Can I sue a consumer reporting agency for reporting incorrect information?

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Can I sue a consumer reporting agency for reporting incorrect information?

I applied for a short term loan. The loan company denied me because the consumer reporting companyreported to the loan company that I was deceased. The reporting company wants me to fill out a form that includes sharing my SSN and drivers license number with them. There are several consumer complaints that this company shares this information with it’s business partners. I told the loan company that I have the same name as my father but I am the III and he is the JR. When I filled out the loan application I put the III.

Asked on February 5, 2011 under General Practice, Indiana

Answers:

M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 13 years ago | Contributor

Although I can truly understand how you feel about this, I wonder how else you can clear up the problem?  Maybe providing the social security number of your Father who is deceased?  When the loan company - who has your social security number and your date of birth I assume - looks at the report then they will be able to tell that it is not the same person. And you can clear this up easily with the loan company as well.  If you did not report your social security number to the loan company either then I really do not know of any other way for you to distinguish yourself from anyone else - related or not - that has the same name minus the "Jr."  and "III."   


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