Consumer complaint received 2017-06-28
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc.
State: CA
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:
On XX/XX/XXXX and several times before I sent in a certified mail # XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX to Experian , Letter to XXXX Certified Mail # XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX request for correction to my credit report as it related to incorrect reporting on a XXXX XXXX Account, which was transferred to XXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX. <P/>XXXX XXXX finally corrected my credit file to reflect the Date of First Delinquency for that account to reflect XX/XX/XXXX. Per The Fair Credit Reporting Act Section 623 ( 5 ) ( a ) '' A person who furnishes information to a consumer reporting agency regarding a delinquent account being placed for collection, charged to profit or loss or subjected to any similar action, shall not later than 90 days. '' My contention is per the attached information from Experian : Delinquencies remain on the credit report for seven years, so the account will show the late payment and the charge off history for the seven years from the original delinquency date ( Date of First Delinquency ). The original  delinquency date is the date of the first missed payment that led up to the charge off status. <P/>The original date that led to the charge off status was XX/XX/XXXX. Being that XXXX XXXX took well over the legal statutory reporting to report the charge off, I should not be penalized. Once XXXX XXXX was transferred the file, they should have reported the charge off by XX/XX/XXXX ( within the 7 year time frame ). <P/>The 7-year period shall begin, with respect to any delinquent account that is placed for collection ( internally or by referral to a third party, whichever is earlier ), charged to profit and loss, or subjected to any similar action, upon the expiration of the 180-day period beginning on the date of the commencement of the delinquency which immediately preceded the collection activity ; charge to profit and loss, or similar action. <P/>The time clock on the date the account FIRST went delinquent can not change no matter how many times a charged-off debt is purchased, transferred or sold to collection agency. Basically, the purge from date NEVER changes. The charged-off account can bounce from collection agency to collection agency but according to the FCRA, the debt can only be reported for 7.5 years from the date of first delinquency ( DOFD ). <P/>I believe Experian/Experian are guilty of re-aging my file, which is against the law. This item should have been purged. If XXXX XXXX had to internally charge off my account and they decide to do it in XX/XX/XXXX i should not be penalized with reporting of a debt from XX/XX/XXXX. A delay in XXXX internal business processes should penalize me and my family XXXX has not responded to my dispute as of XX/XX/XXXX. <P/>Please let me know if you can assist. <P/>Thank you, XXXX XXXX

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 non-monetary relief