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Consumer complaint received 2017-10-11
Product: Credit card or prepaid card — General-purpose credit card or charge card
Issue: Other features, terms, or problems — Problem with customer service
Company: CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION (WA)

Credit card companies are required to allow me to opt out of information sharing. ( Thanks to government reguluation for this. ) It is my preference that they do n't share my information. 

In order to opt out I must call the on the phone. All other features and services can be done on the web site. For some reason this requires a phone call. I 've made that phone call and am currently waiting on hold. They claim high call volumns. I 'm taking this time to My complaint : Capitol One is making it difficult for me to opt out of privacy sharing. 

In fact, I 've not yet been connected to a representative. For all I know, it may be impossible for me to opt-out. It has now been 5 minutes. This function can be done on the web site. That i must call and wait on hold is an intentional barrier to opting out.
Consumer complaint received 2024-10-30
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC. (NC)

These agencies are not reporting accurate information. According to [ 15 USC 1681e ] ( b ), Whenever a consumer reporting agency prepares a consumer report, it shall follow reasonable procedures to assure maximum possible accuracy of the information concerning the individual to whom the report relates. You are in violation of the FCRA, [ 15 USC 1681b ] ( a ) ( XXXX ) : ( a ) In general. Subject to subsection ( c ), any consumer reporting agency may furnish a consumer report under the following circumstances and no other : ( XXXX ) In accordance with the written instructions of the consumer to whom it relates. I offer my testimony herein that I have not authorized or given anyone access to my private and confidential records and certainly not the information you're reporting. My rights were violated, especially my right to privacy, according to [ 15 USC 1681 ] ( a ) ( XXXX ) There is a need to ensure that consumer reporting agencies exercise their grave responsibilities with fairness, impartiality, and respect for the consumers right to privacy. I, therefore, request that you immediately delete the items specified. 
XXXX XXXX  XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX
Consumer complaint received 2017-10-11
Product: Checking or savings account — Checking account
Issue: Managing an account — Problem using a debit or ATM card
Company: SANTANDER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (PA)

On XXXX XXXX I went to go purchase something at the store when my card was declined I went home check my bank account online stated that I have negative {$130.00} taken out of my account I contacted Santander Bank they told me courtesy of not having enough in my checking 's account they went upon themselves and paid for item I did not authorize them to pay for was so offended I contacted XXXX to find out when was the billing date that I was charged for the item XXXX XXXX told me they charge me on the XXXX of XXXX santandera is saying that they charged me on the XXXX of XXXX I would like my refund of {$130.00} I also have the voice recordings of both statements of each company
Consumer complaint received 2017-10-11
Product: Debt collection — Credit card debt
Issue: Threatened to contact someone or share information improperly — Talked to a third-party about your debt
Company: Admin Recovery, LLC (IL)

I spoke with this company back in the summer of XXXX and told them to stop calling my friend about this collection. The person I spoke with told me that when they ca n't get a hold of the debt holder that they call any numbers associated with their address and assured me that they would stop calling my friend. I have recently discovered information that makes me think my payments are not going where they should and stopped those payments last week. They began calling me and they same friend. I spoke with a supervisor on XXXX to discuss the issue of my money and the payments and also brought up again that they are calling my friend. The supervisor assured me that the only number they had for me was my cell. I explained to him what i was told the year prior and they she just told me they called her again and he assured me they did not do that. Now today, XXXX my son, who is a minor, tells me he is now getting the calls and voicemails from this company. I have instructed him to leave the voicemail and the phone number in his history in case they deny it again. They have a working number for me, and I even spoke with a supervisor last week and told them why i stopped payments and what my next steps are and they are now embarrassing my friend and MY CHILD.
Consumer complaint received 2017-10-11
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Credit monitoring or identity theft protection services — Didn't receive services that were advertised
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (NC)

Applied for EQUIFAX free XXXX  XXXX providing all requested information. 
Received email on XXXX/XXXX/XXXX with link " take final steps in enrolling. '' I had accidentally discarded email with link. 
Called EQUIFAX and was told there was freeze ( which I requested ) and therefore free protection was not available without going through unfreeze process. 

I would like promised free protection without expending more time on this. 

