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Complaint sub-issue: Reporting company used your report improperly

In accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting act XXXX, Equifax, and 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. Accounts XXXX XXXX Acct # XXXX, XXXX Acct # XXXX, and XXXX XXXX XXXX Acct # XXXX are in violations. 

According to 15 USC 1681i XXXX, XXXX, and Equifax shall, free of charge, conduct a reasonable reinvestigation to determine whether the disputed information is inaccurate and record the current status of the disputed information, or delete the item from the file in accordance with paragraph ( XXXX ), before the end of the XXXX-day period beginning on the date on which the agency receives the notice of the dispute from the consumer or reseller. Account XXXX Acct # XXXX has be verified as accurate and updated but yet hasnt updated status as disputed and XXXX has the account listed as open when its closed. Evidence provided below
Complaint sub-issue: Credit inquiries on your report that you don't recognize

I have several inquiries of XXXX and XXXX I would like for them to be removed as per my ex boyfriend was trying to get a vehicle and had my information but I never authorized the dealerships to run my credit. I tried to contact them and dispute but they didnt do a thing. So I would need these hard inquiries to be removed from my credit report.
Complaint sub-issue: Their investigation did not fix an error on your report

there are accounts showing on my credit report that I did not open, I am a victim of identity theft
Complaint sub-issue: Account information incorrect

MY OLDEST ACCOUNT IS NOT BEING REPORTED. 
MY OLDEST ACCOUNT IS ( XXXX XXXX/XXXX  ) FROM XX/XX/2015 credit agency is reporting the wrong information. My oldest acount is ( XXXX XXXX/XXXX ) it is over 3 years old.
Complaint sub-issue: Problem with personal statement of dispute

I have disputed an account that they have had on my credit since 2017 for a charge off. Additionally, they report it as a new charge off every month. I have asked for validation of debt and never gotten it and they will not take it off of credit. There is around XXXX charge offs for the one account. I'm currently going to court over the issue now. Company is XXXX credit bureau, XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, Texas XXXX.
Complaint sub-issue: Credit card company won't increase or decrease your credit limit

On  XXXX  I made a purchase at Best Buy using my Best Buy Credit Card. At the time of purchase I stated to the store rep. to place part of the purchase on my best buy credit card for 24 month  XXXX  interest financing and the remainder on a debit card.     The transaction showed approved for {$1500.00} on the Best Buy Card. I asked and confirm if this was a credit limit increase as my credit limit was {$1500.00} and approximately {$1000.00}. Best Buy Store said yes. The remainder of the purchase was purchased with debit card. I made the purchase. There was no  Truth in Lending  or Fair Credit Reporting act documentation.     After receiving the bill/statement I was shown that I was {$590.00} over my credit limit which decreases  my credit score and  puts me in jeopardy of losing my special financing.     I asked Best Buy Credit Card managed/owned by   Citibank to increase my credit limit to the total balance amount of {$2000.00} and they refused.
This is a violation of my rights under both Truth and Lending and Fair Credit Reporting Act. Please have Best Buy Credit Card managed/owned by Citibank increase the credit limit without application for credit as this was approved without application for credit    increase.
Complaint sub-issue: Reporting company used your report improperly

In accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting act XXXX account # XXXX XXXX  XXXX account # XXXX XXXX XXXX  account # XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX account # XXXX XXXX XXXX account # XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX account # XXXX XXXX XXXX  account # XXXX XXXX XXXX account # XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX  account # XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX  account # XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX # XXXX XXXX XXXX account # XXXX XXXX account # XXXX XXXX XXXX account # XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX # XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX  account # XXXX, has violated my rights. 

15 U.S.C 1681 section 602 A. states I have the rights to privacy 15 U.S.C 1681 section 604 A. section 2 : It also states a consumer reporting agency connot furnish an account without my written instructions
Complaint sub-issue: Problem lowering your monthly payments

I took out a Sallie Mae loan in 2015 to pay for lineman college. When I took it out, I was told that if I continued to make on-time payments, my interest rate would continuously get lower. My interest rate was originally around 10 %, and it is now 13.75 %. I have never missed a payment, except when I was in deferment to get my XXXX degree, and I still made payments during the summers. My interest rate has gone up even more, to almost 12 %. This is predatory lending. I am making almost {$500.00} payments a month, and my balance hardly looks like I've paid anything. The original loan was {$27000.00} and it is currently {$26000.00} after XXXX years of payments. Every time I try to call and talk to someone about this, I am told they will call me back, and they never do. I have called XXXX times in the last XXXX weeks with no response. I have called on and off over the years to try and find a solution because I am paying the loan, and they can never offer any solutions. I finally was able to talk to them today and the only thing they could do was enroll me in automatic payments and which would lower my interest rate by 0.25 %. 

I sent in a request to have my co-signer, my mom, removed from the account after being told I needed to send in a formal request XXXX years ago. I have never heard back and she is still on the account. 

This is predatory lending. I am doing everything I can to make progress on this loan to no avail. My balance has not gone down, even {$500.00} a month payments. Please help me come to a solution with them.
Complaint sub-issue: Public record information inaccurate

I have asked Equifax, XXXX, and XXXX that are reporting bankruptcies on my credit report to disclose method of verification on the alleged bankruptcies they are reporting. All have replied to me claiming that XXXX XXXX verified the information. 
Appalled by that information, I went directly to XXXX XXXX Courts and in response to my inquiry they all claim to have NEVER verified any of this information with any of the three credit bureaus listed above. This would mean that as of XX/XX/2022, these alleged bankruptcies are considered UNVERIFED. 
I am aware, the FCRC states the following : A CRA must remove inaccurate or unverified information from its files, usually within 30 days after disputing. However, the CRA is not required to remove accurate data from your file unless it is outdated ( as described below ) or can not be verified.
Complaint sub-issue: Public record

I have XXXX judgements against me. At the time of service I had medical insurance to cover me. Instead of my insurance being billed I was directly sued by the medical provider. I 've contacted the XXXX and XXXX XXXX about this matter & was given proof that I had insurance coverage at the time of of service. I sent a written letter to each credit bureau with a copy of proof of insurance at the time of service requesting they remove it immediately off my credit and they have yet to do so. Please help me because I 'm being denied credit cards home loans and renting a place because of these derogatory remark.
Complaint sub-issue: Their investigation did not fix an error on your report

I have sent letter after letter asking them to verify how they are reporting things on my report. They keep sending letters stating that they verified them and they are accurate. I want something in writing about where they got this information and who that meaning name of person that verified this. By law Please also be aware that any negative mark found on my credit reports ( including XXXX, XXXX and Equifax ) from your company or any company that you represent, is a violation of the FCRA and or the FDCPA ; therefore if and when you can not validate the negative remark, or produce substantial physically verifiably confirmed proof of complete reporting truth, accuracy, completeness, timeliness, and compliance > the laws are in clarity to the facts that you absolutely must request that all credit reporting agencies display ONLY demonstrated proven compliant information to include any related to every single one even each any and or all of the still unproven alleged payment history deficiencies OR ANNUL by full deletion every allegation of derogatory notation and insertion of only PAID or PAYS as AGREED, NEVER LATE! Please forward to me as well as display to the consumer credit reporting agencies ONLY irrefutably COMPLIANT information as to what the account history is or remove any doubts with your submission to showcase the accounts payment history as " paid or pays as agreed, NEVER LATE entry. 
Per FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS upon a consumer complaint ( be it a dispute or be it a challenge checking for compliant reporting ) pending the outcome of my investigation of any evidence that you submit, you are further instructed to take no action that could be detrimental to any of my credit reports.
Complaint sub-issue: Credit inquiries on your report that you don't recognize

There is ( 2 ) hard inquiries that was placed on my credit report that was for XXXX  Card that were made on XX/XX/XXXX and XX/XX/XXXX to XXXX  Card| XXXX XXXX DE XXXX. 

I was XXXX  when these inquiries were made and I was not XXXX  until XX/XX/XXXX. I did not have access to the internet and was not able to apply for this credit card.
Complaint sub-issue: Credit inquiries on your report that you don't recognize

XXXX inquiry date XXXX I did not apply for this inquiry Resident Verify  XX/XX/XXXX I did not apply for this inquiry XXXX/ XXXX XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX  XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX XXXX
Complaint sub-issue: Reporting company used your report improperly

XXXX XXXX XXXX has violated my privacy rights pursuant to 15 USC 1681 section 602 states I have the right to privacy 15 USC 1681 section 604 A section XXXX : It also states a consumer reporting agency can not furnish a account without written instructions 15 USC 1666B : A creditor may not treat a payment on a credit account under an open end consumer credit plan a late payment for any purpose.
Complaint sub-issue: No notice of investigation status/result

I spoke with Equifax employee XXXX from the XXXX team on XXXX/XXXX/15 around XXXX to XXXX this phone call was recorded so you can go back and listen exactly what he told me. I asked him how do you receive this information from XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX because they can not verify this information with myself the company does not exist. I was told that the investigation was only that the Collection company had to do was answer yes or no if the collection from XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX was mine, there is no checking of social security numbers or address etc. XXXX himself said he gets a lot of calls from other consumers stating that this is not believable and more should be done to investigate disputes. Is this how disputes are conducted by Equifax? This to me does not meet the requirements of FCRA 611 ( a ) ( 1 ). Then I started to conduct my own investigation on Equifax and found out they are paid from companies to place these collections, no wonder they do n't want to investigate the accuracy, a simple yes or no is all it takes. I will be filling a complaint on Equifax and the collection company XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX to the ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL OFFICE XXXX XXXX to see if I can get help to file a lawsuit or a civil suit on both companies. I will also start a social media page to see if any other consumers have had issues regarding this matter
Complaint sub-issue: Investigation took more than 30 days

I was looking at my updated credit report and noticed that there is an error that need to be resolved immediately! I feel like I am being taken advantage of. XXXX XXXX XXXX is reporting that I am 30 days late causing my credit score to drop. It is Defamation of Character and is something that I take very serious. I never made a late payment on this account and was a very good customer paying this loan off. I have tried to resolve this issue and I am not getting the help or response I need. My consumer rights are being violated and I will not allow this to happen. I did some studying on my rights granted by Congress and learned that this is a Billing Error. According to 15 U.S.Code 1666 ( b ) ( 2 ) - Billing errors caused by not providing documentary evidence as defined as 15 U.S.Code 44. Pursuant to 15 U.S.Code 44 documentary evidence include all documents, papers, correspondence, books of account, and financial and cooperate records which involve all derives, assignees, hypothecations in connection with my all caps name. I require the clarification in order to address the billing error for the alleged debt. I need to clarify who funded the account and how much is owed according to the journal and ledger entries from the date of open on this account as described in IRS Publication 583. The Credit Reporting Agencies are in violation of my consumer rights according to the Fair Credit Reporting Act. 15 U.S.Code 1681 ( 1 ) ( 2 ) - CRA 's need written instruction to make a consumer report by the consumer. It is a fact that I the " consumer '' never gave the credit reporting agency any written permission to furnish a consumer report. Without my written consent the consumer reporting agency is committing fraud by using my identifying information without any lawful authority to furnish this information on my consumer report. By definition identity theft is being committed. 15 U.S.Code 1681-2 ( a ) ( 1 ) ( A ) A person shall not furnish any information about a consumer if the person knows or has reasonable cause to be inaccurate. I the " consumer '' disputed the fraudulent accounts on my credit report and I have made it clear that this information is is inaccurate.The credit reporting agency proceeds to furnish this information without any lawful authority and is violating my consumer rights granted by the constitution. It is against the law to furnish information without my consent. Reporting this account as being paid late is causing me a great deal of harm. I will seek remedy if my issue is not resolved immediately.
Complaint sub-issue: Reporting company used your report improperly

In accordance with the FCRA the following companies listed below have violated my rights as a consumer. The Credit reporting agencies stated the following were properly investigated but the opened date is inaccurate, and date last reported is not accurate. That is ground for removal. 

Accounts XXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX {$1300.00} XXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX {$1300.00} XXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX {$1400.00} XXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX {$1000.00} Inquiry XXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX My rights were violated under the following 15 USC 1681 Sections. 

15 USC 1681 Section 602 A sates I have the right to privacy. 
15 USC 1681 Section 604 A Section 2 also states a consumer reporting agency can not furnish an account without my written consent. 
15 USC 1681 Section 611 ( 2 ) ( a ) states the credit reporting agencies have 5 days to notify me from when they receive my disputes. 
15 USC 1681 Section ( 5 ) ( a ) ( I ) ( II ) states if items are found inaccurate or can not be verified the consumer reporting shall promptly delete the information from the file of the consumer.
Complaint sub-issue: Can't temporarily delay making payments

The student loan company wo n't remove the cosigner from this account. I have been trying to get her off my loan account for over 6 years.
Complaint sub-issue: Other problem

This all started last year when I opened an account with XXXX XXXX XXXX to pay for an extended warranty for 0 % APR ... Upon using the card 1 time for this payment, I put the card away and setup auto payment. I checked it every couple months but never more. Apparently in XXXX Elan Financial began sending us notifications that ELAN would be taking control of my XXXX account. The notification DID NOT come from XXXX it came from a financial institution I HAVE NEVER done business with. I threw the mail away accordingly. When the transfer was complete in XX/XX/XXXX/early XX/XX/XXXX, ELAN didnt bring over my autopay, never made any attempts to contact me other than mail that I threw away, and XXXX never said ANYTHING. The transfer CANCELLED my auto pay and I was never notified. 51 days later I received my first phone call from Elan notifying me that I was 51 days late on a XXXX, which I HAVE NEVER OPENED A XXXX, I only use XXXX  ... this is when I learned about the transfer and how they SWITCHED MY CARD without my permission. They canceled my auto pay and they ruined my credit.
Complaint sub-issue: Debt is not yours

I received a Bill in the mail like Ive applied for a installment loan in which I did not with the company named ZuntaFi. Ive nerve heard of such company not have I applied for any installment loan with any such company in fact, Ive already filed Bankruptcy in 2020 because of the same reason, for installment loans Ive never applied for, which damaged my credit profile tremendously. My Bankrupcy was discharged XX/XX/XXXX, XXXX, Ive had fraud alert and my credit freeze in place with all three credit reporting agencies since, and its currently in place now as of this day.
Complaint sub-issue: Reporting company used your report improperly

Equifax reports massive hack which includes the " loss '' of my personal data to who knows who or for what purpose. I have had to freeze all my credit due to this which has made my car buying experience impossible, as you can imagine.
I will not sign up with their monitoring service as I do not trust this company at all. They reported on me for years. 
Who is going to take care of the report on them for thus egregious and appalling crime. 
Thank you, XXXX XXXX
Complaint sub-issue: Information belongs to someone else

REMOVE THE ENCLOSED FILED TO THE FTC LISTED BELOW IN ATTACHMENTS
Complaint sub-issue: Credit inquiries on your report that you don't recognize

To whom this may concern, I'm reaching out in reference to the 3 major Credit Reporting Agencies who've been treating me with unfairness. I've contacted XXXX, Equifax and XXXX in writing as well as over the phone and requested that XXXX, XXXX and Equifax do an investigation on the hard inquires that furnishing my credit report, because they may be violating several laws that the federal law protects me against. XXXX, XXXX and Equifax are in violation of : 1. Civil Liability for Willful Noncompliance ( 15 U.S Code 1681n ) 2. Exclusions 15 U.S Code 1681a ( 2 ) The Federal law is above all laws and these 3 credit bureaus refused to comply with the law. Having these hard inquiries on my credit report has been stopping me from getting approved for housing for my XXXX children and me. I'm suffering from XXXX and XXXX because of my consumer report that's reporting transactions that I have the right of privacy to as well as transactions I never have consent to. XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX because I can't get housing for my kids because of the hard inquires furnishing my credit report. I want to get this matter taking care of, and if it doesn't, I'll will go public and publish my book explaining how I'm now XXXX XXXX because of the credit bureaus acts of unfairness. Listed below is the hard inquires that's furnishing my credit report. 




XXXX Equifax XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX Equifax XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX  XXXX XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX - XX/XX/XXXX Equifax XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXX/XX/XXXX Equifax XXXX XXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX Equifax XXXX - XX/XX/XXXX Equifax XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXX/XX/XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX - XX/XX/XXXX Equifax XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX
Complaint sub-issue: Billing problem

XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX : XXXX for XXXX. I made a down payment of XXXX on XX/XX/XXXX. The total cost included a {$790.00} Gap insurance policy through Ally. On XX/XX/XXXX, I mailed {$4500.00} ( money orders ) off to Ally so I wouldn't have to worry about it while I was finishing my certification. Unfortunately the car was totalled the same night. I called ally and let them know that the vehicle was totalled and not to apply the money I sent, she informed me that it hadn't been received yet. The money was received on XX/XX/XXXX, I called again to make sure everything was str8 but saw that they had applied the money and put it as paid up until XX/XX/XXXX! I called and the woman said that they would get it str8 once vehicles was totalled out. XX/XX/XXXX I went to XXXX and purchased another vehicle, the payments were about 100 higher but I didn't worry as much since Ally still had {$4500.00} of my money. XXXX totalled truck out and paid Ally {$23000.00} which they received on XX/XX/XXXX. We talked back n forth with me wanting payments applied to my truck. However in XXXX they were trying to repossess. I have paid a total of {$14000.00} to Ally ( not including the {$4500.00} or XXXX down payment ). I am behind now and they are talking about repossessing, however I am actually ahead. I was taking care of the situation last year but I was told that they were working on my account so I let it be. I have my money order receipts, account copy ( before it was deleted ), confirmation of sale with Gap Policy through ally, confirmation of mail received, and payment history.
Complaint sub-issue: Credit inquiries on your report that you don't recognize

I have been a victim of identity theft. My information was involved in the Equifax Data Breach and I have a number of fraudulent inquiries on my report that I need removed immediately. This is my written consent to remove the fraudulent inquiries/accounts. The accounts are unauthorized and I received no benefit from the accounts.