Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports -- Improper use of your report -- Complaint #8274834

Complaint Overview

Complaint ID: 8274834

Company: Transunion Intermediate Holdings, 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: California

ZIP Code: 91001

Date Received: 2024-02-02T12:00:00-05:00

Date Sent to Company: 2024-02-02T12:00:00-05:00

Company Response: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A

Submitted Via: Web

Consumer Narrative

According to the Fair Credit Reporting Act 15 USC 1681 section 602 ( a ), " There is a need to insure that consumer reporting agencies exercise their grave responsibilities with fairness, impartiality, and respect for the consumer 's right to privacy. '' XXXX and XXXX are consumer reporting agencies, and I am the CONSUMER. I have the right to make sure my private information isn't shared, which 15 USC 6801 backs that, and it states, " It is the policy of the Congress that each financial institution has an affirmative and continuing obligation to respect the privacy of its customers and to protect the security and confidentiality of those customers ' nonpublic personal information. '' XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX is a financial institution by definition under that title. 15 USC 1681, Section 604a, 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 XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, the financial institutions, and consumer reporting agencies XXXX and XXXX do not have my written consent. Any and all consents to XXXX, XXXX, XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX, whether verbal, non-verbal, written, implied, or otherwise, are revoked. 15 USC 6802 ( b ) ( c ) states that " A financial institution may not disclose non-public personal information to a non-affiliated third party unless the consumer is given an explanation of how the consumer can exercise that nondisclosure option. '' XXXX XXXX XXXX and XXXX XXXX XXXX never informed me of my right to exercise my nondisclosure option. Not only that 15 USC 1681 C ( a ) ( 5 ) states, " Except as authorized under subsection ( b ), no consumer reporting agency may make any consumer report containing any of the following items of information, any adverse items of information, other than records of convictions of crimes that antedate 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 1681s-2 ( 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. '' XXXX and XXXX are not maintaining responsible procedures. Also 12 CFR 1016.7 states that " a consumer may exercise the right to opt out anytime. '' I am opting out of your reporting services. '' i

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Complaint #8274834 about?

Complaint #8274834 was filed against Transunion Intermediate Holdings, INC. regarding Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports specifically about Improper use of your report. It was received by the CFPB on 2024-02-02T12:00:00-05:00.

How did Transunion Intermediate Holdings, INC. respond to this complaint?

The company responded with: "Closed with non-monetary relief". The response was timely.

What is the risk level of this complaint?

See the risk assessment section for details on this complaint's risk profile.

How do I file a similar complaint?

You can file a complaint with the CFPB at consumerfinance.gov/complaint. Select the appropriate product category (Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports) and describe your issue in detail.

Can I see other complaints against Transunion Intermediate Holdings, INC.?

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Disclaimer

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