Equifax, Inc. - Consumer Complaint Database at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Consumer Complaint Database at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

These are complaints received by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on a range of consumer financial products and services. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau does not verify all the facts alleged in these complaints, but they take steps to confirm a commercial relationship between the consumer and the company

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Equifax, Inc. - Consumer Complaint Database at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Consumer Consent Provided?	Consent provided
Complaint Submitted Via	Web
Date Sent To Company	9/13/2017
Company Response To Consumer	Closed with explanation
Timely Response?	Yes
Consumer Disputed?	N/A
Complaint Id	2672279
Date Received	9/13/2017
Product	Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports
Sub-Product	Credit reporting
Issue	Problem with fraud alerts or security freezes
Consumer Complaint Narrative	I was part of the Equifax credit information hack. I find it unacceptable that I have to PAY to freeze my credit when I did n't consent to my information being stored by Equifax, XXXX, or XXXX in the first place. Congress should make credit freezes and un
Company (To Which The Complaint Relates)	EQUIFAX, INC.
State	CA