Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports -- Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem -- Complaint #8333709

Complaint Overview

Complaint ID: 8333709

Company: Experian Information Solutions INC.

Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports

Sub-Product: Credit reporting

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

Sub-Issue: Their investigation did not fix an error on your report

State: New Jersey

ZIP Code: 07307

Date Received: 2024-02-12T12:00:00-05:00

Date Sent to Company: 2024-02-12T12:00:00-05:00

Company Response: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A

Submitted Via: Web

Consumer Narrative

I filed a CFPB Complaint on XX/XX/2024 with Experian XXXX XXXX XXXX in regards to inquires, late payments, & non-mailable addresses. The previous complaint file numbers are : XXXX and XXXX. To my dissatisfaction XXXX XXXX and Experian has not complied with my requests to make the following adjustments to my credit reports : " remove ALL inquiries associated with the names listed above from my credit report immediately. Additionally, ALL Late payments for XXXX XXXX Credit Card and XXXX XXXX Bank XXXX XXXX shall reflect paid as agreed. As well as the utilization of both credit cards shall be below 10 %. Those accounts shall reflect that I ( the consumer closed the accounts ). Additionally, provide me with the contract that has my wet ink signature on it that gave XXXX XXXX Experian the authorization to report the information referenced in this prospectus on my credit report. By XXXX and Experian willfully not complying is in direct violation of the following law citations : " 15 U.S. Code 1681 - Congressional findings and statement of purpose : a ) Accuracy and fairness of credit reporting The Congress makes the following findings : ( 4 ) There is a need to ensure that consumer reporting agencies exercise their grave responsibilities with fairness, impartiality, and a respect for the consumers right to privacy. ( b ) Reasonable procedures : It is the purpose of this subchapter to require that consumer reporting agencies adopt reasonable procedures for meeting the needs of commerce for consumer credit, personnel, insurance, and other information in a manner which is fair and equitable to the consumer, with regard to the confidentiality, accuracy, relevancy, and proper utilization of such information in accordance with the requirements of this subchapter. 15 U.S. Code 1681c - Requirements relating to information contained in consumer reports : Except as authorized under subsection ( b ), 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. Code 1681b - Permissible purposes of consumer reports : Subject to subsection ( c ), any consumer reporting agency may furnish a consumer report under the following circumstances and no other ( 2 ) In accordance with the written instructions of the consumer to whom it relates. P.L 90-321 ( 82 Stat. 146 ) 15 USC 6802 : Obligations with respect to disclosures of personal information : ( a ) Notice requirements Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, 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. 15 U.S. Code 1681e - Compliance procedures ( a ) Identity and purposes of credit users 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. These procedures shall require that prospective users of the information identify themselves, certify the purposes for which the information is sought, and certify that the information will be used for no other purpose. Every consumer reporting agency shall make a reasonable effort to verify the identity of a new prospective user and the uses certified by such prospective user prior to furnishing such user a consumer report. No consumer reporting agency may furnish a consumer report to any person if it has reasonable grounds for believing that the consumer report will not be used for a purpose listed in section 1681b of this title. ( b ) Accuracy of report Whenever a consumer reporting agency prepares a consumer report it shall follow reasonable procedures to assure maximum possible accuracy of the information concerning the individual about whom the report relates. By violating section 1681b for permissible purpose and 1681c for information contained in consumer reports they are also violating compliance procedures under this title. 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} ; 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 ; 15 U.S. Code 1681s2 - Responsibilities of furnishers of information to consumer reporting agencies ( 1 ) Prohibition ( A ) Reporting information with actual knowledge of errors 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. ( B ) Reporting information after notice and confirmation of errors A person shall not furnish information relating to a consumer to any consumer reporting agency if ( i ) the person has been notified by the consumer, at the address specified by the person for such notices, that specific information is inaccurate; and ( ii ) the information is, in fact, inaccurate. I have attached my identification card as well as update reports from both agencies that proves willful non-compliance. All agencies are supposed to report for the benefit of the consumer I am the consumer.

Frequently Asked Questions

Disclaimer

This analysis is AI-generated based on publicly available CFPB complaint data. It does not constitute financial or legal advice.

Related Pages

• Experian Information Solutions INC. Company Profile
• Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports Complaints
• Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem Complaints
• New Jersey Complaints
• Company Rankings
• Company Directory
• Search Complaints