Consumer complaint received 2022-09-06
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: OH
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:
On XX/XX/XXXX I received an email alert from XXXX/Equifax regarding a change to my credit. I think discovered that XXXXXXXX XXXX  reported to the credit bureau that my account was 30 days past due. I submitted a dispute and they did nothing, didn't investigate, didn't remove from my report, etc. I have been enrolled in a payment plan with XXXX on XX/XX/XXXX since being laid off from my job in XX/XX/XXXX and depleting my savings. I scheduled out payments to catch up my balance while hoping that I would eventually gain employment and be able to make said payments. While enrolling in said payment plan, I was not informed that payment must be made regardless of being in a payment plan, by XX/XX/XXXX or it would be reported to the credit bureaus as 30 days past due. Mind you, I have had two payments scheduled one for XX/XX/XXXX and another for XX/XX/XXXX. I called XXXX the same day, explained the situation and the woman on the phone 's name was XXXX, she mentioned that I should have been disclosed this information and that it is an error, from here she worked with me to submit a complaint within their company. This alert on my credit report has caused my credit score to drop XXXX points and has caused severe stress to me. I took the necessary steps to file a dispute with XXXX, called today XX/XX/XXXX after receiving an alert that the dispute was closed and that the " 30 days Past Due '' was not removed from my report. I spoke with someone named XXXX at XXXX around XXXX this afternoon, gave my personal information and was told that XXXX has in their system that it would be removed from my credit report by XX/XX/XXXX. After work this afternoon, I then called XXXX again and asked the same question to the person on the phone this time ( XXXX ) from there he told me that information was incorrect and that the dispute was marked as complete and it would not be removed from my credit report. He told me the individual I spoke with, possibly did not work at XXXX. He then told me to call XXXX and try to receive written documentation of their error and the communication they mentioned to me over the phone. Shortly after that conversation, I called XXXX and was on the phone for nearly 2 hours with at least 4 different people. I spoke to someone named XXXX, XXXX, XXXX and XXXX ( XXXX was the XXXX department ). On the phone XXXX  mentioned that the " 30 days Pas Due '' would not be removed until the balance was paid in full, she mentioned XXXX can not correct or remove the " 30 Days Past Due '' from my report. I asked if she could provide me written documentation of this statement and situation, she then backtracked and changed her response, also mentioned that she couldn't provide written documentation, that she " didn't have letters ''. I then worked with XXXX to file another complaint within XXXX. I have been treated poorly throughout this entire experience. Information has not been disclosed to me at all, mistakes have been made on XXXX 's part and no one is taking blame nor working to fix the situation. I have never had a late payment with XXXX and I've had this account since XXXX. Moving forward, I no longer want to work with XXXX and will never work with them again after paying off my credit card balance.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation