Consumer complaint received 2019-07-22
Company: PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES 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 tried to dispute information that was reported on my XXXX  credit reports since XX/XX/XXXX. I was trying to dispute through XXXX directly because there were more mistakes on my credit report than what was actually valid. The problem is they have taken more than 30 days to correct the problems and as of days ago they removed my auto loan that was in good standing with XXXX XXXX. Just days ago my score increased by more than 50 points due to my auto loan reported accurately. A few days later XXXX disputed it and removed it and when confronted accused XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX. XXXX confirmed that they did not remove it. XXXX lowered my score by 107 points due to their error and also during a fraud alert and freeze on my XXXX  report they allowed a company to conduct a hard inquiry that I did not solicit. The company is XXXX. XXXX  says it was from XX/XX/XXXX, but my credit monitoring service shows that it was a new inquiry from the past few days. Basically, XXXX failed to correct wrong addresses that I disputed within a timely fashion. It has been more than 30 days that I disputed wrong addresses, names, employment and credit accounts and still the wrong information is on my report. Each representative says something different and even though the information was removed from XXXX and XXXX and I faxed supporting information to XXXX as advised, Portfolio Recovery Associates is still erroneously on my XXXX credit report in the amount of {$1900.00} ... I reported XXXX  XXXX and Portfolio Recovery Associates to FTC and XXXX because they have all supporting documents concerning identity theft and fraud and acknowledged the accounts are fraud and yet they are still on my XXXX credit report. This is what my experience with XXXX  has been, like going in circles with no good outcome but only frustration and representatives changing dispute criteria weekly. All of the above occurred Incorrect information on your report ( wrong address, fraud, incorrectly shows account still open ) Problem with a credit reporting company 's investigation into an existing problem Improper use of your report ( shared without consent, credit inquiries from unknown sources ) Unable to get your credit report or credit score Credit  monitoring or identity theft protection services ( billing dispute, unwanted marketing, problem cancelling account ) Problem with fraud alerts or security freezes ( initial 90-day, trouble placing or extending a freeze, extended, XXXX XXXX ) Reporting company used your report improperly ( obtained or used for purposes that aren't allowed by law ) Received unsolicited financial product or insurance offers after opting out Report provided to employer without your written authorization Credit inquiries on your report that you don't recognize I faxed XXXX necessary documents to no avail. 

I got a free copy of my XXXX  credit report in XX/XX/XXXX and disputed errors by US mail, phone and fax to no avail. As soon as I added a freeze days ago with XXXX as they advised my score was lowered 107 points, a good account was removed and an unauthorized hard inquiry was added. This is the XXXX credit bureau as far as I understand but disputes through XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX. 

They tried to charge me {$7.00} today on XX/XX/XXXX for assistance. Outrageous!

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation