Consumer complaint received 2021-10-21
Company: TRUIST FINANCIAL CORPORATION
State: IA
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports
Sub-product: Credit reporting
Issue: Credit monitoring or identity theft protection services
Sub-issue: Problem with product or service terms changing

Complaint:
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN I WAS PLACED IN A 7 YEAR AUTO LOAN BY A COMPANY KNOWN AS THE XXXX XXXX  XXXX, THAT ARRANGED THE LOAN TO BE CARRIED BY REGIONAL ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION. THE DEALERSHIP IT TURNED OUT WAS KNOWN FOR DECEIT AND WAS MADE TO CLOSE BUSSINESS IN THE TOWNSHIP OF XXXX  XXXX WI FOR THE ILLEGAL WAYS THE COMPNAY PREFORMED BUSSINESS. THE VEHICLE THAT I BOUGHT USED WAS ACTUALLY REPORTED THE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IN WISCONSIN FOR DEALERSHIP REVIEW, AS THE CAR WAS KNOWN AS A " LEMON '' COSTING ME THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN MAINTENANCEI MADE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS IN NEGOTIATING WITH REGIONAL ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION TO RETURN THE VEHICLE, ONLY TO BE THREATENED AS TO WHAT THE COMPANY WOULD DO TO DYSTROY MY PERSONAL CREDIT. I FINALLY VOLUNTARILY SURRENDERED THE CAR AND WAS " PROMISED '' THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE SOLD AT AUCTION AND A PAYMENT ARRANGEMENT WOULD BE OFFER TO ME, IN ORDER TO NOT HARM MY PERSONAL CREDIT. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED-IN XX/XX/2021. I CALLED THE COMPANY MANY TIMES TO INQUIRE WHRE THE SALE OF THE VEHICLE STOOD. FINALLY THE CAR WAS SOLD AT AUCTION ON XX/XX/2021. AS OF XXXX XX/XX/2021 I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE COMAPNY DEMANDING THE DEFIFICENT BALANCE OF {$13000.00} THE COMPANY IMMEDATELY REPORTED THE VEHICLE AS A " CHARGE-OFF '' TO ALL THREE CREDIT BUREAUS ALONG WITH A " REPOSSESSION '' i MADE NUMEROUS TELEPHONE CALLS TO THE COMPANY FINALLY TO RECEIVE A LETTER DATED XX/XX/2021 A FALSE DATE, AS I RECEIVED THE LETTER IN XXXX ; STATING THAT A VOLUNTARY SURRENDER WOULD BE UPDATED TO ALL THREE CREDIT BUREAUS AND THAT i WAS TO TELEPHONE THE RECOVERY DEPARTMENT TO MAKE PAYMENT ARRANGEMENTS. i TRIED FOR WEEKS, TO NO AVAIL. I LEFT MESSAGE AFFTER MESSAGE ON A VOICE MAIL THAT WAS NEVER RETURNED. FINALLY I WAS PUT IN-TOUCH WITH THE PROPER DEPARTMENT THAT STATED THAT EVEN IF I MADE APYMENTS TO THE RECOVERY DEPARTMENT, THE ACCOUNT WAS ALREADY CHARGED-OFF, THAT WOULD NOT BE UP TO THE COMPANY TO NOTIFY THE 3 BUREAUS TO REMOVE THE ERROR AND THAT ANY PAYMENT RECEIVED WOULD NOT BE UPDATED TO THE 3 BUREAUS UNTIL THE INVOICE WAS PAID IF FULL ANF THEN ONLY A XXXX BALENCE WOULD BE REPORTED, THAY CLAIM THAT THE 3 BUREAUS WOULD HAVE TO PERSONALLY DROP THE CHARGE-OFF NOT REGIONAL ACCEPTANCE COPRORATION. THIS IS COMPLETELY ILLEGAL. THER ARE LAWS PROTECTING THE CONSUMER.. I HAVE ARRANGED TO PAY {$1000.00} A MONTH FOR A 12 MONTH PERIOD. I AM TOLD NO UPDATING OF ANY KIND WILL BE GINEN TO THE BUREAUS SHOWING THE ACCOUNT CURRENT AND THE COLLECTION/CHARGE-OFF WILL REMAIN FOR UP TO 7 YEARS. 
I HAVE ENCLOSED THE TWO LETTER FROM THE COMPANY FOR YOUR REFFERENCE. I VALUE MY CREDIT AND A CHARGE- OFF IS MOST INAPPROPRIATE GIVEN MY WILLINGNESS TO PAY-OFF THIS BALANCE

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