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Complaint sub-issue: Reporting company used your report improperly

I keep sending mail but I am not getting any responses so I decided to file this complaint. My name is XXXX XXXX and I am the one filing this complaint not some company or not any other third party. I declare under penalty of perjury I am alleging that a person or company- without my authorization- from unauthorized use of my social security number and card used my personal identifying information to apply for goods, services, or money ; and, was successful in creating some accounts. I have no knowledge of this and All is being investigated by the FTC and Under 15 U.S. Code 1681b Permissible purposes of consumer reports I never gave any written consent to report anything on my consumer reports no consent is fraud.
Complaint sub-issue: Credit inquiries on your report that you don't recognize

I have multiple attempts to rectify this situation by contacting the reporting agencies and companies involved.
Complaint sub-issue: Didn't receive enough information to verify debt

XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, CT XXXX Social Security # XXXX DOB : XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX, XXXX, Texas XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX  XXXX, XXXX, GA XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX. XXXX XXXX, XXXX, PA XXXX XXXX NON-FCRA OPT-OUT TAKEN - HARD INQUIRIES DISPUTES : I have opted out of my public information with XXXX, and I believe that requesting the deletion of any inquiry based on any legitimate connection to a public record vendor such as XXXX is within my rights under the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ), the Fair and Accurate Transactions Act ( FACTA ) and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ( FDCPA ). In review of the numerous hard copy disputes on my credit report, I am requesting only the proper protocol to be adhered to in order to maintain the legitimacy of the hard inquiry, that includes an actual name of the person involved with any company that pulled a hard review of my credit history, but in addition a copy of the actual report ascertained from such a review. If these items can not be produced, then by deductive reasoning the hard inquiry is bot 100 % legitimate. Accordingly, under review of 604. Permissible purposes of consumer reports [ 15 U.S.C. 1681b ] ( a ), I request the deletion of the following lists of hard inquiries as follows : I demand my rights be protected based on the XXXX Edition of the Privacy Act published by the XXXX Department of Justice. 
LISTINGS OF ALL HARD INQUIRIES I DISPUTE AS DAMAGING TO MY CREDIT PORTFOLIO PLEASE DELETE THE FOLLOWING UNAUTHORIZED INQUIRIES : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX, SD XXXX XX/XX/XXXX IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED : PLEASE INSERT A BLOCK ON MY FILE FROM ALL FUTURE PROMOTIONAL REVIEWS THE FOLLOWING ATTACHED REVIEWS OF MY CREDIT IS A DISASTER AND I WOULD HAVE NEVER HAVE AUTHORIZE SO MANY REVIEWS. I HAVE DELETED ALL APPLICATIONS SUCH AS XXXX XXXX AND XXXX XXXXXXXX. PLEASE DELETE ALL OF THE ATTACHED CREDIT REVIEWS AS THEY WOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN AUTHORIZED. PLEASSE BLOCK MY CREDIT REPORT INFORMATION FROM ALL UNAUTHORIZED INQUIRIES FROM THIS POINT FORWARD : This letter is addressed to the subscriber furnishing the information on my credit reports, and if this letter is addressed to any credit reporting agency, then it is considered a ghost letter mirroring the actual request for documentation of a credit trade line I may have issues with. It is my understanding that each credit reporting agency has an obligation to maintain accuracy within the banking/credit community, and I will fulfill my obligations to work within the credit system as it was designated. 

Thank you for your full consideration in this matter. 


Sincerely, XXXX XXXX
Complaint sub-issue: Reporting company used your report improperly

I attempted to access my Equifax report on XX/XX/XXXX I received a response that I was not in the system then I receive a post card mailer telling me they wanted all my identification., I accessed it through initiation of a dispute someone is accessing my report they had a phone number listed it had all numbers masked except the last XXXX digits which were XXXX XXXX XXXX And as of today I accesses my report with no phone number listed and the inquiries on my report are fraud which I can not dispute because the link listed is no good XXXX. I have my last report plus the one today and the hard inquiries as well as the soft have been the on going battle of disputing items for over 10 years with Equifax I have my reports that date back to XXXX to the present day, And XXXX report I can not ever access on line eve! r I have attempted by phone and www with no success the fraud forgery and aggressive ID theft is within these organizations .and my reports are dated back to XXXX when all the fraud began and XXXX  has manipulated my reports by changing my report file in XXXX XXXX all three of this services are fraud deception in the violations of the practices that are on going.
Complaint sub-issue: Credit inquiries on your report that you don't recognize

In accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act XXXX  XXXX Acct # XXXX, has violated my rights. 

15 U.S.C 1681 section 602 A. States I have the right to privacy.

15 U.S.C 1681 section 604 A Section 2 : It also states a consumer reporting agency can not furnish a account without my written instructions.

15 U.S.C 1666b A Creditor May not treat a payment on a credit card account under an open and consumer credit plan as late for any reason.
Complaint sub-issue: Problem with fees

I have a XXXX XXXX branded CITIBANK credit card that I enrolled in XXXX at the advice of the local salesman 's advice. I've used the card numerous times and never been late in paying the balance in full since inception until XXXX. I had made some purchases as XXXX   XXXX  using the card. A few weeks later, I was forced to leave the state for a while due to my daughter ( a minor ) being in an accident with 17 other youth. Once out of the hospital, I returned to the state and got the CITIBANK invoice. It has a late fee and interest on the charges. I called CITIBANK and the gentleman agreed to waive the late fee but would not waive the interest of {$9.00}. I accepted his offer as it was my responsibility to pay in a timely manner. However, I pointed out to him that it was a ridiculously high interest rate. We got off the phone XX/XX/XXXX per CitiBank notes. I submitted a check payment via the XXXX online bill pay which defaults to clearing the bank on cashing. CITIBANK and my XXXX XXXX account both state the payment was processed/cashed on XX/XX/XXXX which is past the XX/XX/XXXX due date. While they have an extremely high interest rate, CITIBANK also has a policy where the minimal finance charge is never less than {$2.00} per month. So, they're continuing to charge me interest at {$2.00} per month. When asked about the charges, I get different replies like it is an interest fee, a late fee, etc. For example, it says 4 months but shows {$10.00} with the representative saying that she'll waive the {$2.00} late fee. So they appear to be charging even more than $ XXXX/month at certain times. This is all for a purchase of $ XXXXoriginally that has been paid in full including the original {$9.00} in interest. 

I've attempted to resolve this matter with CITIBANK to no avail and get continued harassment during any discussions with them about payment. 

This appear to be an example of anti-usury lending.
Complaint sub-issue: Problem during payment process

I was a with US BANK customer since XXXX and during that time, I have enjoyed my experience greatly. I am writing to see if you would be willing to make a " goodwill '' adjustment to your reporting to the three credit agencies. I have late payments on the above referenced account XXXX XX/XX/XXXX, XX/XX/XXXX, XX/XX/XXXX, XX/XX/XXXX ). Since that time I was an exceptional customer paying every month on time. Because of my exceptional payment history over the last years, I would like you to consider removing the negative payments from my credit report. At the time of the late payments, I was in the process of changing jobs. I say that not to justify why the payments were late, but rather to show that the late payments are not a good indicator of my actual credit worthiness.
Complaint sub-issue: Their investigation did not fix an error on your report

Information never changes on none of the accounts disputed and comes back as verified when there are clearly errors on account status, late or missed payments not being updated to none and collection accounts not being verified for removal instead being reported as charged off.
Complaint sub-issue: Reporting company used your report improperly

Credit karma. I have constantly been told that i have high approval odds and apply get denied and now have inquires. XXXX XXXX, XXXX  XXXX and XXXX XXXX XXXX
Complaint sub-issue: Debt was paid

I told XXXX, and now EOS CCA, that the XXXX dollars is not mine, and it should not be on my credit report none whatsoever. Debt was absolved through verizon, but now they are going to say I owe them, and those clearly are not the facts.
Complaint sub-issue: Was not notified of investigation status or results

Its been over 3 months no information given and no sign of investigation. Moreover, per section 15 USC 1692 laws, no information provided regarding accounts within 5 days nor did I give permission for these accounts to be reporting. I have no idea what these accounts are and they shouldn't be reporting.
Complaint sub-issue: Public record

I have filed around XXXX disputes with equifax trying to get everything updated. They had my birthdate wrong ; that is finally corrected, they did n't have my employer listed- that is finally corrected. They do n't show any of my history of payments. I am uploading to you what I have already uploaded to them. They have my other names listed but they have tried to run my social to update my records to show my credit history. What do I need to do to have this done. XXXX is reporting everything for me.
Complaint sub-issue: Information belongs to someone else

There were several inaccurate personal information in my credit report. I am having difficulties in getting them removed. It might be cause by fraud or error on credit reporting.
Complaint sub-issue: Reporting company used your report improperly

I am a natural person, I am a living human being, I have rights 15 USC 1681.

Equifax is govern by 15 USC 1681. And they violated my rights numerous of times. I demand the accounts listed below be removed because According to 15 USC 1681 : I have the right to privacy and I did not give Equifax written permission to furnish accounts. 

Accounts XXXX XXXX XXXX - Opened XXXX, XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX
Complaint sub-issue: Debt was result of identity theft

I received a negative annotation on my credit file/report at the credit bureaus from the collections agency listed as Enhanced Recovery Co, despite not owing this debt. I have contacted this company explaining to the person I spoke with that this debt is not mine, and it is a result of identity theft. I also told this person that I never opened an account with or did business with the company that I am supposed to owe. The drop off date for this debt on my credit file is listed as XX/XX/XXXX, which indicates that I either opened an account or had been delinquent for the account in question in XX/XX/XXXX. I have never had any service from XXXX XXXX, and despite my informing the mentioned Enhanced Recovery Co of all the above statements, with emphasis that this is an account opened fraudulently, I was totally ignored and was told to simply pay the amount of {$520.00}. Not only is company Enhanced Recovery Co disregarding my plea for attention to this matter, they are directly contributing to my being victimized, by asking me to pay this amount.
Complaint sub-issue: Frequent or repeated calls

US Bank Home Mortgage continually calls me, as much as ( 4 ) times per day at my desk at work. They call XXXX, which is my work cell phone. I am delinquent nearly 30 days on my mortgage. I have spoken with a US Bank home Mortgage representative each day since XX/XX/XXXX and run through my financial information and the fact that I have moved to XXXX from XXXX after losing my job in 2008. I have kept up the mortgage payments since I lost my job utilizing my savings and my 401k funds, which are both now exhausted. 

I do have an offer on the home ( finally ) pending. I have asked them to stop calling and to see what happens after the home is sold where upon I can satisfy the mortgage in full. No kidding, their representative XXXX ( ID # XXXX ) told me they will call as much as once an hour until I satisfy the mortgage. This needs to stop.
Complaint sub-issue: Information belongs to someone else

In accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting act. The List of accounts below has violated my federally protected consumer rights to privacy and confidentiality under 15 USC 1681. 

XXXX XXXX - XXXX XXXX XXXX - XXXX Personal Expense Collateral - XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX  Account number XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Date opened XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX Account name : # XXXX, Account name : # XXXX, Account name : # XXXX, Account name : # XXXX, has violated my rights. 

15 U.S.C 1681 section 602 A. States I have the right to privacy.

15 U.S.C 1681 Section 604 A Section 2 : It also states a consumer reporting agency can not furnish a account without my written instructions 15 U.S.C 1681c. ( a ) ( 5 ) Section States : no consumer reporting agency may make any consumer report containing any of the following items of information Any other adverse item of information, other than records of convictions of crimes which antedates the report by more than seven years. 

15 U.S.C. 1681s-2 ( A ) ( 1 ) A person shall not furnish any information relating to a consumer to any consumer reporting agency if the person knows or has reasonable cause to believe that the information is inaccurate.
Complaint sub-issue: Investigation took more than 30 days

This complaint is being filed by myself, not a credit repair company so please don't respond using any false stall tactics. On XXXX I sent a letter regarding unknown inaccurate accounts and inquiries on my credit report and I have yet to receive a response. I feel like I'm being taken advantage of because it has been well over 60 days that my disputes have went ignored! Section 611a plainly stated that a failure to investigate these items within 30 days gives a reason to immediately remove those items from my credit report. It has been well over 60 days so those accounts and inquiries should be deleted promptly. I demand that these accounts be deleted immediately or I will file for litigation because of the XXXX  you have caused from blatantly violating my consumer rights. My information was also impacted by the Equifax Data Breach and may have gotten in the hands of the wrong person.
Complaint sub-issue: Information belongs to someone else

I HAVE REQUESTED ON NUMORUS OCCASIONS A PHYSICAL VERFICATION OF THE ORGINAL SIGNED CUSTOMER CONTRACT. I HAVE DEALT WITH RUDE AGENTS AND BEING PLACED ON HOLD FOR INORDINATE AMOUNTS OF TIME.UNDER THE FRAC ACT SECTION 609 ( a ) ( 1 ) ( A ), YOUR COMPANY IS REQUIRED BY FEDERAL LAW TO VERIFY THROUGH THE PHYSCAL VERIFICATION OF THE ORIGINAL SIGNED CERTIFIED CONSUMER CONTRACT. I DEMANDED TO SEE A COPY OF THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT WITH A WET INK SIGNATURE ON IT. COPIES OF COPIES ARE NOT VALIDATION AND ARE NOTCONSIDERED PROOF THAT YOU HAVE ON FILE. UNDER THE FCRA LAWS UNVERIFIEDINVALID ACCOUNTS MUST BE REMOVED. EQUIFAX, XXXX, XXXX HAVE NOT GIVEN ME PROOF AS INSTRUCTED. AS A RESULT OF THIS CONTINUOS REPORTING OF FRAUDUELT UNVERIFIED ACCOUNTS. THIS ACCOUNTS WERE OPEN BY THE THIEF AND NOT ME.
Complaint sub-issue: Debt is not yours

T V provider sent me into collections stating that I ordered a " pay per view '' movie on their system and I owe them money for it. However, with this particular provider in order to order a " pay per view '' you had to have a " Land Line '' in order to submit in the order. I have not had a land line for over 20 years and have only had my cell phone. When I turned in the equipment upon moving and they audited the equipment the equipment showed that we tried to order a " pay per view '' ... .However, we never actually received the " pay per view '' because the order did n't take in their system. Since we did n't receive it we did n't and wo n't pay for it.
Complaint sub-issue: Reporting company used your report improperly

In accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act, XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Account # XXXX, has violated my rights. 

15 U.S.C 1681 Section 602 A : States I have the right to privacy.

15 U.S.C 1681 Section 604 A., Section 2 : It also states a Consumer Reporting Agency can not furnish an account without my written instructions.
Complaint sub-issue: Public record information inaccurate

Hi! 
After reviewing my credit report and after much research, I notified equifax XXXX and transunion to verify bankruptcy info on my reports. 
They responded saying they verified using a 3rd party, XXXX XXXX, but my XXXX XXXX account is frozen. 
So how were they able to verify using that source. 
And XXXX XXXX has no permissable purpose to report 3rd party info as well as the credit bureaus dont have the right to report BK because they didnt do due diligence or verification directly from the court house. 
They must verify where they got the source of info from. 
Therefore I am filing a complaint to have the bankruptcy public record removed from my Equifax, XXXX, and XXXX report.
Complaint sub-issue: Don't agree with fees charged

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, To whom it may concern, The purpose of this letter is to submit a third complaint against XXXX [ XXXX ], now known as ECMC- the Education Credit Management Corporation . The previous XXXX complaints are under file case # XXXX & file case # XXXX. Back on XX/XX/XXXX, XXXX- Ombudsman at ECMC- responded to my last complaint stating that she determined that XXXX should have refunded my XXXX loan disbursement. XXXX then made the necessary adjustments, but there are still irregularities in the final calculation of my loan balance. As I have previously stated, this loan dates back to XX/XX/XXXX, from which I have been disputing this loan with different agencies ; first with XXXX, then XXXX, and now with ECMC. 

Even though I have been disputing this loan, I have submitted payments to the amount of {$1700.00} towards the amortization of this loan. Back on XX/XX/XXXX, I submitted a request for a breakdown of how ECMC recalculated the loan balance after having removed {$2500.00} from the original balance. They sent me a new total balance of {$2100.00}, for which {$1.00}, XXXX is principal, {$380.00} interest, and {$410.00} collection costs. In one of their balance sheets, they have a current principal balance [ dated XX/XX/XXXX ] of {$780.00}. I have been disputing this loan, and it was found that I was correct in my claims. ECMC has always had my contact information- of which I have been the one contacting them in this dispute- why are they charging me collection fees and interest when they failed to acknowledge my complaints? How are they jumping from {$780.00} to {$1300.00}, unless this loan is a negative amortization loan? My question to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ( CFPB ) is, back in XX/XX/XXXX, CFPB came into an agreement with ECMC regarding the purchase of certain assets of XXXX in which ECMC is to provide debt relief to XXXX students ; how come ECMC has gotten a free bailout pass from the government, supposedly for the sake of many students, but they are still continuing the predatory practices of XXXX? 

Please respond at your earliest convenience, and thank you in advance for helping combat the exploitative practices of agencies like XXXX, XXXX and ECMC XXXX and protecting victims, such as myself, from these dire cases of student exploitation. 

Sincerely, XXXX
Complaint sub-issue: Reporting company used your report improperly

I XXXX XXXX never gave ( Equifax ), any verbal or written consent to report anything on my Consumer report. No consent is Identity Theft. A copy of the law is attached with this dispute. 

You also do not have any permissible purpose to furnish my personal information to any third party. 

15 USC 1681b Permissible purpose of consumer reports ( a ) IN GENERAL Subject to subsection any consumer reporting agency may furnish a consumer report under the following Circumstances and no other : ( 2 ) In accordance with the written instructions of the consumer to whom it relates.

18 U.S. Code 1028A Aggravated identity theft ( a ) Offenses.

( 1 ) In general.

Whoever, during and in relation to any felony violation enumerated in subsection, knowingly transfers, possesses, or uses, without lawful authority, a means of identification of another person shall, in addition to the punishment provided for such felony, be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 2 years.

None of these companies have lawful authority to put any account on my consumer report.

All accounts list below must be deleted!

I research these are Violations under the FCRA, I Found out identity theft happens every day, as a consumer I never benefited from the goods received from these fraudulent accounts.

15 U.S. Code 1681c2 Block of information resulting from identity theft ( a ) Block Except as otherwise provided in this section, a consumer reporting agency shall block the reporting of any information in the file of a consumer that the consumer identifies as information that resulted from an alleged identity theft, not later than 4 business days after the date of receipt by such agency of! My request to block is not being made in error ; nor is my request to block being made on the basis of a material misrepresentation of fact by me relevant to the request to block the identified transactions. The identified transactions are not information related to any transaction by me as the consumer : You are required to do what I am asking and block these transactions from being reported to my consumer report within 4 days from the date of the receipt of this notice. I look forward to your response.

Thank you, Each one of these accounts need to be deleted immediately!!!

List each account here along with the full name of the account and it's account number XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Once again, all accounts above shall be blocked and deleted from my credit file immediately! 

This will be forwarded to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, I will also notify my attorney generals office as well. 

Sincerely, XXXX XXXX
Complaint sub-issue: Reporting company used your report improperly

In accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting act XXXX Account # XXXX has violated my rights. 

15 U.S.C 1681 section 602 A. States i have the right to privacy.

15 U.S.C 1681 Section 604 A Section 2 : it also states a consumer reporting agency Can not furnish a account without my written instructions Account : XXXX Account : XXXX Account : XXXX Account : XXXX Account : XXXX Account : XXXX Account : XXXX Account : XXXX
Complaint sub-issue: Frequent or repeated calls

Every day for over a month I get multiple calls per day often waking me from sleeping since I work 3rd shift to collect from debt. This is Sallie Mae that calls. Today they contacted my stepsons girlfriend and told them in a voicemail that they were calling for me about a job interview. I never supplied her number to anyone as I don't even know her number. She let my wife know on XXXX since I don't have XXXX
Complaint sub-issue: Debt is not yours

This letter is to file a complaint after several writting to this collection agency nothing was resolve I never in my life have spring service now im getting bill for {$1400.00} for spring and this collection company it was report to all my credit I even called the collection company to send me prove that when was this account was open no prove was sent to me.