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Consumer complaint received 2017-07-12
Product: Debt collection — Other debt
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed — Debt is not yours
Company: ProCollect, Inc. (TX)

I was renting from XXXX XXXX XXXX owned by XXXX XXXX from XXXX to XXXX. At the time they were accepting Section 8 housing which I was currently eligible to receive. I had no problems from the first year of my lease. The second year when the problems came. Usually while on Housing they come and do an annual housing inspection to make sure the townhome is up to code to qualify for housing benefits. XXXX XXXX did n't pass inspection. So the state notified them when the next inspection would be and the time frame they had to fix the issue. Once again they ignored the request and failed inspection the second time. They received a notice that they did n't qualify to be on the housing program anymore unless I paid XXXX to have a 3rd inspection. I paid the XXXX to have it done because I did n't want to move out. When they did n't pass inspection the state does n't pay their portion of the rent. It also stated that I was not responsible for the states portion of the rent payment. XXXX XXXX received this notice. XXXX XXXX finally fixed the issue. XXXX XXXX attempted to collect the payment that Housing was responsible for from me. After showing them documentation and giving them my case worker number to talk to them they served me with an eviction notice. The landlord even showed up at my door on a non business hour stating, '' If I were you I would move out because the judge is going to kick you out anyway ''. I advised her I would stay until we settled in court. On our court date XXXX XXXX could not prove that I owed the money they were trying to collect from me. The judge advised me since I had 60 days left that I should go ahead and move out. I was fine with that. I asked the judge since I do n't owe any money this should n't appear on my credit background. She told me that they could not add it to my credit due to them not winning the court case. She gave me 7 days to move out. I was getting ready to sign a lease to my new apartment when they advised me that XXXX XXXX had placed on my credit report I owed XXXX. I had to prove to my apartment complex that I did n't owe this morning by showing them the paperwork from the court. I as investigated the matter XXXX XXXX had sold my debt to a company called ProCollect in XXXX Texas. They have been reporting to all 3 credit companies. I have faxed and emailed documents stating I do n't owe them money. They always say they did n't receive it. As I am repairing my credit I hired a credit counselor. He was able to get them removed from my credit but ProCollect keeps reporting as we keep fighting to keep having them repeatedly removed. ProCollect has went so far as to reporting to the IRS that I collected this money. So once again I had to submit my Judgement papers to the IRS to prove that I never owed this money. So now I have to walk around with all paperwork in hand explaining a debt that should have never been on my credit background.
Consumer complaint received 2016-07-03
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Other — 
Company: HSBC NORTH AMERICA HOLDINGS INC. (TX)

Hsbc is inaccurately reporting on my credit. It is to my understanding that how long a credit item reflects on your credit for negative reporting is determined by the date of the last activity on an account. It is a serious violation of federal and state laws to not accurately report that information. Hsbc is reporting completely different dates on all XXXX credit Bureus which was disputed and came back as reported accurate. This is a violation of my rights to have an accurate credit report and a total disregard for law.
Consumer complaint received 2016-11-17
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Identity theft / Fraud / Embezzlement — 
Company: CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION (NJ)

Capital One grossly mishandled a dispute with a charge that ended in a {$3000.00} loss and the theft and extortion by a merchant who sold us my engagement ring. Due to Capital One 's gross negligence, misinformation from employees who do n't understand their responsibility to provide accurate and timely information regarding a dispute, and Capital One flat out " losing documents '' on multiple occasions - our dispute with this merchant who defrauded us dragged on for more than 6 months. Now, the merchant who sold us my engagement ring has the ring AND our {$3000.00} - the merchant refused to return our money after accepting the return of the ring which was sold under false pretense and defective - now that they have my engagement ring which they 've since irreparably damaged, they 're keeping our {$3000.00} and demanding another {$1000.00} ( extortion ) to receive the remains of my engagement ring. After dozens of " dispute specialists and managers '' assured we have a strong case with more than enough evidence and expert testimony, Capital One 's position at the end was that it simply was not their problem - despite their reckless handling of the case.
Consumer complaint received 2017-07-12
Product: Checking or savings account — Checking account
Issue: Problem with a lender or other company charging your account — Transaction was not authorized
Company: CITIBANK, N.A. (NY)

Dear  Mr.President, Good  Afternoon. Im reaching out because I have a dilemma with my current account. On  XXXX   XXXX , I noticed there was a debit of approximately $  XXXX  in my  Citigold  checking account. After calling up the Citigold line, I was told this was related to a lien from  XXXX   XXXX   XXXX . Heres a bit of the timeline :  XXXX , I receive a notice from the  XXXX  for a potential lien of $  XXXX . Its from  XXXX   XXXX . When my business closed, our balance with  XXXX   XXXX  was {$360.00}.    XXXX , I go to  XXXX   XXXX  court and file an order to show cause. The judge stops the execution of any liens, wage garnishments, etc.    XXXX , I call up Citigold customer service and they told me to contact  XXXX   XXXX   XXXX .    XXXX ,  I  fax over the order to show cause. It states that as of  XXXX ,  XXXX   XXXX   XXXX   XXXX  the  XXXX   XXXX  cant execute any liens, etc.    XXXX , I speak with Citigold relationship manager and puts me in touch with  XXXX .  XXXX  is very nice and helpful and wants to help. She stated she will call me back on  XXXX . I finally receive the bank hold execution from  Citi  ( almost two weeks later ).    XXXX ,  XXXX  calls me back and according to her management, they cant reverse the decision. They stated because they didnt know about the order to show cause, they executed the hold on my bank account. Unfortunately, the court order to show cause stops the lien, freezing of bank account, wage garnishments, etc.  <P/><P/> Why isnt Citi protecting the interests of its customers? There is a clear violation here. If the court order is stopping any action from the plaintiff, why isnt  Citi  helping me? I dont have millions of dollars, but Citi should be defending my interests. Why wasnt I notified electronically of the hold? I am bit confused as to why I am not getting the help I deserve. The plaintiff & Citibank has violated a court order. Regardless of the timing for the execution, I am in the right here. Please get my money back. I 've attached the order to show cause.  <P/> This is a very frustrating experience and annoyed that I have to do all this to get a desired resolution.  <P/> Appreciate your time and help.  <P/> Please contact me at  XXXX .  <P/> Sincerely,  XXXX   XXXX
Consumer complaint received 2017-07-12
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem — Their investigation did not fix an error on your report
Company: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC. (MO)

In late XX/XX/XXXX I noticed several questionable items on my Transunion credit report and was uncertain of several of the accounts validity. I promptly filed an initial fraud alert with the 3 major credit bureaus and sent my first notarized and certified dispute letter via mail to Transunion dated XX/XX/XXXX including 2 forms of identification. Included in the letter was my request for physical proof/verification for the accounts listed per section 609 of FCRA. I specified in this initial request I would not accept a generic response such as " account verified '' as a reasonable response. I received a " dispute outcome letter '' dated XX/XX/XXXX which included my dispute results and advised which accounts were deleted, which accounts were updated, and which accounts were verified. I did not receive any documents that I requested from Transunion regarding the verified and updated accounts leaving me to believe the company blatantly disregarded my request or used a 3rd party system to verify instead of contacting the original creditors. I contacted Transunion at XXXX  cst XX/XX/XXXX via telephone and requested a U.S agent but none were available. I spoke with rep named XXXX who did not have an id or reference number I can include. After the rep could not provide a decisive answer to my request for method of verification even after I cited section 611 of FCRA I requested to be transferred to supervisor. I was then transferred to supervisor XXXX XXXX. I asked XXXX XXXX  to provide me with the name of the original creditor, the address and phone number of the original creditor, the name of the person at the credit reporting agency who verified the dispute with the original creditor and the documentation that was used to verify the dispute. XXXX XXXX advised me the Credit Reporting agencies are not required to keep any documentation on file and all verification is done electronically. XXXX XXXX stated 4-5 times data furnishers are not required to submit physical copies to the bureaus at any time and after being asked repeatedly he could not provide me with method of verification but stated he would send out a letter of there dispute/verification process via mail. I advised I would be filing a complaint promptly
Consumer complaint received 2017-07-12
Product: Payday loan, title loan, or personal loan — Personal line of credit
Issue: Problem with additional add-on products or services — 
Company: U.S. BANCORP (MO)

When I opened checking account withUS bank, bank without my knowledge or my agreement automatically opened line of credit. I did n't ask and did n't agree with that. Later when I had fraudulent transactions and my balance was negative they automatically transferred funds from line of credit. Now they closed my account without my knowledge and expect me to pay this line of credit. I do not have another checking account and did n't want it in a first place.
Consumer complaint received 2017-01-23
Product: Debt collection — Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed — Debt is not mine
Company: FAIR COLLECTIONS & OUTSOURCING, INC. (GA)

This account is reporting on all XXXX of my credit bureaus and its not mine. Despite numerous attempts to contact them to get it removed they are still reporting it on my credit. This account is n't mine and I need it to be removed ASAP.
Consumer complaint received 2017-05-30
Product: Debt collection — Other debt
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed — Debt was paid
Company: BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (CA)

I had merchant services with Bank of America for a credit card terminal for my business. 2 years ago, we decided to cancel this service and go with another company.  BofA  advised that I need to return my terminal equipment and my services will be cancelled. I returned the equipment as they advised.  <P/> Just recently, I was going through my bank account statement noticed that every month  BofA withdrew two separa te payments of {$19.00} and {$20.00} from my account. I called them to ask what this is, and they said that this is for the merchant service terminal that I currently have, even though I have n't had this service for 2 years. I told them that I returned all my equipment, and that it should automatically be cancelled once they received it. They advised that after I returned the equipment, I was supposed to call them and personally tell them to cancel the service, even though they never told me this. How does this make sense? If I do n't have your equipment nor your service, how are you still charging me for leasing your equipment? This is the same thing as leasing a vehicle, returning it when the lease is up, but they still charge me every month for the vehicle because I did n't call them to cancel it. This is FRAUD.  <P/> I spoke to many different people from  BofA, includin g supervisors and managers. A lot of them were silent and could n't give me an answer because I 'm sure they knew it was illogical. They just kept repeating that I should have called them and cancelled. Some even said that  XXXX   XXXX  ( the terminal company that BofA uses  )  is the one who 's been charging me, and not BofA. I called  XXXX   XXXX  and they did indeed see the charges, but confirmed that it was BofA sending the charges. So we conference c alled BofA  with  XXXX   XXXX  and they exp  lained to BofA that this was Bank of America sending the charges, and BofA agreed.
<P/>  BofA finally can celled ( last month in  XXXX  ) th e services that I never had for 2 years, but I need them to refund me all of the money that they 've been withdrawing from my account in the past 2 years. This is fraud. They 've literally been stealing money from my bank account for services I never had. This is similar to the  XXXX   XXXX  case, and will not be tolerated.  <P/> I will take this to court if it 's not resolved here. This is unacceptable.
Consumer complaint received 2016-11-15
Product: Debt collection — Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed — Debt was paid
Company: Convergent Resources, Inc. (MI)

I paid the debt they ( Convergent Outsourcing ) tried to collect directly to the original creditor ( XXXX ) after not getting any response back from this collection agency in a timely matter. This company never owned this debt outright but still reported on my credit reports without notifying me of the debt. The company began reporting during the same time that another collection agency was trying to collect on the same debt. According to my reports, the company opened their account in XX/XX/2016, however, another collection agency still had the debt at the time. The other agency did not stop reporting until XX/XX/2016 at which point Convergent had already started reporting that same debt. I got Convergent 's address through my credit report and I sent letters to Convergent trying to resolve the issue with them even though they never called or sent out notice of the debt. I did research on Convergent and read horror stories about how they buy old debts to try to collect on them, harassment, deceitful tactics, etc. and based off of SEVERAL consumer reviews and no prior notice from or knowledge of this company, my safest bet was to pay the original creditor directly which is what I did.
Consumer complaint received 2016-05-20
Product: Mortgage — Conventional fixed mortgage
Issue: Loan servicing, payments, escrow account — 
Company: Fay Servicing, LLC (NY)

The mortgage on the home that my ex-wife and children live in was finally modified under what I believe to be the XXXX Program. I say finally because we attempted either XXXX 4 times over multiple years to get a government sponsored modification from XXXX XXXX XXXX and ran into issues such as " lost paperwork '', incorrect information and possibly outright lies and mail not being received that was supposedly sent by them. The modification was eventually finalized on XXXX/XXXX/XXXX by XXXX XXXX XXXX. XXXX days later on XXXX/XXXX/XXXX, this mortgage note and the loan servicing rights were sold to Fay Servicing. The issue is that to this point Fay Servicing is not recognizing the fully completed and executed loan modification contract which is causing both my ex-wife and I significant problems. They have incorrectly reported false information to the various credit reporting agencies while they had the correct information available to them, thus causing XXXX loss of a significant opportunity as well as damage to XXXX my ex-wife and I in general. In response to our numerous requests to have them correctly recognize the completion of the loan modification as well as removing and/or reversing the false reports to the various credit agencies, they have refused to give specific dates when these issues will be addressed/completed, and have not provided answers to pertinent information relating to this account and these issues. All the while, they have continued to report false information regarding our credit, thus exacerbating the damage to us, as well as refusing to address the situation of incorrect miscellaneous charges being applied to the account due to their lack of recognition of a fully executed legal contract in the form of the loan modification. In the case of both XXXX XXXX XXXX and Fay Servicing, there are more specifics relating to these issues and the lack of responsiveness in addressing them appropriately. However, I think that this correspondence should provide enough information to your tax payer funded, consumer oriented regulatory agency to get the ball rolling in not only an effort to provide relief to my family, but to point out some of the outright abuses and possibly fraudulent actions of these financial service companies that have been enjoying some well documented, tax payer funded protection over many years. I will be very willing to respond in any appropriate way regarding this and related matters, and add my voice to the issues in order to attempt to reign in the abusive nature of these companies and the financial services industry in general. They are doing untold amounts of damage to the general population of our country while receiving tax payer funded protection from the very elected officials and civil servants who are supposed to protect us, their constituents, and whose salaries and benefits are being paid for by those very same taxpayers.
Consumer complaint received 2016-11-03
Product: Credit reporting — 
Issue: Incorrect information on credit report — Public record
Company: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC. (TN)

I have sent a letter to Transunion for them to take the bankruptcy off my credit report. I have sent them a letter from the bankruptcy office stating that they do not report to the credit bureau and its has not been validated. They are putting false information on my credit report. I also need the inquiry XXXX off my report this is false.
Consumer complaint received 2017-07-12
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Account information incorrect
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc. (FL)

I have 4 duplicate Department of Education tradelines on my credit report for the same two loans. I disputed these items with XXXX through the CFPB on XX/XX/XXXX after speaking with XXXX XXXX XXXX and receiving reassurance that they processed my documents and submitted everything to the Department of Education. I completed the Loan Rehabilitation through XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX. XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, CA XXXX ( Account # XXXX ) on XX/XX/XXXX, and my loan has been sold to XXXX XXXX ( XXXX XXXX ID : XXXX ). Part of the agreement with the Loan Rehabilitation is that the defaulted and duplicate accounts would be removed after I completed the program and the loans are consolidated and sold to a new servicer. I was promised that the accounts would be removed within 30-60 days of completion, it is now XX/XX/XXXX and the accounts still appear on my report. I will attach the documentation pertaining to both the removal agreement and the new loan servicer agreement. The rehabilitation document subsection pertaining to the removal of the defaulted loans is section 10. I would also like to mention the fact that during this entire process, since XX/XX/XXXX, I have been a XXXX XXXX and should have been able to defer my loans, but every deferment was revoked after 30 days or simply denied. This has been a nightmare, but I have followed the rules despite being mistreated by an institution that was supposedly created to support and empower citizens.
Consumer complaint received 2017-07-12
Product: Credit card or prepaid card — Store credit card
Issue: Trouble using your card — Can't use card to make purchases
Company: CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION (FL)

Initially I called in and requested my son to be an authorized user on the account and the representative added him to the account he went into the store and the card declined even though I have a $ no balance and a {$700.00} credit limit I then proceeded to call again and a representative and their fraud department said that the card was ready for use a third time since the card was n't ready for use again the second time I called. Now they are requesting Social Security card driver 's license income and basically I do n't have an issue with that but my issue is the discrimination against my personal XXXX.
Consumer complaint received 2017-05-30
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Account information incorrect
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (CO)

I closed my account with  XXXX  back in  XXXX   2015 but  for some unknown reason, they are pulling my cred it 2015 until  now. I tried to dispute with Equifax but I was told that I can not dispute it since it is the account I had it before. I called  XXXX  but they told me to speak with Equifax. I am suspecting that somebody is using my name to obtain a credit card or something is going on here.
Consumer complaint received 2016-11-03
Product: Credit reporting — 
Issue: Incorrect information on credit report — Account terms
Company: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC. (TX)

The following delinquencies was reported which decreased my XXXX score. This debt was ordered to be the sole responsibility of my Ex husband by a court majesty. However, I am constantly receiving calls and it continues to be entered against my credit report.
Consumer complaint received 2017-07-12
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Account information incorrect
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (FL)

I have 4 duplicate Department of Education tradelines on my credit report for the same two loans. I disputed these items with XXXX through the CFPB on XX/XX/XXXX after speaking with XXXX XXXX XXXX and receiving reassurance that they processed my documents and submitted everything to the Department of Education. I completed the Loan Rehabilitation through XXXX XXXX XXXX , XXXX, XXXX. XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, CA XXXX ( Account # XXXX ) on XX/XX/XXXX, and my loan has been sold to XXXX XXXX ( XXXX XXXX ID : XXXX ). Part of the agreement with the Loan Rehabilitation is that the defaulted and duplicate accounts would be removed after I completed the program and the loans are consolidated and sold to a new servicer. I was promised that the accounts would be removed within 30-60 days of completion, it is now XX/XX/XXXX and the accounts still appear on my report. I will attach the documentation pertaining to both the removal agreement and the new loan servicer agreement. The rehabilitation document subsection pertaining to the removal of the defaulted loans is section 10. I would also like to mention the fact that during this entire process, since XX/XX/XXXX, I have been a XXXX XXXX and should have been able to defer my loans, but every deferment was revoked after 30 days or simply denied. This has been a nightmare, but I have followed the rules despite being mistreated by an institution that was supposedly created to support and empower citizens.