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Complaint sub-issue: Investigation took more than 30 days

My wife and I sent an investigation request to the credit bureaus on XX/XX/XXXX. They were supposed to respond in 30 days, but have not. Our follow-up letter has also been ignored.
Complaint sub-issue: Reporting company used your report improperly

In accordance with the fair Credit Reporting act XXXX XXXX # XXXX, XXXX XXXX # XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX # XXXX, XXXX XXXX SERV # XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX # XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX # XXXX, XXXX XXXX # XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX  # XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX  BANK # 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.
Complaint sub-issue: Other problem getting your report or credit score

My name is XXXX XXXX XXXX My complaint is in regard to XXXX Equifax and XXXX XXXX. Dating back to XX/XX/XXXX I appointed A credit repair company known as XXXX XXXX XXXX to repair my credit, XXXX. automatically sent dispute letters. to me My job was to sign my name and then sent these dispute letters to XXXX, Equifax and XXXX.after I have been corresponding these dispute letters to all 3 agencies, However all 3 agencies have not been abiding by the law. In XX/XX/XXXX all 3 agencies responded and exclaimed that they could not identify who I was. This was not true because I enclosed copies of my drivers license, social security number, and a credit card bill. I hope you can contact all 3 companies and make them abide by the rules. if they need more info they should contact me at XXXX XXXX or XXXX instead of disposing of my letters with a redundant excuse. Your sincerely XXXX XXXX
Complaint sub-issue: Information is not mine

I have tried to explain to Equifax that there are several things listed on my report that are not mine. This is getting to be a huge hassle! Because of them I have to pay a higher interest rate because they refuse to investigate properly. There is no other credit reporting agency that is listing these mistakes that Equifax does. They could n't be validating with my social security number.
Complaint sub-issue: Reporting company used your report improperly

In accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act XXXX Account # XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Account # XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Account # 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
Complaint sub-issue: Problem during payment process

XXXX Have a sales rep from Discover til me to open Business Discover Card as it's better for business owners. I said I have great credit and confirmed it will not be reported on personal and is true Business Card reported on my ein. The rep said it would not. 2 weeks I see my credit has gone down from XXXX to XXXX XXXX Inform Discover Business its being reported on my personal and new rep states he is not aware of how that works and I let it go XX/XX/XXXX *Discover Business account has log in problems and balances do not seem accurate Call Discover Business to ask XXXX released deposit hold and no charges were made from them. Rep confirms no charges are on from XXXX XXXX Call to confirm no charges were placed from XXXX. XXXX says no charges were placed XX/XX/XXXX I finally able to log-in and see had transaction from XXXX for XXXX placed which was mistake as Insurance had paid them directly, Call Discover to start dispute XXXX Call Discover to confirm on dispute for XXXX double billing and and to open dispute for merchant that had gotten me sick from health code violations. 
-Discover rep is constant giving me misleading info and ask to speak with his XXXX. He continues to argue and tell him I am sick ask him please to pass me to his supervisor as it's difficultfor me to talk. He keeps me on hold for long periods of time and we get into argument. 
XXXX After getting no help and being misled, Call Discover Baxk to ask about my current balance for payoff and now getting different answers conflicting and ask to speak with supervisor for commutation of many direct matters from misleading sales reps, in accurate information, log in issues. I said this is illegal and as consumer and shareholder of 4 years demand a call back from executive office. 

XXXX Get letter with no warrant outside I was being rude that Discover is closing both my accounts. I speak with someone finally in executive office and the investigator has no facts or knowledge of what actually transpired. I let them know I been great customer of consumer card and was misled into signing up for Discover Business and the reps in Discover Business are very unknowledgable and often contradicting what another reps says. I signed up for Discover Business to help my business not only did effect credit as consumer but never get honest answer. I have had many credit cards including Discover Consumer and never been misled to this degree. Them closing both my accounts will only damage my credit and in statements made by rep feel this is retaliatory against my credit and grounds for defamation. If I did not have near perfect score and looking to buy house and feel this threat and illegal as credit card and bank.
Complaint sub-issue: Debt resulted from identity theft

I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM FOR A FEW YEARS NOW AND THEY CONTINUE TO HURT MY CREDIT
Complaint sub-issue: Was not notified of investigation status or results

I am XXXX  that you have included the information below in my credit profile and that you have failed to maintain reasonable procedures in your operations to assure maximum possible accuracy in the credit reports you publish. Credit reporting laws ensure that bureaus report only 100 % accurate credit information. Every step must be taken to assure the information reported is completely accurate and correct.
Complaint sub-issue: Information belongs to someone else

Greetings, my name XXXX XXXX and I am reaching out to delete several items from my credit report. I am a victim of identity theft and did not authorize these items on my report. I reported the theft of my identity to the Federal Trade Commission and enclosed a copy of the affidavit. Please delete these items as soon as possible.
Complaint sub-issue: Attempted to collect wrong amount

In XXXX, XXXX, I purchased solar panels for my home through a company called XXXX XXXX '. They offered, and I accepted a time payment plan from a 2nd party company named " Solar Mosaic '' @ a 1.49 % interest rate. The system was installed on my home and payments to Mosaic began XX/XX/XXXX, XXXX.Mosaic takes the payments directly out of my checking account. This was a condition of the loan. 
So, on XX/XX/XXXX the payment for XXXX had been taken from my checking account, as agreed. The payment for XXXX, XXXX, was not due and payable. 
( This is where my complaint begins ) On XX/XX/XXXX, I paid an additional {$500.00} to principal on the loan - as to reduce the balance. The Mosaic Company credited my account with ( {$490.00} ) and charged me interest of ( {$5.00} ). I contacted them and was told, in order for the amount of money paid over and above the regular monthly payment, the additional amount had to be paid along with the owed amount. Well, since the company Mosaic takes the money directly out of my checking account, there is NO WAY to accomplish this. I pay down that loan when I have the extra funds to do so. Is it legitimate for Mosaic to remove interest money from additional money I pay towards the principal on the loan? I think not. 
The way they have it figured, every nickel i pay on my loan has an interest charge tacked onto it. Again : The Mosaic company removes the monthly payment directly from my checking account. If I elect to pay an additional amount, they charge interest on the additional amount. I can not submit extra money to be applied to principal without them removing interest because they remove the monthly payment money directly from my checking account. Their records that are the basis of this complaint are listed below. 
amount principal interest XX/XX/XXXX Payment ( {$97.00} ) ( {$64.00} ) ( {$33.00} ) XXXX ( Additional ) Payment ( {$500.00} ) ( {$490.00} ) ( {$5.00} )
Complaint sub-issue: Reporting company used your report improperly

I am filing a complaint against the three credit reporting agencies, XXXX XXXX XXXX and also Ally Bank.. sometime in XXXX I received a call regarding my cousin asking if I can be a reference for some XXXX  work he was getting done! I asked him why did he need a reference and he said so they can call because he was getting a loan and I would not be the only one. Next thing I know I receiving something in the mail stating that I have a loan.. I was not aware of any loan! I feel bamboozled, manipulated and taken advantage of.. I never gave my conceit for them to use my information. I never signed any paperwork and never went to any office to give anyone permission to run my credit.. My cousin also is blind to the whole thing. The XXXX  office have been giving my cousin and I the run around since this whole thing happened. They refuse to talk to us or even set up a meeting to know who it was that violated my privacy. They signed the paper work with the wrong name and everything.. Not only am I upset that this happened, I am afraid of what these people are capable of.. I have filed several reports to the lending companies as well as the city police station.
Complaint sub-issue: Reinserted previously deleted info

I have had a collection reappearing on my credit report that was settled through in house financial aid at the facility this debt originated from prior to any collection or charge off appearing on my credit. This is a bad debt that has been shopped to many collection agencies and is becoming an extreme burden to the point of harassment for me to continuously be finding illegitimate debts appearing in the form of collections on my credit reports at all the reporting agencies. This is a debt that I have had to have removed from all of my credit reports from all XXXX agencies and again am put into a position where I must dispute information on my reports which I have already had previously removed. This being the third time I must dispute this same bad debt. Upon attempting to dispute on this occasion Equifax has made it increasingly difficult for me to dispute this debt as they now will not let me access the online dispute system and are forcing me to fax my dispute with a copy of my identification in order to file a dispute. This is extremely tedious and something I should not be forced to do seeing as though this bad debt should not be allowed to be continually allowed to be reinserted into my credit file only difference being they are the same debt shopped to different collection agencies ; sometimes even the same collection agency with slight different names or names with acronyms instead of the full company name. These are super shady practices and this has come to an extreme point where I feel it necessary to involve an outside agency in hopes this debt will not keep unacceptably reappearing on my credit reports.
Complaint sub-issue: Information is missing that should be on the report

XXXX XXXX must be deleted for inaccurate credit reporting they must report all monthly payments all monthly late payments date of last activity the months that show payments was good and the months payments were late the date of last activity and Payment Frequency must be reported the report is not accurate without this information and must be deleted
Complaint sub-issue: Not given enough info to verify debt

XXXX sent me a letter dated XX/XX/XXXX stating 1 ) they had been retained by Discover Bank, 2 ) notice of opportunity to contact within 30 days to dispute the debt, and 3 ) a statement they are a debt collector. The letter was delivered uncertified. 

II. I responded on XX/XX/XXXX. In that letter, I asked XXXX to validate the date. The letter stated to respond to a specific Notary Public ( who would verify and validate receipt of said validation ) within 30 days. The letter was sent by certified mail and received by XXXX approximately one week later. 

III. I also pulled down my credit report and saw that this debt had been charged off. 

IV. I was served with a lawsuit on XX/XX/XXXX by XX/XX/XXXX regarding this matter. 

ISSUE : This firm stated they were retained by Discover Bank. That claim is patently false, since the debt was charged off. If Discover Bank was still pursuing this debt, it would not be at that status, so this firm has made a false statement regarding its disposition on this matter. Further, this firm has stated they are a debt collector further down in the letter. This indicates that they obtained this debt as third party debt collector. 

The statements made by XXXX in the letter are fraudulent and misleading, and intended to intimidate. Further, XXXX has extended this fraud into court.
Complaint sub-issue: Reporting company used your report improperly

My name is XXXX XXXX XXXX , I am a federally protected consumer and authorized representative for XXXX XXXX XXXX I am making this complaint of my own accord. Upon recent inspection of my consumer report feel my rights as a consumer have been violated by credit reporting agencies XXXX XXXX, XXXX and Equifax Information services. According to the FCRA, the ONLY " bureau '' is the CFPB. While I understand the credit reporting agencies have assumed a role in reporting, it is FEDERAL LAW that the information be ACCURATE! Pursuant to 15 USC 1681a ( d ) ( 2 ) ( B ), the term " consumer report '' DOES NOT INCLUDE - any authorization OR approval of a specific expansion of credit directly OR indirectly by the issue of a credit card OR similar device. I extended my social security card which is defined under 15 USC 1602 ( l ) as a " credit card '', for the purpose of obtaining money, property, labor or services on credit. Neither of the credit reporting agencies have my consent or permissible purpose to furnish the following inaccurate and not physically verified private personal information : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX
Complaint sub-issue: Card was charged for something you did not purchase with the card

Few unauthorized charges happened on my account. I noticed them and reported them to upgrade ( issuer ). However, upgrade ( now ) wanted me to pay for the fraud charges.
Complaint sub-issue: Was not notified of investigation status or results

I have been mailing letters requesting that items on my credit report be verified with detailed information sent to me, as well as other information that were reporting inaccurate to be removed, and lastly I have gotten no response from them in regards to my requests. I have not been notified when an investigation was launched yet alone if it was completed. This problem has existed since XXXX of XXXX. It's frustrating because the inaccurate information and unverified accounts are causing mishaps in my finances.
Complaint sub-issue: Threatened or suggested your credit would be damaged

Since XXXX and it is now XXXX they have been using this fraudulent account for tax write off purposes they have also used the date of furniture to forcefully & falsely verify my stolen data as accurate! I have a XXXX in my left XXXX and it is causing me significant pain in home and I can not afford to remove it with my credit continuously going up I need to be able to get money to pay for XXXX theyre making that incredibly difficult Ive asked this to be removed its tied to my social ending in XXXX end it is not mine I dont care about any investigations I want them to remove it immediately before I die
Complaint sub-issue: Credit inquiries on your report that you don't recognize

I have inquiries reported that I do not recognize
Complaint sub-issue: Information is not mine

I had eight years of identity theft. I disputed it. All three credit bureaus took off the fraud after the investigation. My score was in high XXXX. It was not my fault. I had police reports, every kind of proof. They refuse to put my score back where it was. All my credit is paid on time. Perfect payments. I need your help to get this fixed.
Complaint sub-issue: Charged too much interest

Regulation Z, Section 1026.53 requires payments in excess of the minimum be applied to the highest rate portion of the outstanding balance first. 

Citibank applied my payment in excess of the minimum to the lowest rate balance. It is required to go the the highest rate. I have been overcharged interest as a result. They have refused to address the mistake. 

On my XX/XX/2023 statement, the standard purchase balance was {$1800.00} On my XX/XX/2023 statement, the standard purchase balance was {$4100.00} The standard purchase balance, which is the highest rate portion of my balance ( 22.74 % ), actually increased. The payment was incorrectly applied to the lower rate balances My payments on the XXXX statement exceeded the minimum amount due by more than {$10000.00}. 

New purchases were {$3900.00}. 

The overall card balance decreased by more than {$6000.00} I attempted to resolve this through a series of phone calls with citi. Their representatives seem to be reading from a script that they are unwillng to deviate from. This results in answers that are not addressing the actual issue I am seeking to address. 

In a XX/XX/XXXX phone call, Citi representative XXXX admitted the mistake but said he needed to involve a supervisor to correct it. I was connected to XXXX who put me on hold, then disconnected after several minutes keeping me on hold. 

The net excess payment was applied to my lowest rate balances. It is a violation of reg z and needs to be fixed.
Complaint sub-issue: Transaction was not authorized

On XX/XX/2021 someone accessed my checking account thru XXXX and put a payment through of {$260.00} to a XXXX XXXX. I DO NOT KNOW THIS PERSON. I DID NOT MAKE THIS TRANSACTION! I contacted Citibank immediately and told them about this. I filed a claim over the phone with Citibank. Since this was fraud, I thought my money would be put back into my checking account right away. That did not happen. Since that date, I have made numerous calls to Citibank Claim Department telling them I need to have that money returned. I just called again today and asked for a Supervisor. The Supervisor put me on hold and the call was disconnected. They never called me back. I am irate. I NEVER use XXXX to send money! I want the {$260.00} returned to my account immediately! I Will Not continue to wait to get my money back. I had to report to you because I am not getting anywhere with Citibank.
Complaint sub-issue: Deposits and withdrawals

On XX/XX/XXXX I received a counter deposit for {$3500.00}. It was a check issued on a CITIBANK account which was deposited on my CITIBANK Account. On XX/XX/XXXX the funds were not available. I contacted CITIBANK via chat line and they told me that they needed to verify the funds before crediting them to my account which would likely happen on Thursday, XX/XX/XXXX. I replied that they could not do so if the funds were coming from a check issued on the same bank. They acknowledged their mistake and said they would have corrected the mistake immediately and credited the funds to my account. They did not correct the issue. It looks like a pattern of intentional mistakes and misleading information to customers to illegally appropriate funds for their own investment purposes.
Complaint sub-issue: Their investigation did not fix an error on your report

I have filed numerous complaints trying to have inquiries that was found in mg credit reports, they did not resolve the issue, these inquiries are fraud and I want them off my report, there is over 29 inquiries on my Equifax credit file and Equifax is ignoring the fact that these inquiries I do recognize at all and they need to removed, I will send a FTC Identity theft report With this complaint, this is my third complaint and nothing has made been done, it is my right under the fair credit reporting act to dispute any information that does not belong to me, I am disputing these inquiries as fraud, do not put no fraud alert on my report, I will keep filing complaints until these inquiries are disputed off,
Complaint sub-issue: Information belongs to someone else

Hi I am submitting this XXXX XXXX without any influence and this is not a third party. XXXX has low and unfair credit number for me in their report. I have complained. The problem has not been resolved. my fico has me at a credit score over XXXX has me at a score around XXXX. That is a huge difference. XXXX paints me as a Bum. my fico say I have good credit. What the heck is going on here. i have almost no debt and my identity was stolen causing my score to drop XXXX i made this clear for 60 days straight with XXXX i spoke to a representative agent name XXXX and XXXX and XXXX from the fraud department I prefer to speak to a XXXX rept but they refused they had me on mute for 4 hours which was hurtful I have a perfect repayment record. I have very low credit utilization. I have three negative credit items outstanding debt now. I have modest but ok income. Social Security. Something is wrong with XXXX. I do not understand why they are abusing consumers .This was a fist step towards attempting resolution. They kept lying telling me they disputed XXXX its not reporting but it keep reporting this inaccurate information without my authorization. They refused or were unable to verify XXXX remove the inquiries and its been XXXX XXXX they record the calls XXXX admitted they had my police report XXXX ftc and affidavit That was after attempting to contact XXXX more than 21 times. XXXX is an abusive company. They are supposed to be protecting consumers. They need to be reigned in. they are causing me severe XXXX and stopping me from getting this job offer XXXX now XXXX XXXX  XXXX cant provide to my XXXX year old daughter PLEASE HELP ME PLEASE
Complaint sub-issue: Their investigation did not fix an error on your report

The credit bureau has failed to respond to my multiple requests requesting the verifiable proof provided to them by XXXX XXXX that the information they are reporting is correct. My correspondence with them on this account began on XX/XX/2019. When I sent a letter requesting verifiable proof. They have failed to respond or take any action to remedy this situation. Their error in reporting is causing me great financial harm.
Complaint sub-issue: Investigation took more than 30 days

I consumer recently sent in letters of unauthorized false invalidated information on my credit report and hasnt been sent back my investigation as of yet.
Complaint sub-issue: Was not notified of investigation status or results

I have sent in letters regarding inaccurate and unknown things on my credit report. To this day over 60 days later I have not received a response yet. I feel like I'm being taken advantage of and being ignored by my disputes. Section 611 ( a ), it is plainly stated that a failure to investigate these items with 30 days gives a reason to immediately remove those items from my credit report. It has been over 60 days so they should be deleted promptly. I demand these accounts be deleted immediately or I will file for ligation due to the stress you caused me. My information was also impacted by the Equifax data breach and may have gotten into the hands of the wrong person.