Consumer complaint received 2018-12-22
Company: ERC
State: GA
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports
Sub-product: Credit reporting
Issue: Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem
Sub-issue: Their investigation did not fix an error on your report

Complaint:
XX/XX/2018 I noticed there has been a negative and inaccurate reporting on my XXXX credit report that had been removed previously and I put a freeze on my credit report prior to this negative reporting. I called the company and requested more information about this alleged debt and even gave my current address and I never got the demand notice or any details about this account. I called XXXX and asked was this account verified before being put on my credit report and they said no but i can do a investigation. I asked what was the purpose of me doing a freeze on my credit report to protect my score if XXXX  was going to allow companies to place inaccurate accounts and get money from me that I dont owe. After the investigation was done XXXX  removed the account and sent me a notice saying it was deleted. 3 Months later I applied for a business line of credit for {$45.00} and this was not a hard pull however they review the tradelines and collection account and available credit. I was denied the loan due to this same account put back on my credit report that didnt belong to me. I was furious about this same account and i called XXXX  again and another investigation was done and XXXX rep stated it was accurate and it was kept on my credit report causing my score to drop from a XXXX to XXXX according to the loan people where I was trying to get a business loan from. They told me this account from XXXX  caused me to get denied. I told XXXX  I never had a contract agreement with XXXX. Aftergoing back and fourth with XXXX  and asking for a deeper investigation and got no help from them I called the company that placed this bogus account on my credit report and they had no correct information on me. they didnt have my ss # so how they put it on my credit report is beyond me. They had all wrong addresses, the wrong place of employment and wrong date of birth. I guess they put it on a credit report of a person who has the same name as the person they are lookng for. after the irrate calls i had with many XXXX rep they finally looked into it and the company said they have no information matching me in their system and then had the nerve to ask me to send in my correct name and social security number and date of birth so they can make sure and I hung up the phone so quick because it didnt sound right. XXXX  finally removed it after it caused me to lose my business loan that cause me to lose out on business and money. XXXX  never verified the debt or they would have known this was not mine and the company kept re adding this to my credit report. My rights have been violated and XXXX  has violated my rights and placed false and misleading information on my credit report and deafirmation of character. I am looking to sue the collection agency and XXXX per violation. alot of rules of the FDCPA was broken, FTC AND CFPB AND FCRA.

Company public response: Company can't verify or dispute the facts in the complaint
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation