Hughes Network Systems Performs Unlawful Credit Inquiries, Class Action Claims

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Hughes Network Systems, LLC is facing a proposed class action in which a consumer claims the company accessed his credit report without his knowledge or permission while he was merely inquiring about its services.

The plaintiff says he called Hughes Network Systems on April 3, 2015, on behalf of his step-daughter to learn about the company’s products and pricing. During the call, the man was never informed that his credit would be pulled, the suit says, and he supposedly never became a Hughes customer.

In February 2017, the case continues, the plaintiff informed the three major credit reporting agencies that one of his credit cards had been compromised. He was then sent a credit report, the suit claims, on which he noticed Hughes’ inquiry from nearly two years earlier. The plaintiff says he never knew about the inquiry and never gave Hughes permission to access his report.

The case argues that impermissibly accessing a consumer’s private financial information without his or her consent constitutes a violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act.