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

Source: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - data.gov - June, 17, 2019

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

Consumer Consent Provided?	Consent provided
Complaint Submitted Via	Web
Date Sent To Company	9/14/2017
Company Response To Consumer	Closed with explanation
Timely Response?	Yes
Consumer Disputed?	N/A
Complaint Id	2671649
Date Received	9/14/2017
Product	Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports
Sub-Product	Credit reporting
Issue	Improper use of your report
Sub-Issue	Reporting company used your report improperly
Consumer Complaint Narrative	Due to gross negligence ( improper password protection ) Equifax let their system get hacked. They did not disclose this information in a timely manner allowing more time before I could place a fraud alert on my credit and protect my personal information.
Company (To Which The Complaint Relates)	EQUIFAX, INC.
State	NY