Consumer complaint received 2021-05-10
Company: Westlake Services, LLC
State: FL
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:
My car was totaled XX/XX/XXXX, the finance company who was Westlake was paid by my car insurance company and the gap insurance company to cover the total amount of the vehicle. My husband and I tried to purchase a new car and found out that Westlake put a charge off on our credit. When I called the agent said it was a clerical mistake, someone put it was charged off/repossessed instead of a total loss. They said they needed a supervisor to correct it, the supervisor refused and said we owed over {$3000.00} in late fees and other fees that accumulated after the total loss. I tried to explain to them we didnt have the car it was totaled and there should be no charges after the total loss date, they still refused. We even agreed to pay them if they would delete it from our credit and give me written proof. I had an agent agree to do that only to be told that they would not delete it off our credit because they cant, which I know they can and they would not give me proof. I told them I would speak with a lawyer at this point. I spoke with a lawyer who said not to pay it and no longer have contact with Westlake, that they would speak with them on my behalf and my husbands behalf. I called back to try and resolve this issue again they still would not work with us. I told them we would not pay it and I would fight it with the credit bureaus, m. They said that they would wait until the 28 day mark on the 30 days they have to respond and would fight it back. They said they would keep doing it because they have better more expensive lawyers and would sue me for everything to get the money and then they would sell it to someone else so it would never end and ruin my husband and Is credit. They also said that if I wait until the 7 years for it fall off they would just sell the debt and keep reselling it. I dont know what to do at this point but its ruined our credit and continuing to ruin it so we can not get another car or even our fist house. It is supposed to fall off in XXXX but Ive been fighting with them and the credit bureaus to try and get it off sooner and hopefully reverse the damage, Ive been working with my lawyer as well but we are having a tough time. The credit bureaus keeping saying it a valid debt even though they information they have reported is incorrect, we never had the car repossessed and I even have proof from my insurance company, the gap insurance company and a police report to prove the information is incorrect but they still wont remove it. Westlake is the worst company we have ever had to deal with and refuses to work with us at all. Im just afraid that when its supposed to fall off that they will follow through with the treat and sell the debt and it will never end and we will never be able to get another car or our first house

Company public response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation