Consumer complaint received 2022-11-03
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: TX
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports
Sub-product: Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report
Sub-issue: Account status incorrect

Complaint:
Companies involved : XXXX Equifax XXXX Mortgages company involved : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX mortgage payments reporting inaccurate-over 90 days late on consumer reports due to mis-applied payments. This has caused loans to be denied and credit cards limits decreased which has exacerbated my XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX as a XXXX vet. 

On XX/XX/2022, my servicing mortgage was transferred from XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX. That meant that after that date XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX collected my mortgage loan payments from me. Stated on first page, Nothing else about my mortgage loan will change On XX/XX/2022, amount due to XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX was {$0.00} On XX/XX/2022, amount due to XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX was {$2300.00} I made payment via my XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX. My bank statement shows the amount of {$2300.00} being withdrawn on XX/XX/2022 On XX/XX/2022, I received an Advance Notice of Late Charges in the amount of {$0.00}, if payment was not received by XX/XX/2022. 
On XX/XX/2022, amount due to XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX had ballooned to {$5100.00}. The reg payment increased to {$2700.00} including XXXX XXXX XXXX of {$2300.00} My bank statement shows the amount of {$2300.00} being withdrawn from my XXXX account on XX/XX/2022. XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX withdrew the money but did not apply it to my mortgage. 
On XX/XX/2022, I received an Advance Notice of Late Charges that my mortgage loan was past due for XX/XX/2022 in the amount of {$2700.00}. If payment not received by XX/XX/2022 a late charge of {$110.00} will be assessed to my loan. 
On XX/XX/2022, I phoned XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX customer servicer inquiring why mortgage payment increased. The customer service rep advised that a tax analysis was conducted which increased the payment. I advised the customer service rep that my Notice Of Servicing Transfer stated that Nothing else about my mortgage loan will change. I also advised customer service rep that I was a XXXX Vet and that I was approved and received my Exemption Status Letter on XX/XX/2022 and my Residential XXXX Exemption Status Letter on XX/XX/2022. XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX should have received those documents because it should have been transferred with my file from XXXXXXXX XXXX. I ask rep why those documents wasnt transferred over with my loan file, rep was not able to provide an answer. The customer service rep advised to send those documents to XXXX. 

On XX/XX/2022, amount due to XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX was {$5700.00}. Both my XXXX and XXXX payments were applied to Unapplied funds in the amount of {$4700.00}. 
On XX/XX/2022 I filed for Loss Mitigation workout option. 
On XX/XX/2022, Loss Mitigation Evaluation Notice Forbearance Plan was approved effective XX/XX/2022. The XXXX was to provide temporary relief and determine the inquiry of tax exemption letter. 
XX/XX/2022, spoke to XXXX XXXX who advised me to send exempt letter, a second time to XXXX including Account number, name, phone number and uploaded document.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation