Consumer complaint received 2024-01-05
Company: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC.
State: OR
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports
Sub-product: Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report
Sub-issue: Account information incorrect

Complaint:
On XX/XX/XXXX I received the following message from XXXX, but they continue to report to all three credit reporting agencies that I still have a balance owed. When I check my account at XXXX it shows XXXX balance. 

Your XXXX loans have been forgiven. 

Please log in to your inbox at XXXX to view the full message. 

XXXX, Congratulations! The Biden-Harris Administration has forgiven some or all of your federal XXXX loan ( s ) with XXXX in full. 

This debt relief was processed as part of the Biden-Harris Administrations one-time account adjustment because your XXXX loan ( s ) have been in repayment of at least 20 or 25 years. An adjustment to your account updated the number of payments that qualify towards income-driven repayment ( IDR ) forgiveness. This forgiveness is effective as of XX/XX/XXXX. 

Log in to your account for details at XXXX 

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW Here are some important points on this IDR forgiveness : Due to the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 the balance of your loans that were forgiven is not considered taxable income for federal income tax purposes. Since state and local tax implications will vary, we recommend you contact your tax advisor for more information. 
Not all your federal XXXX loans may be listed in the letter delivered within your account as you may have begun repaying each loan on a different date. If you have federal XXXX loans that are not listed in the letter, please continue to make payments on them. Payments are not required until after the payment pause ends at the end of XXXX. Your first payment will be due in XX/XX/XXXX. To find options to help with repayment, visit XXXX. 
We have notified, or will notify by the end of the month, all national credit bureaus of your XXXX  loan forgiveness. 
If applicable, well process a refund for any payments made towards the loans listed above after the effective date of this forgiveness. 
NOTICE : This letter is NOT an attempt to collect a debt or a demand for any payment. 

BEWARE OF SCAMS You might be contacted by a company saying they will help you get loan discharge, forgiveness, cancellation, or debt relief for a fee. You never have to pay for help with your federal XXXX aid. Make sure you work only with the U.S. Department of Education and their loan servicers ( like us ), and never reveal your personal information or account password to anyone. Our emails come from XXXX or XXXX. Emails that the U.S. Department of Education sends to borrowers come from XXXX, XXXX, or XXXX. You can report scam attempts to the Federal Trade Commission by calling XXXX or by visiting reportfraud.ftc.gov. 

HOW TO CONTACT US For information regarding your XXXX loans and the forgiveness process, please contact us at XXXX, or online at XXXX. 

Sincerely, XXXX

Company public response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief