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Consumer complaint received 2017-08-01
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: AES/PHEAA (MO)

I contacted XXXX, XXXX, XXXX on X/XX/2017 and XX/XX/XXXX in regards to the negative information reported on my credit reports. Upon reviewing a copy of my credit reports I see various entries listing inaccurate Account Status ( Closed ), Payment status [ Debt included in or discharged through bankruptcy chapter XXXX,XXXX, or XXXX ] and balance. I 've asked the 3 credit bureaus to validate this information with Fedloan Servicing and provide me with documentation associated with this account. I requested that the data be immediately deleted from my credit files that are maintained under my Social Security Number. I specifically stated that I do not consent to XXXX or any other means of automated verification to all 3 credit bureaus. Which they have ignored.
Consumer complaint received 2017-08-25
Product: Student loan — Federal student loan servicing
Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer — Received bad information about your loan
Company: Navient Solutions, LLC. (TX)

I just wanted to do my part in taking down Navient for the unethical way they have handled my Student Loans. 

I have 5 individual loans totaling {$17000.00} the five are a combination of subsidized and unsubsidized loans, vary in amounts and interest rate. 

But the commonality shared between all of them is the fact that I am upside down. Owing more than the amount I initially borrowed. Not through any fault of my own ( outside of being an indecisive student making an attempt at college only to discover it is n't for everyone ). I was forced into multiple deferments, not given the option to keep paying as I attended school and as a result I now owe more than I borrowed, understood when you factor in interest, but not understandable when you factor what was accrued as a result of Navients practices. 

I am not attempting to get out of my responsibilities, though I would love my debt to be wiped clean as Torah calls for, after seven years, I understand I signed my name on the dotted line and must repay. But, I do below that I owe less than my current amount shows and want to be reimbursed for the amount accrued due to forced deferments. 

Navient deserves to be out of business for what they have done. They have taken advantage of people and are the epitome of predatorial financial institutions.I hope my complaint provides US DOJ with more ammunition to put this company in the grave where it belongs! 

CROOKS!
Consumer complaint received 2017-03-02
Product: Mortgage — Conventional fixed mortgage
Issue: Loan servicing, payments, escrow account — 
Company: Seterus, Inc. (VA)

In reference to tracking number XXXX, XXXX opened a deposit account and funded by XXXX to pay the property taxes. Seterus changed it to a deposit account opened by Seterus and funded by home owner in violation of the terms and conditions of service transfer agreement between XXXX and Seterus. The reason XXXX did the way they did is that the mortgage is principal and interest payment only and they honored it. Seterus violated it. If Seterus argument that XXXX opened an escrow account based on XXXX crediting {$0.00} of my excess payment towards mortgage, they need to say so clearly and unequivocally. Seterus already admitted ignorance of what XXXX did and yet they claim they opened an escrow account based on {$0.00} credited to the deposit account...
Consumer complaint received 2017-08-25
Product: Debt collection — Credit card debt
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed — Debt was result of identity theft
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (TX)

I am a victom of identity theft. There have been numerous erroneous marks against my credit report for some time now. I sent formal dispute letters to Equifax on XX/XX/XXXX. I attached a police report, FTC affidavit and my ID 's. I disputed this item as NOT MINE. Legally they have 45 days to investigate with the lender and provide me notorized proof that the instrument is mine. It has been over 60 days and no proof has been provided. I have followed up making phone calls and each time being hung up on or asked a myriad of personal " security '' questions and told I am not answering them correctly when I know that I am.I called back again and they made me answer 9 security questions unbelievable, finally I got through to someone who said they filed my dispute on XX/XX/XXXX and that I should call back to a certain number XX/XX/XXXX and that it would not be on my credit report if they found no proof it was mine. I called back, the number didnt work! I found a different Equifax number. got a supervisor on the line. Told her all of this, she said it was still on there and under investigation, it would be 30 more days and to call back. That would put me at a 90 day dispute period ... I filed an online identity theft FTC report about this acct on XX/XX/XXXX, also an online dispute again on XX/XX/XXXX.
Consumer complaint received 2017-08-25
Product: Student loan — Private student loan
Issue: Struggling to repay your loan — Can't get other flexible options for repaying your loan
Company: WELLS FARGO & COMPANY (NJ)

XX/XX/XXXX I consolidated all my sons private college loans with Wells Fargo in the amount of {$86000.00}. My son was the primary borrower and I the co signer on all the private loans consolidated. In order for Wells Fargo to approve the consolidation they told me my son could not be on the loan because of his lack of credit history. The loan for all of my sons student loan debt would only be approved if his debt was consolidated in an educational loan in my name only. Now several years later, over the course of approximately 2 years, I have tried to refinance this educational loan. Every time I am turned down because I am the sole borrower of the educational loan. In order to refinance my son must be the owner of the loan in some way because he was the student. I do not have or remember the names of the institutions that I applied to and was denied for that specific reason. Eventually I stopped applying because each application was a credit inquiry. So instead of applying officially I started to call lending institutions and explain the situation, in each event I was told my son needed to be the borrower of the loan in order to refinance. 
As far as i can see there is no way for me to refinance this loan out of Wells Fargo and I am locked into it until the loan is paid. 
I have contacted Wells Fargo in XXXX and again just recently in XX/XX/XXXX to try to refinance at a lower acceptable rate and both times what I was offered was not acceptable. The first time after paying this loan for 5 years on time I was told I needed a cosigner with an interest rate that was out of the question. The second time I actually asked to have my son as the cosigner ( figuring if I could get him on the loan some how that maybe I would be able to refinance with another institution at a later date ) But the interest rate they offered again was not acceptable. ( My credit score is excellent ). 
I also feel I have should have the right to refinance with another lending institution other than Wells Fargo but the way this loan has been structured by them I do not have that option.
Consumer complaint received 2016-09-14
Product: Bank account or service — Checking account
Issue: Problems caused by my funds being low — 
Company: CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. (RI)

Citizens Bank charged me an overdraft fee of {$35.00} even though I never overdrew my account. First the supervisor said a cash deposit I made was a check. Then she looked further and realized it was cash. Then she said I would have overdrawn my account if I had not made the deposit and therefore I was charged an over draft fee. I did n't overdraw my account and should not be charged an overdraft fee.
Consumer complaint received 2017-08-25
Product: Debt collection — Payday loan debt
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed — Debt was already discharged in bankruptcy and is no longer owed
Company: CASHCALL, INC. (NJ)

I am getting harassed multiple times a day by calls coming from ( XXXX ) XXXX and XXXX. They threaten that they have complaints against me, orders against me and will be serving me. They have no intention of serving me so that alone is a violation of the FDCPA. Let 's continue. They threaten if I do not respond an order will be placed against my parents. They threaten they will contact my HR department to aid in serving me. 

I called back they have my SSN and other info and say it 's for a payday loan from XXXX. 
1 ) Pay day loans are not legal in NJ 2 )XX/XX/XXXX is past the statute of limitations on debt in NJ 6 years. This alone proves they are in violation of the FDCPA by threatening to serve me with no intention of doing so as they ca n't for a debt past the statute of limitations. 
3 ) I had a XXXX bankruptcy discharged XXXX so even if the debt was valid which it 's not it is illegal for them to attempt to collect as it was discharged. 

They are misrepresenting and violating the FDCPA and I would like them to stop.
Consumer complaint received 2017-08-25
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: Perfection Collection (MO)

A company called perfection collection appeared on my credit report recently. You can never get a hold of anyone one. their voicemail is always full. When I researched the company online, it states their a fraud, and that they try to collect on accounts they do n't have the right to, and that they never credit funds to account, etc. when I researched, this was for an old account with a security company over 4 years ago, which was taken care of, they picked up their equipment. Now recently some new company perfection collection is trying to collect
Consumer complaint received 2017-08-25
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: Experian Information Solutions Inc. (NC)

I submitted a dispute with the credit bureaus towards the end of XX/XX/XXXX regarding a collection account that showed up on my credit profile at the beginning of XX/XX/XXXX ( reporting company is XXXX XXXX XXXX ). This account is not my account, I have no knowledge of this payday loan and have not been provided any information from the reporting company proving that it is my debt. So I disputed this fraudulent account with the credit bureaus and on XX/XX/XXXXand XX/XX/XXXX I received the dispute results stating that the account meets FCRA requirements. The credit bureaus told me that they had sent the information I provided to the reporting company and that the reporting company conducted their own investigation saying it is my debt. AGAIN, I have received not one document showing that I owe this debt, even after verifying my address, no one has mailed any paperwork to me. On XX/XX/XXXX, I submitted a complaint with the FTC, CFPB and the NC State Attorney General reporting XXXX XXXX XXXX for continuing to report this fraudulent account to the credit bureaus. Those complaints did not resolve the issue. On XX/XX/XXXX, I spoke with XXXX XXXX from XXXX XXXX and she stated that on XX/XX/XXXX, they had closed the account as disputed and had transmitted this information that same day. She gave me her number and XXXX ( XXXX XXXX XXXX ) and her supervisor 's name ( XXXX XXXX ) and told me to call if I needed any other info. I spoke with a rep from Experian that same day ( XX/XX/XXXX ) and they had not received anything from XXXX XXXX. I tried to call back and speak with XXXX XXXX but she and her supervisor were " unavailable '' and would call me back. They never called back. Today, XX/XX/XXXX I called XXXX to see if the account had been removed. Not only was it still on my report, but XXXX XXXX had reported my account as delinquent on XX/XX/XXXX, TWO DAYS AFTER MY CONVERSATION WITH XXXX XXXX SAYING THE ACCOUNT WAS NOW CLOSED. I do n't understand how a closed account can be reported as a delinquent open collection account if it was supposedly closed on XX/XX/XXXX. I need this resolved immediately! It is damaging my credit and it does not belong to me. And as stated before, I have not received any documentation proving that this account belongs to me, even after I requested paperwork be mailed to my home address. This account is unfairly being reported!
Consumer complaint received 2017-01-17
Product: Student loan — Federal student loan servicing
Issue: Dealing with my lender or servicer — Received bad information about my loan
Company: Brelvis Consulting, LLC (WI)

The Student Loan Help Center ( XXXX was the person I talked to at ( XXXX ) XXXX ext. XXXX ) claimed they would set up a consolidation for my federal loans, arrange a temporary forbearance during the process, enroll me in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and arrange my new monthly payment to be {$110.00} if I filed married-filing-separately or {$240.00} if I did not change my tax filing status. For these services, they charged me {$990.00}, which I paid in XXXX installments. The first payment of {$240.00} was taken from my checking account the day I agreed to these terms. Within a couple of days later, I submitted a notorized power of attorney release and my federal tax statement from the previous year, which they had requested. 
In XXXX, I received a loan payment plan from XXXX XXXX, the new servicing agency that has been assigned to service my consolidated loan. The payment was set at {$330.00}. I called them to ask why it was so high and they told me it had been set using the information I had given Student Loan Help center. After hearing what had been promised me, the XXXX representative told me that they has terminated their relationship with Student Loan Help Center, that I should file a complaint and take action to get my money back, that I was not enrolled in any forgiveness program, and that the consolidation of my loans caused me to lose any retroactive forgiveness I may have coming once I enroll myself in the federal forgiveness program. They also have notified me that they have denied my power-of-attorney. 
I called Student Loan Help Center to ask why my payment was so high and XXXX, who set the whole process in action, told me that " It will happen. ", but that I would have to talk to another representative, who she forwarded my call to. I was on hold for a very long time and gave up. 
My bank is currently pursuing a dispute of the four payments that Student Loan Help Center has extracted from my checking account.
Consumer complaint received 2017-08-25
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: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC. (NC)

I submitted a dispute with the credit bureaus towards the end of XX/XX/XXXX regarding a collection account that showed up on my credit profile at the beginning of XX/XX/XXXX ( reporting company is XXXX XXXX XXXX ). This account is not my account, I have no knowledge of this payday loan and have not been provided any information from the reporting company proving that it is my debt. So I disputed this fraudulent account with the credit bureaus and on XX/XX/XXXX and XX/XX/XXXXI received the dispute results stating that the account meets FCRA requirements. The credit bureaus told me that they had sent the information I provided to the reporting company and that the reporting company conducted their own investigation saying it is my debt. AGAIN, I have received not one document showing that I owe this debt, even after verifying my address, no one has mailed any paperwork to me. On XX/XX/XXXX, I submitted a complaint with the FTC, CFPB and the NC State Attorney General reporting XXXX XXXX XXXX for continuing to report this fraudulent account to the credit bureaus. Those complaints did not resolve the issue. On XX/XX/XXXX, I spoke with XXXX XXXX from XX/XX/XXXX and she stated that on XX/XX/XXXX, they had closed the account as disputed and had transmitted this information that same day. She gave me her number and XXXX ( XXXX XXXX XXXX ) and her supervisor 's name ( XXXX XXXX ) and told me to call if I needed any other info. I spoke with a rep from XXXX that same day ( XX/XX/XXXX) and they had not received anything from XXXX XXXX. I tried to call back and speak with XXXX XXXX but she and her supervisor were " unavailable '' and would call me back. They never called back. Today, XX/XX/XXXX, I called XXXX to see if the account had been removed. Not only was it still on my report, but XXXX XXXX had reported my account as delinquent onXX/XX/XXXX, TWO DAYS AFTER MY CONVERSATION WITH XXXX XXXX SAYING THE ACCOUNT WAS NOW CLOSED. I do n't understand how a closed account can be reported as a delinquent open collection account if it was supposedly closed on XX/XX/XXXX. I need this resolved immediately! It is damaging my credit and it does not belong to me. And as stated before, I have not received any documentation proving that this account belongs to me, even after I requested paperwork be mailed to my home address. This account is unfairly being reported!
Consumer complaint received 2017-08-25
Product: Debt collection — Other debt
Issue: Communication tactics — Frequent or repeated calls
Company: Jim Bottin Enterprises, Inc (PA)

XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Pennsylvania XXXX XXXX XXXX 2017 ABC Financial Services XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Arizona XXXX  RE : Cease and Desist from Collections Dear : ABC Financial Services On XXXX XXXX 2017 I was contacted by one of your employees by phone, email and text message from ABC Financial Services regarding account number XXXX. I spoke with an agent by the name of XXXX and I requested that I do not want to be contacted by ABC Financial Services any longer. At this time I would like for you to make a note that I am disputing this claim and that I do not believe I owe this balance. Furthermore I am respectfully requesting that you refrain from contacting me by phone, email and text messages. Please refrain from using such methods as skip tracing, by contacting my relatives and employer. Do not contact met at all!
Your continues calls, emails and text messages and such conduct has caused me to suffer humiliation, embarrassment, emotional distress and physical discomfort. Please take a note that any future unsolicited methods of contact will be reported as multiple violations enacted by the Federal Trade Commissions Fair Debt Collection Practices Act including sections > 805. Communication in connection with debt collection 806. Harassment or abuse 809. Validation of debts https : //www.ftc.gov/enforcement/rules/rulemaking-regulatory-reform-proceedings/fair-debt-collection-practices-act-text I HEREBY DEMAND THAT YOU CEASE AND DESIST all future calls, emails and text messages and that you update your records immediately. If action is not taken by you to cease and desist as soon as this formal letter is received. Failure to comply with my request will leave me no choice but to take appropriate legal action against you including but not limited to filing a report against your company under the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act.
Sincerely, XXXX XXXX XXXX
Consumer complaint received 2016-10-08
Product: Bank account or service — Checking account
Issue: Deposits and withdrawals — 
Company: BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (MD)

I went to a Bank of America ATM at a local branch on XXXX/XXXX/16 to withdraw {$2100.00} from the ATM. I was not able to make the withdrawal since the amount I requested was over the daily withdrawal limit for the ATM. My only choice at that time was to go into the branch and withdraw the cash from my account at the teller line, which is what I did. 

Also on XXXX/XXXX/16 I went to a Bank of America ATM at a local branch to withdraw {$2300.00} from the ATM. I was not able to make the withdrawal since the amount I requested was over the daily withdrawal limit for the ATM. My only choice again was to go into the branch and withdraw the cash from my account at the teller line, which is what I did. 

The type of account that I have is an electronic only account which means that I do not get charged a monthly fee as long as I use electronic means like online and ATMs to access the account. If I do use bank personnel like a teller, I get charged a {$8.00} monthly maintenance fee on my next statement date. 

Bank of America should not be able to designate an account as a no fee checking account and then charge a fee if the transaction you request can not be completed electronically. This is like having a free parking zone for 5 seconds which is actually allowing you to park free but the functionality of the parking space is designed to charge you for practical usage. 

This practice should be disallowed at Bank of America. If an account is designated as free for electronic usage then the bank can not restrict the usage by electronic means OR the bank can not charge for in-person/teller usage if the electronic means provided by the bank does not allow your transaction to be processed.
Consumer complaint received 2017-08-25
Product: Student loan — Private student loan
Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer — Need information about your loan balance or loan terms
Company: Navient Solutions, LLC. (DC)

My father, who is now estranged, took out a loan for approximately {$15000.00} with XXXX while I was in school for my XXXX degree ( XXXX ). My mother, who is divorced from my father, has been making on-time payments for over a decade. XXXX never mailed or emailed any statements. When we would call XXXX to inquire about the balance, they refused to provide us information on payment history, since we were not the borrower. 

Recently, Navient acquired the debt from XXXX. We were dismayed to find that not much progress has been made with reducing the amount owed. A similar loan taken out at the same time has been payed. Navient also refuses to provide the payment history from when the loan was with XXXX, and we are unable to speak with an XXXX representative due to their restrictive automated phone system. 

Even with an interest rate of 6 %, there should not be over {$10000.00} remaining in the account. Viewing the payment history is the first step to understand how on-time monthly payments did not reduce the payment balance.
Consumer complaint received 2016-08-01
Product: Debt collection — Credit card
Issue: Disclosure verification of debt — Not given enough info to verify debt
Company: PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES INC (SC)

Portfolio Recovery Associates has been attempting to collect an alleged debt for several years that is listed in my name. When they first began attempting to collect the debt, I sent them a debt validation letter ; however, I never received a response for validation. I am requesting that PRA quit its collection attempts and remove from all XXXX credit reports.
Consumer complaint received 2016-07-31
Product: Credit reporting — 
Issue: Incorrect information on credit report — Information is not mine
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc. (MN)

I am a victim of identity theft. The following account and inquiries are unauthorized and fraudulent : XXXX, XXXX, XX/XX/XXXX, XX/XX/XXXX, XX/XX/XXXX, XXXX, XX/XX/XXXX, XX/XX/XXXX