Consumer complaint received 2018-06-09
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: IN
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:
First off ... the balance being reported as of today, XXXX with all three credit bureaus is incorrect. It states my balance is : Real Estate XXXX XXXX Last reported : XX/XX/2018 - {$120000.00} You stated on the response to my complaint : For your records, we are confirming that your principle mortgage balance as of XX/XX/2018, was {$120000.00}. 

*This needs to also be fixed with all the credit bureaus. 

I was to receive an email first regarding the information found by XXXX XXXX after speaking to him on the phone. He advised me that he would CALL me back.

Per all three credit bureaus ... they can not change my credit score per my VA mortgage loan through XXXX. This was told to me on the phone several times with the credit bureaus. Freezing nor not reporting after a complaint is a direct violation and shows once again ... retaliation on part of XXXX since this complaint is directed to XXXX, not XXXX. I have never heard of such a thing, yet only a handful of payments have been reported since opening my VA mortgage loan. 

Per letter from XXXX the final payments had been paid by XXXX as a means to close the forbearance loan. This after XXXX representative, XXXX XXXX misguided me and in turn, XXXX did find XXXX XXXX XXXX negligent. I was also told that my payments would then start reflecting on my credit per month as I have been paying per month, that also included my credit score. I only show 4 payments ... most recent payment for XX/XX/2018 being shown per all three credit bureaus. I do not see one time any increase within my credit score on a VA loan that I have continued to pay monthly.

A mortgage loan should be one of the most single loans that can help increase your credit score. I have paid my payments on time ... yet it does not reflect any points per all three credit bureaus. This would appear to anyone to look as if I am in a rental ... no reflection of helping my credit at all. 

Retaliating against a Veteran .... when filing a complaint, ANY COMPLAINT, should be known to all those who hold a loan with XXXX, as well if connected with XXXX. 
BUYER BEWARE! 

I will continue my complaints until this gets resolved. You may also want to contact each credit bureau on how reporting increases within each loan for consumer credit score works as they advised me on several occasions that the only ones who can change credit scores is the reporting creditor. On my VA mortgage loan that would be XXXX or XXXX. 

It did not take, but less than 24-hours for XXXX to fill out a form and submit to have my VA mortgage loan information corrected. Retaliation by you stating you will freeze any reporting for 2 months by my complaints to the CFPB is just that ... another retaliation. 

The next complaint will clearly show you the correct way that creditors report monthly payments. As XXXX XXXX has done with my loan for years. 

Sincerely, XXXX XXXX 17 year XXXX Veteran

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation