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Complaint sub-issue: Information belongs to someone else

sent ftc of inaccurate information showing up on credit report Equifax, XXXX, and XXXX has inaccurate information most might not even be mine please correct the inaccurate information ... .. Violation cra
Complaint sub-issue: Don't agree with the fees charged

I believe that AES is trying to collect on a student loan that was payed in full. The original loan was made with XXXX XXXX. The following accounting is from AES ' own website which I have attached. On XX/XX/XXXX, the loan was consolidated in the amount of {$21000.00}. On the same date XX/XX/XXXX, the next entry indicates an adjustment and a balance of {$19000.00}. The following payment onXX/XX/XXXX brought the balance to XXXX. On XX/XX/XXXX, I paid the amount that was due, {$19000.00} which is the sum of the displayed principal balance of {$19000.00} plus the interest of XXXX. At the time I made the payment I was in deferment status. I began receiving notices from AES in XX/XX/XXXXstating that I owed no money. In XX/XX/XXXXof last year, XX/XX/XXXX, I began receiving bills that money was due. In XX/XX/XXXX I called them to explain that it was my understanding that I did not owe any money because I had paid off the student loan years earlier. AES is currently stating that I owe a balance of {$1100.00} and interest of {$700.00}, interest rate 4.875 % and with late fees and accrued interest. With a Due date of XX/XX/XXXX. I spoke with them again FridayXX/XX/XXXX again requesting the accounting. What I am looking for is a detailed accounting of the loan history. I am upset that after 12 years they start billing and demanding payment. They are unable to explain the details of the money that is due. They never explain the triggering event of why after 12 years this became due. I checked the nslds.ed.gov website and the {$1100.00} is in fact in that system. If there IS that balance due that may have been owed, they never have been able to explain where that balance comes from nor the accrual of interest and the calculations used to demonstrate the accuracy of this billing. I am willing to resolve the matter, but I believe it is reasonable to expect that the billing agent demonstrate how their alleged balance has been calculated. In lieu of full payment, the threat of further penalties and interest absent this accounting feels more like extortion than a sound and reasonable business practice.
Complaint sub-issue: Credit inquiries on your report that you don't recognize

I have contacted Equifax Credit Bureau more than 15 times via phone and certified mail in regards to unauthorized inquiries listed on my credit report. I have explained that I did NOT authorize certain inquiries and my credit report was pulled WITHOUT my permission. Credit inquiries are not any different from any other information listed on a credit report in regards to accurate reporting.This information must be verified. I did not authorize these inquiries and Equifax has no proof that I authorized the inquiries therefore the agency should not have those inquiries listed on my report. 

I have also asked Equifax to complete an investigation in regards to these unauthorized inquiries to determine who authorized the inquiry. However, my request was not granted. I was told inquiries are factual and can not be removed. 

According to the XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX consumers have the right to dispute any inaccurate information on their credit report. I have tried to dispute these unauthorized inquiries to have them REMOVED from my credit file. However, Equifax refuses to remove the inquiries without doing the proper investigation and verification which is a violation of my consumer rights. 

I have also contacted each business directly asking them to remove the unauthorized inquiries. However, my requests were ignored. 

The inquiries that are unauthorized and should be removed are listed below : XXXX. XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX These inquiries should be removed. They are unauthorized and Equifax has failed to properly verify who authorized these inquiries on my behalf. I have no knowledge of these inquiries.
Complaint sub-issue: Credit inquiries on your report that you don't recognize

XXXX  HAS TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE GON NA REMOVE THE FRAUD INQUIRES ON MY CREDIT REPORT ABOUT 6 MONTHS THROUGH PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS AND I TOLD THEM I DONT WANT A FRAUD ALERT ON MY FILE DUE TO PROBLEMS IVE HAD IN THE PAST AND I CANT EVEN CONTROL THE LOCK AND ALERT FEATURE MY CREDIT MONITORING HAVE. WHY IS THAT. I HAVE OVER 100 INQUIRES ON MY MY XXXX  CREDIT REPORT DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO LOCK MY REPORT ON THE APP. I CAN WITH XXXX  AND EQUIFAX. THAT IS WHY I DONT HAVE MANY INQUIRES WITH THEM BECAUSE OF THAT FEATURE AND I CANT EVEN GET MY ANNUAL FREE XXXX  REPORT FROM THEM.
Complaint sub-issue: Information belongs to someone else

My husband passed away on XX/XX/XXXX leaving behind a Discover account that was for his business use. I provided Discover with a death certificate and they switched his account to my name, although I had not opened nor signed for the account. I have spent 16 months trying to work with them and eventually turned it over to my attorney, at an additional expense to my family, when the correspondence and phone calls became harassing. Discover has been unable to prove it is my account because it is not. Other creditors offered their condolences and immediately resolved the matter once they were informed of XXXX ' passing. I have spent countless hours with Discover while grieving and attempting to help our children. I am respectfully requesting that Discover remove my name from XXXX account and remove the account from my credit report. My attorney has requested numerous times that documentation be provided that it is my account and Discover is unable to do so. It has been 16 months and the matter needs to be resolved as quickly as possible please. The most recent correspondence from Discover is date XX/XX/XXXX and says that another investigation is happening.
Complaint sub-issue: Their investigation did not fix an error on your report

I have sent multiple dispute letters to the bureaus regarding the fraudulent accounts on my credit report. It was more than 45 days since but I did not receive any response or results. I want actions and I know they did nothing regarding of my concern.
Complaint sub-issue: Old information reappears or never goes away

To whom this may concern : Im writing to you because I noticed that my most recent credit report contains incorrect information with Nelnet where you have clearly violated the law and have put on all of my credit reports.That is completely closed I want it removed immediately it is effecting me from getting a mortgage for my family I want it off of my credit now please and thank you
Complaint sub-issue: Their investigation did not fix an error on your report

On XX/XX/XXXX I contacted Equifax about the following negative accounts XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Its been over 45 days and Equifax havent respond to my request as they are required to by the Federal Credit Reporting Act.
Complaint sub-issue: Received bad information about your loan

I am in my second semester as a graduate student at XXXX XXXX XXXX. I submitted a letter stating that I am at least a half-time student in order to apply for in-school deferment. This loan was originally taken out with another lender and was sold to Discover a number of years ago. I received a letter stating that my request has been denied due to the " maximum months already used. '' I have reviewed my MPN and do not see any reference to time limits on in-school deferments. I did defer my loans while an XXXX at XXXX, I deferred them two years long while taking XXXX courses at XXXX. Since then I have not taken enough credits to qualify for an in-school deferment. I did qualify in Fall XXXX, I did not in Spring XXXX, and I do again in Fall XXXX. This " maximum months '' is not referenced on any paperwork I signed when applying for the loan nor is it stated on the in-school deferment application. I believe that I do qualify for this deferment as I have only been eligible for it for during the year I borrowed the money ( my third year of college ) my senior yar of college, the two years following and now last fall and this fall - in total that is five years, but I am being cut off at 4.5 ( not even that because the loans went into repayment again this past spring.
Complaint sub-issue: Trouble using the card to spend money in a store or online

I received a promotional gift card from Citi for a XXXX tires purchase made in XX/XX/XXXX. The promotion provided an {$80.00} prepaid card with the purchase of a new set of XXXX tires. I received the card in late XXXX / early XX/XX/XXXX. Unbeknownst to me, the card had an expiration date of XXXX. The card was packed away in a move and later realized to be expired. I contacted Citi on XX/XX/XXXX to request a replacement, as I have done with other prepaid cards that did not have an expiration date. Citi informed me that the card had already expired and the {$80.00} balance on the card had been " forfeited. '' I have now learned that promotional cards are not protected under the CARD Act, like I had understood gift cards to be. This is another way for corporations to " legally '' steal from working people and it is shameful. It is certain that many other people are being taken advantage of in this way. I would like for Citi to pay what they owe to me and other mistreated consumers. I also implore CFPB to encourage legislation to protect consumers by including prepaid cards and other forms of circumnavigating the CARD Act into law.
Complaint sub-issue: Information belongs to someone else

checking my credit file ive noticed alot invalid data that is hindering my credit. I'm intrested in disputing all incorrect information on my credit report on Equifax.
Complaint sub-issue: Old information reappears or never goes away

XXXX   XXXX   XXXX  reports MONTHLY on all  XXXX  credit bureaus for an account with a balance of  XXXX  it appeas to have started as  XXXX  and possibly connected  to (   XXXX   XXXX   XXXX   ). I  have tried for a few years to figure out what is going on. I have disputed this with all  XXXX  bureaus at leas t 18  times to no avail.  XXXX   XXXX   XXXX  shows on the report with the telephone  XXXX  and address of   XXXX    XXXX   XXXX   XXXX   XXXX   XXXX ,  XXXX , FL  XXXX . When i call the number it is the home loa ns ans n ot student loans. The representatives ALL state that I do not have nay student loans with them and the student loans center is closed indefinitely. yet the credit reporting is monthly and renews monthly which lowers my credit report score. I was able to call  XXXX  and the number sends me to the website : nslds.ed.gov. Again I am unble to locate information. I can not g et ANY i nfo from   XXXX   XXXX   XXXX   XXXX  Yet they report monthly. I do have info saying that no payments has ever been made meaning the date of last payment was older than 7 years ago ( per FCRA any account that has not had a payment in 7 years should not show on my report s ). The  credit bureaus were able to give me that information as well as date opene d in 2004. I w ould not have been  XXXX  i n 2004.  This account  XXXX   XXXX  and  XXXX   XXXX   XXXX  need to be removed for many reasons  ans the mo st obvious is the age of the alleged accounts and date of last payment. They are illegally reporting monthly and renewing the debt monthly/.
Complaint sub-issue: Didn't receive enough information to verify debt

I have not been a customer of XXXX XXXX XXXX since XXXX and this debt posted on my credit report in XXXX. I have no knowledge of this debt, have not received any communications from XXXX XXXX XXXX nor the collection agency, and, to my knowledge, closed my account with XXXX XXXX XXXX without any outstanding bills. If this is an accurate debt owed, I am not even aware of how to pay the debt as no communications have been sent to me.
Complaint sub-issue: Their investigation did not fix an error on your report

I recently pulled my credit report from XXXX, XXXX and XXXX and to my amazement, saw that you recently have decided to report me 30 days late on this account. Not only was I never late on this account, but according to the FCRA, as amended by the FACTA act, you are required to notify me of the insertion of negative listings. I never received such a notice. Your company never notified me, and your company filed to send me my statements for that month and when I talked to your rep, I was told that this mistake would be deleted. I never received a billing statement from your company.

FCRA 623 ( a ) ( 7 ) Negative Information ( A ) Notice to Consumer Required ( i ) In general. If any financial institution that extends credit and regularly and in the ordinary course of business furnishes information to a consumer reporting agency described in section 603 ( p ) furnishes negative information to such an agency regarding credit extended to a customer, the financial institution shall provide a notice of such furnishing of negative information, in writing, to the customer.

( ii ) Notice effective for subsequent submissions. After providing such notice, the financial institution may submit additional negative information to a consumer reporting agency described in section 603 ( p ) with respect to the same transaction, extension of credit, account, or customer without providing additional notice to the customer.

( B ) Time of Notice ( i ) In general. The notice required under subparagraph ( A ) shall be provided to the customer prior to, or no later than 30 days after, furnishing the negative information to a consumer reporting agency described in section 603 ( p ).

( ii ) Coordination with new account disclosures. If the notice is provided to the customer prior to furnishing the negative information to a consumer-reporting agency, the notice may not be included in the initial disclosures provided under section 127 ( a ) of the Truth in Lending Act I contacted your company and talked to customer service, XXXX who admitted that it was Flagship Credit Accept error because my billing statement was sent to and they were aware and assured me that this misunderstanding was going to be removed from my credit report and listed correctly. The representative promised to send me a payment statements so we wont have this maundering anymore of my account and stated that this mistake would be corrected. I never received such documentation. The results of my XXXX XXXX and XXXX and XXXX dispute have just come in, and say verified. How is this possible?. Reporting inaccurate information is also a violation of the FCRA. Enclosed is proof that payments was on time and never late Your company never sent me a billing statement and was advised that because of the mistake I would not have a late payment. I had to call your customer service and was told a statement was going to be sent to me and now I look at my credit report and you put 30 days late when it was your company and billing error.
Complaint sub-issue: Debt was already discharged in bankruptcy and is no longer owed

XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX sent me a vague letter trying to collect {$11000.00} for US Bank with Account number ending in XXXX. 

