Consumer complaint received 2018-07-03
Company: PNC Bank N.A.
State: WA
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:
My name is XXXX XXXX. I am contacting you regarding a closed credit card account I opened with PNC Bank in XX/XX/XXXX. The purpose of this letter is to inform you that PNC Bank placed an item on my report, which is negatively affecting my credit score while I was, and still am, on XXXX XXXX in the XXXX. PNC Bank placed this negative item on my report and failed to remove it after the situation was resolved. I wrote letters to PNC banks escalation and credit report departments. I wrote letters to XXXX, XXXX, and XXXX reporting agencies. I paid XXXX XXXX XXXX to send letters to the credit bureaus to have them request the investigation in early XX/XX/XXXX to remove the 60-Day late payment XX/XX/XXXX listed on my credit report. 

In short, I was notified by PNC Bank in XX/XX/XXXX that someone was making payments towards my credit card balance and that this individual had been unknowingly making payments to my credit card account for the last 6 months because he thought he was paying his credit card account. I was confused when I heard this because I thought the automatic payments I set up had been deducted from my personal checking account on a monthly basis, which was not the case. In XX/XX/XXXX, I received a phone call from PNC outlining the circumstances and what was happening. PNC representatives told me I needed to make a payment of {$200.00} at that time in order to make my account balance current. The Bank apologized for the mix up, which, neither myself nor the other individual, were aware of for the 6 months this was happening. I then paid PNC Bank the {$200.00} and re-enrolled in the automatic payment program and the situation was, at that time, seemingly resolved. Though this situation was resolved, the Bank placed a 60-Day Late Payment effective : XX/XX/XXXX on to my credit score. This was a mistake PNC Bank made in confusing my account with another customer. 

My credit score was XXXX in XX/XX/XXXX and then it dropped to a XXXX as a result of this false report. I am asking you to provide justification for why that negative item is still on my report and to remove it immediately. Under the fair credit reporting act, please provide the reason you listed this negative item on my report and please remove this negative item from my report immediately. PNC Bank did not demonstrate clear permissible purpose in accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act before releasing my credit report. PNC Banks negligence and failure to correct the errors outlined above have adversely affected my credit score and prevented me from qualifying for a home loan. I respectfully request your immediate assistance to rectify this situation. Please contact the data furnishers and investigate this problem and remove the negative item. I will take no time in detailing the second and third order affects my fair credit score has had on my financial health as a result of this inaccurate report.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation