Consumer complaint received 2018-08-16
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: TX
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:
I have attempted multiple times to address this error with XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX ( XXXX ). They are now in multiple violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ). XXXX needs to delete this innacurate information from all 3 of my credit reports immediately. 

I have a settlement agreement with XXXX entered on XXXX XX/XX/2018. I have attached a letter to prove this. This letter summarizes that I have made timely payments in accordance with our agreement. I have made three payments thus far. Initial balance with them was only {$19000.00}. They continue to report inaccurate information such as the following on my 3 credit reports : " charge off '', " no payments '', " late payments '', " balance due of {$26000.00} '', " placed as bad debt '', " placed for collection '', " collections '', collections and skip '', " charge off '', and more, on all 3 of my credit reports. I have a sample attached from my Equifax report for verification. I have made 3 timely payments of {$320.00} a month, and my balance owed is now only {$18000.00}. 

FCRA Violations : # 1 : " Reporting a debt as charged off when it was settled '' # 2 : Section 623 ( a ) ( 3 ) of the FCRA states that if the completeness or accuracy of any information furnished by any person to any consumer reporting agency is disputed to such person by a consumer, the person may not furnish the information to any consumer reporting agency without notice that such information is disputed by the consumer. Therefore, a furnisher can still provide a consumers credit information that is in dispute, but it must clearly state to the credit reporting agency that the information provided is being disputed.

Lastly, each time I have tried to dispute this matter and have it updated, these accounts have been negatively " re-aged '' .... 

# 3 : Re-aging a debt, credit card or other past due accounts resets the collection limitations clock and may give collectors and creditors a fresh start. Creditors DO NOT have to re-age past due accounts, but when they do without your permission or payment, their actions is in violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, if the re-aging constitutes false information furnished or transmitted to a credit reporting agency. Re-aged debts restarts a statute of limitations on collections and is not legal. 

Please assist me and remove this immediately from all 3 of my credit reports. It has now harmed me financially by not being able to qualify for a Veterans Affairs Mortgage, even though I am a XXXX XXXX    XXXX Veteran. The additional amount of money in rent I will now have to pay over the amount of VA loan mortgage will total over {$180000.00}. 

During the lifetime of a 30 year loan, even though I have attemtpted to do the right thing in fairly resolving this debt with XXXX, this is devastating news.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation