Consumer complaint received 2018-01-27
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:
NOTICE OF PENDING LITIGATION SEEKING RELIEF AND MONETARY DAMAGES UNDER FCRA Section 623 ( a ) ( 1 ) ( A ) Please accept this final written OFFER OF SETTLEMENT BEFORE LITIGATION as my attempt to amicably resolve your continued violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act regarding your failed to mark the XXXX with a balance of XXXX with acct. # XXXX as disputed by consumer within 30 calendar days of my first dispute in XX/XX/, and you are reporting Double Jeopardy, which is clearly FCRA violation under Section 609 ( a ) ( 1 ) ( A ) & Section 611 ( a ) ( 1 ) ( A ) and Section 611 ( a ) ( 7 ). 

It state`s in the comment section on my credit report : Purchased by another lender. This lender that you are in referring to is XXXX XXXX XXXX with acct. # XXXX. 

According to FCRA, the original creditor ( XXXX ) sold the debt to a collection agency and can not continue to report a balance owed, as this is violation of double damage and is not permitted under FCRA. 

Now that you have violated the FCRA, I`m now entitled to XXXX per occurrence of each violation. 
I intend to pursue litigation in accordance with the FCRA to seek relief and recover all monetary damages that I`m entitled to under Section 623 ( a ) ( 1 ) ( A ) if Lowes with a balance of XXXX with acct. # XXXX is not deleted immediately. 

I`m filing this complaint through the Federal Trade Commission because this will be used as evidence in pending litigation provided you fail to comply with this offer of settlement. 

XXXX listed on my credit report in violation of double jeopardy under the Federal Law. You are required under the FCRA to mark this item as disputed by consumer within the first 30 calendar days since my first dispute in XX/XX/, or delete the item once its sold to another lender because the same lender can not collect on the same debt and yet you still have failed to honor my demand. 

For your records, I have enclosed a letter from XXXX XXXX XXXX   acct. XXXX stating this account will be deleted from my credit report. As you can see, this letter is from the lender paid for this account. Meaning XXXX already collected a fee and was paid for this account. 



I hereby demand immediately deletion of XXXX with a balance of XXXX with acct. # XXXX from my report in which you violated Section 623 ( a ) ( 1 ) ( A ), Section 609 ( a ) ( 1 ) ( A ) & Section 611 ( a ) ( 1 ) ( A ) and provide the method of verification as required under Section 611 ( a ) ( 7 ). 

Please be advised that under Section 611 ( 5 ) ( A ) of the FCRA you are required to promptly DELETE all information which can not be verified immediately. 

Please note, you have already violated Section 623 ( a ) ( 1 ) ( A ), which you failed to mark as disputed within the first 30 days of my first dispute in XX/XX/XXXX, which entitles me to XXXX for damages and other violations and by reporting Double Jeopardy. Be aware that I am making a final goodwill attempt to have you clear up this matter. The listed item is entirely inaccurate and incomplete, and represents a very serious error in your reporting. I am maintaining a careful record of my communications with you, thats why Im filing this complaint through the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation