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Consumer complaint received 2024-10-08
Product: Debt collection — I do not know
Issue: False statements or representation — Attempted to collect wrong amount
Company: CCS Financial Services, Inc. (DE)

Dear Credit Collection Service, I am writing to formally request validation of the debt referenced above, pursuant to my rights under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ( FDCPA ), 15 U.S.C. 1692g. I do not recognize this debt and require proof that I am legally obligated to pay it. Specifically, I request the following information : The amount of the debt : Please provide a complete breakdown, including any interest or fees. 
The name of the original creditor : Identify the original creditor, along with any documentation showing the transfer of the debt to your agency. 
Proof that you are legally authorized to collect this debt : Provide documentation demonstrating that you have the right to collect this debt on behalf of the original creditor. 
Verification that the debt belongs to me : Include any signed agreements or contracts that clearly show I am responsible for this debt. 
Under the FDCPA, I am entitled to receive this information before any further collection activity takes place. Additionally, until this debt is properly validated, I ask that you cease all collection efforts, including reporting this debt to any credit reporting agencies, as doing so without validation is a violation of federal law. 

Please consider this a dispute of the validity of the debt, and do not contact me further regarding this matter unless and until you provide the requested validation. Failure to validate this debt will be interpreted as your inability to provide proof of my obligation to pay, and I will consider the matter closed. 

Sincerely, XXXX XXXX
Consumer complaint received 2017-04-25
Product: Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service — Domestic (US) money transfer
Issue: Other transaction problem — 
Company: HSBC NORTH AMERICA HOLDINGS INC. (CA)

I wired  XXXX  {$100000.00} transfers to an individuals bank account at the HSBC branch in  XXXX   ,  NY  .  The   XXXX    XXXX   XXXX  suspected fraud so they recalled the wires. They were put in the hands of the  Fraud  Department at HSBC bank. This took place on  XXXX   XXXX ,  2016 . I have called numerous times to have the funds returned and have no success.  The Fraud Investigator i s  XXXX   XXXX  who I have called many times. I am only able to get his voice mail. It is urgent that I be re-imbursed.I need the funds to pay the real estate loans I secured to send this money.  XXXX   XXXX  's phone number is  XXXX   XXXX .   The bank info.is as follows, HSBC Bank us Nat.Assn.  XXXX   XXXX   XXXX , and  XXXX ,  XXXX , NY  XXXX  US, tel. #  XXXX .   Please intercede for me. I have done all I can to retrieve my money to no avail
Consumer complaint received 2017-04-25
Product: Credit card or prepaid card — General-purpose credit card or charge card
Issue: Closing your account — Company closed your account
Company: BARCLAYS BANK DELAWARE (CA)

Barclay closed my Barclay Arrival Plus credit card that I 've had for years without warning and gave me a vague reason " account usage history '' and  refuse to give me any specific details. I use the credit card for all my daily expenses and bills. The closure of the account caused issues with missed payments and inability to pay for something when I expected the credit card to work. I paid an annual fee of {$89.00} to use this credit card but they shut down my account and did not refund me the annual fee. In addition, I have about {$15.00} worth of travel credit I earned that I ca n't redeem anymore.
Consumer complaint received 2017-04-25
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Old information reappears or never goes away
Company: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC. (TX)

I have contacted  XXXX  and gotten NO remlief. They are reporting  XXXX  accounts, late payments and the info on the credit file is  XXXX . I have requested the original signed contract and complete payment history They provided and I will attach it. It does NOT have the entire payment history because  XXXX  sold the account to a third party ( whom I contacted and they said they DO NOT have the payment history at the time they had possession of the account ) I submitted the proof of  XXXX  having  XXXX  accounts and making them ILLEGALLY copbined sub and unsub loans to then report them as  XXXX  loans and showing late payments without PROOF of the entire history and that IS ILLEGAL according to the FCRA!! I contactd the CRA 's and even had a RECORDED phone call with  XXXX  and  XXXX .  XXXX  ADMITTED THEY DO NOT HAVE THE COMPLETE INFO AND ARE REPORTING PARTIAL INFO AS THAT IS ALL THEY HAVE They claim it is legal for them to break the  XXXX  loans into  XXXX  and report them however they wish!!! This is and has been a battle for nearly a YEAR.  XXXX  is NOT IN COMPLIANCE with ALL credit reportinglaws and IKNOW it and are NOT doing anything to correct it as the FCRA states clearly REMOVE the account there are factual data errors on the account! It is ILLEGAL to re-age the loan ( ONLY  XXXX  LOANS ) and make them  XXXX  to report or to change or report ANYTHING they can not PROVE IN FULL!!!!! I want this account and ALL accounts reported by  XXXX  REMOVED AT ONCE!!!!! IN THE VERY PROOF  XXXX  HAS THEY SHOW THE FIRST DATE OF DELINQUENCY IS O VEr 7 YEARS OLD!!! That is grounds for IMMEDIATE removal!!!!!
Consumer complaint received 2017-04-25
Product: Checking or savings account — Checking account
Issue: Closing an account — Company closed your account
Company: BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (FL)

This complaint is against Bank of America. My home is in  XXXX , FL. I opened both a checking and savings account with Bank of America in   XXXX  . A person from the Bank of America called me about 5 days from    XXXX   XXXX   info rming me that the bank was in the process of closing my account. I assumed that the account was being closed that day. I have no knowledge of what state the person was calling from. On   XXXX   XXXX   my federal income tax c heck ( {$4300.00} ) was  directly deposited into my checking account.   However, this is the problem. I have no idea what or how this happened, but my savings account got to be overdrawn by over  XXXX  dollars. This happened long before because Bank of America had been calling me about that overdraft. I told them before that I did not try and cash any checks totaling that amount of money. I just learned that it was  XXXX  checks cashed. Bank of America stated that they were investigating this, but they refuse to allow me to withdraw my tax refund. This compliant was set into motion before   XXXX   XXXX  . They ask that I give them 45 days to have this investigated. It has been over 45 days and now they are telling me that they need 60 days.   This is not fair nor is this right. I need my money and Bank of America has been hedging and hesitating.   Can this office do anything about this situation?
Consumer complaint received 2017-04-25
Product: Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service — International money transfer
Issue: Fraud or scam — 
Company: WESTERN UNION COMPANY, THE (UT)

I received a phone call telling me my grand daughter was in an accident and needed to get home. They even put a girl online that sounded just like her. She needed to pay the rental car {$650.00} so that she could get home. They kept calling to get more money. This is when I realized something was not right.
Consumer complaint received 2017-04-25
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Credit inquiries on your report that you don't recognize
Company: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC. (PA)

XXXX   XXXX  appears on my credit report. I have not done any business with this company. Already removed from my   XXXX   credit-report.
Consumer complaint received 2017-04-25
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Information belongs to someone else
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (MA)

Re :  XXXX   XXXX  finance loan Opened on  XXXX   XXXX ,   XXXX   Talked to the lender many times and have sent a copy of my grandmothers death certificate because the loan is in HER name and still, they have not removed the debt from my report or stopped trying to collect on it.
Consumer complaint received 2018-12-03
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Personal information incorrect
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (FL)

On XX/XX/2018 I complained to Equifax about hard inquiries on my credit report that should not be there and also I always have problem with them in obtaining my free annual report every year. I discovered they have my name listed as XXXX XXXX my name is XXXX XXXX and as requested I mail to them a copy of my drivers license, copy of my social security card and electric utility bill. In that request I also wanted hard inquiries from XXXX XXXX XXXX, one from XXXX and XXXX removed I was given online a confirmation number of XXXX. 
On XX/XX/2018 they sent me an email stating they concluded and provided an online confirmation number of XXXX and I could not get online. Today XX/XX/2018 they sent me another email with the same confirmation number, I tried to get online again to no avail I used both confirmation numbers. 
I have had this problem with Equifax for years and is causing problems with companies when they tried to verified my information.
Consumer complaint received 2017-04-25
Product: Debt collection — Federal student loan debt
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed — Debt was paid
Company: Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (FL)

Hello, I am an  XXXX  veteran that served from  XXXX  to  XXXX  with  XXXX   XXXX  to  XXXX  and returned home rated   XXXX   XXXX   XXXX   by the  VA. Today,  a collection agency is now threatening wage garnishment on a debt that has been completely paid by their taking our income tax return this year of {$8500.00}. When I joined the  XXXX  I entered into the student loan repayment program which paid just over {$30000.00} on old student debt from  XXXX . That payment was considered income by the military, so around {$8000.00} was taken by the IRS and {$22000.00} was applied to the student loan debt. From  XXXX  to present the loan debt was sold to  four  different collection agencies. For that reason, the repayment program did not work in a timely manner. Otherwise, I would have been able to manage the tax payments over my la st three ye ars while still serving. I have been back in school since  XXXX  and I am currently pursuing a  XXXX  degree full time using the  G.I. Bill. I  hold a part-time job and I pay child support for  XXXX  sons in addition to our regular living expenses. This debt has been paid in full as the IRS took {$7900.00} which was then still owed by me. And this year our tax refund was {$8500.00} which was paid directly to the collection agency KHEAA. This collection agency has inflated the original amount owed and is now trying to collect over {$4000.00} in fees by threatening to garnish my part-time wages. Do I have any way to stop them? This is a vicious cycle that has been going on for the past  four  years! Please advise. Thank you.
Consumer complaint received 2017-04-25
Product: Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service — Mobile or digital wallet
Issue: Managing, opening, or closing your mobile wallet account — 
Company: Paypal Holdings, Inc (MS)

On  XXXX   XXXX ,   XXXX   I attempted to make an   XXXX   purchase of {$870.00 } using PayPal. Predictably, I went through an endless nonsensical series of " plea se verify your account '' loops - to no avail. I was never allowed to pay for my auction.     Please understand this clearly : PAYPAL IS THE ONLY WAY TO PAY FOR AN   XXXX   AUCTION. That is unfair and should be illegal. I CAN NOT wait  48 hours until PayPal  decides to unfreeze my account before paying for an auction item.     After contacting workers in  XXXX  who had no clue how to clear the error, I was told that they were only allowed to ask security questions once per day, and " to their best guess '' I 'd need to " just wait until your account unlocks again. '' That is 100 % unfair and illegal.     I do NOT want to read yet another form letter about the " velocity '' of m y PayPal account and how they 're trying to eliminate fraud. I have been a PayPal  customer for over 10 years, and am furious and insulted to be treated as such.
Consumer complaint received 2017-04-25
Product: Debt collection — Other debt
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed — Debt was result of identity theft
Company: Ability Recovery Services, LLC (FL)

I have been a victim of Identity Theft and was reported back in  XXXX   XXXX  I have been in the  XXXX  since for the past 2 years and the IRS got a hold of me and told me I have been a victim of Identity theft,  they were the one that caught it. I have reported this to IRS, Social Security, Identytheft.gov . FTC,  XXXX  Credit Bureaus, the local sheriff department, and much more. It has been an ongoing thing ever since and evidently it has also screwed up not just my credit report but also my background. Now I have been trying to fix as much as I could on my Identit y, and one was with my credit. There is one company that has put me on collections and put me on derogatory mark on there. I have reached out to them several times trying to let them my situations. Th e company is called ABILITY RECOVERY SERVICE   XXXX   XXXX    XXXX   XXXX , PA  XXXX  Phone number : (  XXXX  )  XXXX , thats the collections agency and the original debt was towards a college, called  XXXX   XXXX . They said that the account was opened on  XXXX   XXXX ,  XXXX . They did not provide any account number or anything.I have spoken to them numerous times I have explained my situation and all they have said was they can not remove my account out of the credit report and forcing me that this is my account. They told me to get a police report I hav e a sheriff department to make my report because in my area that is the jurisdiction on where I live and not police I did go to the police department and they told me to go to the sheriff office. Again they did n't tell where to submit my documents and also they have been so ride and make degrading remarks. They finally got fed up listening to me and they got mad they said I was yelling an d screaming hen all I was doing was explaining myself in a nice civil manner and they hung up the phone. Then when I call back they just dont pick up and forward me to a voicemail. I have been harass from these people put down an been degrade talked down too. I feel I dont deserve that kind of treatment, especially for something I dont know nothing about, I am trying to clear my name and make things better for me. I am a single mother of  XXXX  kids, and I cant get anything because of these people. Please help me if you can not hep me please send me to someone who can thank you so much.
Consumer complaint received 2017-04-25
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Old information reappears or never goes away
Company: Nelnet, Inc. (TX)

I have contac ted Nelnet and g otten NO remlief. They are reporting  XXXX  accounts, late payments and the info on the credit file i s INCORRECT. I hav e requested the original signed contract and complete payment history They provided and I will attach it. It does NOT have the entire payment history becau se Nelnet sold the account to a third party ( whom I contacted and they said they DO NOT have the payment history at the time they had possession of the account ) I submitted the proof of Nelnet  having  XXXX  accounts and making them ILLEGALLY copbined sub and unsub loans to then report them as  XXXX  loans and showing late payments without PROOF of the entire history and that IS ILLEGAL according to the FCRA!! I contactd the CRA 's and even had a RECORDED phone call wi th NELNET  and  XXXX . NELNET ADMITTED THEY DO NOT HAVE THE COMPLETE INFO AND ARE REPORTING PARTIAL INFO AS THAT IS ALL THEY HAVE They claim it is legal for them to break the  XXXX  loans into  XXXX  and report them however they wish!!! This is and has been a battle for nearly a YEAR. NELNET is NOT IN COMPLIANCE with ALL credit reportinglaws and IKNOW it and are NOT doing anything to correct it as the FCRA states clearly REMOVE the account there are factual data errors on the account! It is ILLEGAL to re-age the loan ( ONLY  XXXX  LOANS ) and make them  XXXX  to report or to change or report ANYTHING they can not PROVE IN FULL!!!!! I want this account and ALL accounts reported  by NELNET REMOVED AT ONCE!!!!! IN THE VERY PROOF NELNET HAS THEY SHOW THE FIRST DATE OF DELINQUENCY IS OVEr 7 YEARS OLD!!! That is grounds for IMMEDIATE removal!!!!!
Consumer complaint received 2017-04-25
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Information belongs to someone else
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (IL)

on  XXXX   XXXX  an inquiry was done and I did not request an inquiry by said company. per the credit reporting agency I was told to contact the company which I did when I found inquiry was on my report. I faxed a letter to request deletion of inquiry which they responded with inquiry would be deleted by credit bureau. I then reached out to credit bureau and requested to have inquiry removed and offered to fax in and they told me there was no need to fax in document but it would be removed and inquiry is still showing on my report. I would like my report to be updated with removal. The inquiry is showing up on my Equifax report. I also contacted  XXXX  concerning a inquiry  for   XXXX   XXXX   that  was not mine and requested to have removed due to its not mine and its about to fall off in  XXXX , I contacted company as well which stated since I was not aware they could not give me a letter as the other creditor had. they told me to contact the credit agency. the   XXXX   XXXX   inquiry is due to fall off  XXXX / XXXX /  XXXX  . also   XXXX   XXXX   is showing twice and should only be showing once. I requested for that to be corrected and was told that was not able to be corrected. I only applied for credit with company and the  XXXX  inquiry is not correct
Consumer complaint received 2017-04-25
Product: Checking or savings account — Checking account
Issue: Problem with a lender or other company charging your account — Transaction was not authorized
Company: JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. (NY)

Checking account fradulent charges noticed in  XXXX   XXXX . Chase bank made aware  XXXX   XXXX . Fradulent charges started in  XXXX   XXXX  and continued monthly until  XXXX   XXXX . Chase will only credit  XXXX ,  XXXX  and  XXXX   XXXX  fradulent charges due to a 60 day notification policy. I was never made aware of unsual charges ( i.e.  XXXX  from California - I live in NY  ) or  a 60 day policy to report fradulent charges. I use paperless statements to help save paper.   There are a remaining  XXXX  fradulent charges th at Chase ref uses to credit accounting for {$47.00}.  Chase 's policy  to refuse reimbursement for fradulent charges is unethical and seems illegal. Please help.   Sincerel y, Concerned citize n and friend of  XXXX   XXXX
Consumer complaint received 2017-04-25
Product: Mortgage — Conventional home mortgage
Issue: Trouble during payment process — 
Company: Specialized Loan Servicing Holdings LLC (AR)

Specialized Loan Ser vicing ( SLS ) has been notified on at lea st five se parate occasions, starting over a year ago, that I did not receive my  XXXX  Mortgage Interest Statement for the year  XXXX . The las t two call s I made, which have occurred today and  two mont hs ago, resulted in redundant information being given to me, again. The lady stated  XXXX  and  XXXX  statements were mailed, but there is no  XXXX  statement to send me ; that it was never generated. Today 's lady told me that I would have to contact the IRS directly to request them to send the information to SLS. This makes no sense to me. I 've received  XXXX  extra copies of the  XXXX  statement, instead of the  XXXX .
Consumer complaint received 2017-04-25
Product: Checking or savings account — Checking account
Issue: Managing an account — Banking errors
Company: PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (AZ)

I recently filed a complaint. My complaint # is  XXXX . The response from the company is false. The information in the response is false. I will attach copies of paperwork I have sent to them. The dates are wrong, the money order info is wrong. Please contact me by phone or by mail or email and I can give you the correct  USPS Money order info as this company has told me in many conversations that they never   received the money order, could not find my bank account, yet my account has been debited money and fixed. I do n't know who 's money order number is that they furnished to you but it is not mine. I want this fixed and fixed right. Someone from that company cashed the money order but did not fix my account.
Consumer complaint received 2017-04-25
Product: Mortgage — Conventional home mortgage
Issue: Applying for a mortgage or refinancing an existing mortgage — 
Company: FIFTH THIRD FINANCIAL CORPORATION (IL)

I am applying for a mortgage loa n with 5/3 Ba nk through their physician program. I offered {$250000.00} on a property. The appraisal came back at {$220000.00}. We are currently disputing, but the appraisal was poorly done and I believe was biased. The appraisal includ ed 2 properties that were listed, not sold and on the market over 90 days and a short sale when there wer e other, more comparable, properties that had recently sold. These were even provided to th e appraiser by the seller 's  agent. The property is located on the south side of  XXXX  in a traditionally low-income neighborhood. It is my impression that the bank and th e appraiser are allow ing their own implicit biases to come into play with regards to this loan. I do n't think the bank wants to invest in a neighborhood like  XXXX  due to its demographic. I find this unethical and inappropriate.
Consumer complaint received 2017-04-25
Product: Debt collection — Credit card debt
Issue: Took or threatened to take negative or legal action — Threatened to sue you for very old debt
Company: Continental Finance Company, LLC (CO)

My employer was contacted by someone representing a  XXXX   XXXX  an attorney asking if I was there so they could serve me with court documents. My employer told them no and then contacted me. I called the number she was given and the person I spoke to was very combative and yelled at me, they told me they had received a judgement forcing my employer to garnish my wages. Later they backtracked and told me IF it went to court they would be allowed to garnish my wages. I asked for validation of the debt and was told no, I had to find it myself. The initial debt was {$370.00} and now they are saying I have to pay over {$1200.00} and when it goes to court I will have to pay court fees and filling fees and my total will increase to over {$4000.00}!    XXXX  the company that currently hold the debt, would n't discuss anything with me and kept referring me about to  XXXX  's office and the person at  XXXX  's office said that everything had to be approved my  XXXX . They kept running me in circles ...