US Bank Debt with account number ending in XXXX was discharged nearly 2 years ago on XX/XX/2018. Bankruptcy discharge info is below. XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX should have had ample notice that this is not a valid debt. Trying to collect it now is either careless and/or shady business practice that causes unnecessary stress on the victim and wastes everyone 's time. This should not be allowed and XXXX XXXX should be punished for making false/careless collection claims. 

My bankruptcy discharge is below. 

United States Bankruptcy Court XXXX XXXX of California Case number : XXXX Order of Discharge Chapter XXXX IT IS ORDERED : A discharge under 11 U.S.C. 727 is granted to : XXXX XXXX XXXX aka XXXX, XXXX Debtor 1 Discharge Date : XX/XX/18 Dated : XX/XX/18 By the court : XXXX XXXX XXXX United States Bankruptcy Judge
Complaint sub-issue: Account status incorrect

I HAVE TRIED THRU ALL THREE CREDIT AGENCIES. I HAVE ASKED THEM TO VERIFY PAYMENT STATUS ON THE LOAN. XXXX  HAS FAILED TO VERIFY CORRECTLY OR AT ALL. XXXX XXXX AS WELL AND EQUIFAX.XXXX  XXXX XXXX SENT ME A CERTIFIED LETTER TO SHOW PAYMENT STATUS. ALL PAYMENTS WERE PAYMENTS WERE MADE BY THE DUE DATE OF THE 28TH OF THE MONTH OR A FEA DAYS PAST.. THEIR OWN PAPER WORK SHOWS THE DISPUTED DATES ARENT 30DAYS AN THEY ARE REPORTING IT AS SUCH. THEY ARE IN VIOLATION OF THE FCRA AND HAVE BEEN. THEY ARE HARD TO DEAL WITH, THEY HAVE DENIED PAYMENTS TO THE ACCOUNT BECAUSE IT WAS LATE, AND TO GO IN PERSON TO A BRANCH TO GET IT FIXED OR CALL MANY TIMES. THIS COMPANY HAS BLOCKED ME FROM MAKING PAYMENTS, AND JUST TELLS ME THAT CAN REFUSE ANY PAYMENT THEY WISH. THE CAR HAS NEVER NEVER BEEN IN REPO STATUS FOR THIS NOR WAS IT TAKEN. THEY ARE RUDE AND VERY HATEFUL TO DEAL WITH. A XXXX  COMPLAINT WAS FILED AS WELL. XXXX AND XXXX   XXXX AND EQUIFAX ALL HAVE REPORTED IN ACCURATE PAYMENT STATUS AND REFUSE TO GET PROOF.PROOF IS NOT A REP SITTING A COMPUTER AND SAYING YES OR NO.
Complaint sub-issue: Investigation took more than 30 days

XXXX XXXX continues to furnish data on credit file improperly. XXXX  debt is satisfied and was eligible for removal. Company failed to comply according FCRA guidelines.
Complaint sub-issue: Old information reappears or never goes away

XXXX is listing an outdated " hard '' credit inquiry on my credit bureau report. 
The inquiry is dated XX/XX/2016 and is over 2 years old. The company that made the inquiry is XXXX XXXX, XXXX, XXXX. This inquiry should be deleted from my XXXX  credit file, because the Fair Credit Reporting Act, or FCRA, mandates that all credit inquiries that are 2 years old or older, must be removed, from a consumer 's report, immediately. 

I have contacted both XXXX  and XXXX XXXX  with no results.
Complaint sub-issue: Account status incorrect

Equifax continues to publish fraudulent information on my credit report regarding fraudulent closed accounts. These closed accounts are fraud and I have a FTC report and police report on file. Equifax will not delete these closed accounts listed below : XXXX XXXX XXXX - XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX - XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX - XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX - XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX - XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX - XX/XX/XXXX
Complaint sub-issue: Their investigation did not fix an error on your report

Within the report I saw that there were late installments noted in the record history.Since I am somehow very defective in the matter as to the How, WHEN, and WHY these late segments are notations within my credit report which is otherwise remarkable in creditworthiness! Puzzled, I am enacting my rights to COMPEL you, as REQUIRED, to MANDATE the alleged data providers of these following notated UNPROVEN derogatory suggestions of late payments to surrender to you and you to me an evaluated proclamation of my record throughout the previous 2 years demonstrating when the due date of the record was and when the installment was handled. Furthermore, please require the accusing data provider to present their most upgraded Terms of Service Agreement that that outlines payment reconciliation. As I am POSITIVE you are aware, as a injured consumer, UNJUSTLY MIND YOU, I am lawfully within my consumer and civil rights to ask for any and all of the above and below DEMANDS under the terms of the Fair Credit Billinge Fair Credit Billing Act of 1975 ( FCBA. I have tried to fix this problem but transunion ignored my request for proof Pursuant to 15 USC section 611 ( i ) ( 7 ) and section ( 6 ) ( 1 ) ( iii ). I want valid proof attached to this complaint that these account belong to me and how they verified i was late on these accounts under Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Complaint sub-issue: Didn't receive enough information to verify debt

Just started looking at my credit recently, and noticed there is a medical bill that i have no idea where it came from, i havent been to the doctors in over 15 years, Never Broke a Bone or Been Sick in Past 15 Years or So I'm not sure what this Bill is about When I XXXX the Company, it has nothing but 1 Star Bad Reviews, and there are hundreds of lawsuits against them for not Updating Credit that it has been Paid or Removed like agreed So i think it's a Scam Company Please Look into it and Let me know what i Need to do to get this Removed Thanks XXXX You've paid off -65 % of your collection amount. 
Balance {$10000.00} Highest Balance {$6300.00} Opened XX/XX/2011 ( 6 yrs, 6 mos ) Account status Open Type -- Responsibility Individual Remarks Account information disputed by consumer, meets FCRA requirements Original Creditor Name XXXX XXXX HOSPITAL DISPUTE AN ERROR Creditor Information XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, CA XXXX ( XXXX ) XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX heres there reviews You'll see People had to take that to court and there XXXX reviews can be  found by XXXX searching XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX , CA XXXX ( XXXX ) XXXX
Complaint sub-issue: Received bad information about your loan

On XX/XX/XXXX, I sent a letter to AES requesting for my co-signer to be removed. The original agreement stated that a co-signer can be removed after 5 years of good payment history. However, when I received a forebarance no one told me this would count as bad payment. They said using a forebarance would assure I dont receive negative payment history and I will still qualify for a co-signer release.

My release was denied on XX/XX/XXXX.

The servicing company is AES. The holder is XXXX.
Complaint sub-issue: Threatened to take legal action

Spotloan refused to change the date that they debited my account even after I advised that they were creating overdrafts on my bank account. A XXXX XXXX left a message on my cell phone at XXXX advising that he intended to serve me with paperwork at my place of employment and/or at my residence by the end of business on Friday. XXXX XXXX also contacted the central office for my employer and left the exact same message. Once I had a break, I called the number that the call to my cell phone came from ( XXXX ) XXXX and was advised that they were a locating service and that I needed to call XXXX, the number that was given to my employer to get back in touch with XXXX XXXX. When I contacted the XXXX, I asked to speak to XXXX XXXX and was put on hold for several minutes and the same man that answered the phone told me that I had returned checks to Spotloan and began to become belligerent with me. When I tried to speak, he hung up the phone on me. I called back and he told me not to call him any more. I called back again and advised him that there was a witness to the phone conversation. He wanted the name of the witness but refused to give me his name or the name of his company. He then threatened to call my principal and tell them that my witness and I were calling him during the time that we were supposed to be XXXX, which was not what I was doing. After I got home, I called back and spoke to yet another man who failed to identify himself or the company who tried to get me to give him a debit or credit card that he was willing to postdate for the remaining payment. I told him that I would need to speak to my husband first. The person that I spoke to advised that I had 24 hours to get back to him and that he would call me back at XXXX to discuss my plans. After speaking to him, I called Spotloan and learned that they sold my account to XXXX XXXX on XXXX XXXX, 2016 and that they no longer had anything to do with the account. After called the XXXX number again after XXXX, I got a recording that identified the company as either XXXX or XXXX. I am not comfortable with giving out my debit or credit card information to this company without paperwork regarding this situation or for a postdated transaction.