Consumer complaint received 2023-07-18
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc.
State: TX
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports
Sub-product: Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report
Sub-issue: Account information incorrect

Complaint:
My issue is related to two closed student loan accounts erroneously reporting to the credit bureau as open as well as incorrect loan balances associated with those loan accounts. Multiple disputes with documentation have been submitted to the credit bureaus and the reporting student loan servicer. 

There are two student loans from XXXX in the amounts of {$99000.00} and {$120000.00} showing on my credit report with XXXX and Experian. These loans were consolidated in XXXX and transferred at that time from XXXX to XXXX. In XX/XX/XXXX, the loans were forgiven under XXXX. Erroneously, XXXX and Experian still reflect that these loans are open with XXXX. I filed disputes with XXXX on XX/XX/XXXX and XX/XX/XXXX and with Experian on XX/XX/XXXX and XX/XX/XXXX. The results of each of these disputes indicate the information was verified as accurate. 

On XX/XX/XXXX I contacted XXXX and spoke with a representative named XXXX to request that the loan status be corrected with the credit bureau reporting. XXXX confirmed the accounts in question were closed with {$0.00} balances and were being reported that way to the credit bureaus. She advised me to send an email to their Customer Solution team at XXXX. I did so on the same date along with providing screenshots of my credit reports. Unfortunately, I did not receive a response to my emailed request. 

On XX/XX/XXXX I contacted XXXX again to inquire about the status of my email to Customer Solutions. I spoke with XXXX who verified my accounts in question were closed with {$0.00} balances and were reporting to the credit bureaus that way. I asked to be transferred to another representative who may have insight behind the scenes of the systems hoping for a resolution. I was then transferred to Specialist 1, XXXX XXXX She reviewed my account further and said she could see the problem and believed the issue was on their end and tied to a credit suppression policy that was put into place during COVID-19. She said she would need more time to work with her counterparts and she would follow up with me in a few weeks once she resolved the issue. 

On XX/XX/XXXX I was contacted by XXXX Specialist 1, XXXX XXXX She stated that unfortunately she was unable to resolve the issue with my account due to the credit suppression policy. She did not know when the policy would change allowing the closed loans to be correctly reported to the credit bureaus. I was advised to continue disputing the amounts with the credit bureaus as well as submitting a complaint to Federal Student Aid or Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. She also suggested I contact XXXX since the loans were originally consolidated and transferred to them. I explained that XXXX is accurately reflecting/reporting the loans as closed and with {$0.00} balances.

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