Act 15 USC 1692g violations. Fair Credit Reporting Act 15USC 1681 violations for willful noncompliance - 616. Civil liability for willful noncompliance [ 15 U.S.C. 1681n ] Any person who obtains a consumer report from a consumer reporting agency under false pretenses or knowingly without a permissible purpose shall be liable to the consumer reporting agencyfor actual damages sustained by the consumer reporting agency or {$1000.00}, whichever is greater. Please help me I have studied these laws in the fcra and i just want justice for my consumer report
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What is Complaint #8247364 about?
Complaint #8247364 was filed against Experian Information Solutions INC. regarding Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports specifically about Improper use of your report. It was received by the CFPB on 2024-01-29T12:00:00-05:00.
How did Experian Information Solutions INC. respond to this complaint?
The company responded with: "Closed with explanation". The response was timely.
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