Note : when calling EQUIFAX they want full SSN - this form makes clear all they need is last four digits.
Consumer complaint received 2017-10-11
Product: Debt collection — Credit card debt
Issue: Took or threatened to take negative or legal action — Threatened or suggested your credit would be damaged
Company: BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (CA)

This started with a purchase of my home. In order to be approved for the mortgage, I had to pay off all of my debt. I called XXXX XXXX XXXX, which is through BofA, and was informed my balance and payoff was {$1300.00} and so, I wrote a check out to XXXX and wrote XXXX XXXX XXXX and wanted the account closed. Instead, XXXX  sends me a new card and then sends me a statement indicating that {$1300.00} was not the payoff amount and that I owed MORE MONEY and now, they are sending me to collections. The Check Number XXXX, dated XXXX XXXX, 2017 was cashed.
Now, I am receiving correspondence from Bank of America, which is enclosed, account number ending XXXX, Case Number XXXX, indicating they are notifying all Credit Reporting Agencies that my credit is now damaged and depreciated. I had already notified the Credit agencies of this dispute.
I am attaching the correspondence which is connected to Case Number ID XXXX
Consumer complaint received 2017-10-11
Product: Mortgage — Home equity loan or line of credit (HELOC)
Issue: Closing on a mortgage — 
Company: PENTAGON FEDERAL CREDIT UNION (IA)

I twice disputed with XXXX a line of credit loan that originated with Pentagon Federal Credit Union in XX/XX/XXXX and paid off in XX/XX/XXXX, in which I requested removal of late notations on payment history on XX/XX/XXXX in a letter to Pentagon Federal Credit Union. The letter spelled out the reasons I thought payment history notations should be deleted. 

In the meantime I received an undated and unsigned letter with the envelope dated XX/XX/XXXX from  Penfed 's mortgage records department with closing papers from this old loan signed by me in front of a notary XX/XX/XXXX. The letter stated that an audit had revealed that I never received these closing docs back from Penfed after closing. 

This loans purpose was to establish a line of credit for me as part of a modification of an existing loan to be paid off. The interest rate was more than if I was to do a regular fixed rate home equity loan but found it attractive that I would be able to use excess for a line of credit as needed. Unbeknownst to me because I had no loan papers from Pentagon Federal showing they closed my line of credit a week or so after I closed on loan and I would n't be able to use the loan as I expected. This would have come in handy in months where I was short and could have made a payment. 

I believe there are issues with Regulation Z compliance regarding how the closing docs were n't released in a timely manner.
Consumer complaint received 2024-10-30
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem — Their investigation did not fix an error on your report
Company: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC. (TX)

I am requesting your help to investigate such accounts from these companies that are reporting me inaccurately about the late payments. I have reviewed and checked my credit report and saw that these certain accounts have late payments which is not correct. THERE SHOULD NO LATE PAYMENT REMARKS ON THESE ACCOUNT
Consumer complaint received 2017-10-11
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: Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. (PA)

Upon checking my credit report again due to an alert i received from the credit bureaus, I noticed several unknown, unauthorized credit inquiries on my report. A company by the name of CONSUMER PORTFOLIO SVC, XXXX XXXX and XXXX we on my report. Number one I ca n't drive because I have XXXX XXXX, so why do I need a car? Next, I 'm not in the market for a new credit card neither and ca n't afford to pay back amounts in full every month as needed from XXXX. 

This is my EIGHT REQUEST asking you to remove the unverified inquiry, which violates the Fair Credit Reporting Act Section 1681b ( c ). This is a serious breach of my privacy rights. The FCRA states that the only permissible purpose for pulling someone 's credit report is a ) firm offer of credit b ) insurance c ) employment or d ) a court order. 

The following inquiries are related to none of the aforementioned permissible purposes, and I demand that the following accounts be properly verified or removed immediately. 
What this means is that your company must be willing and able to produce a document in your files that proves authorization was given by me and the information being reported is accurate and you must be able to do this in a court of law if I file a lawsuit against you. Someone in your company must authenticate the documents in your files that were used to verify the disputed inquiry and to do this they must have 1st hand knowledge of the alleged inquiry and all that has ever transpired for the alleged inquiry under oath and under the penalty of perjury. 

Please be advised that if this inquiry isnt verified according to the Fair Debt Collections Act. You must delete this recording from my credit reports. 
Under Section 611 ( 5 ) ( A ) of the FCRA you are required to promptly DELETE all information which can not be verified.
Consumer complaint received 2017-10-11
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: General Motors Financial Company, Inc. (PA)

Upon checking my credit report again due to an alert i received from the credit bureaus, I noticed several unknown, unauthorized credit inquiries on my report. A company by the name of XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX and XXXX we on my report. Number one I XXXX XXXX XXXX because I have no XXXX, so why do I need a car? Next, I 'm not in the market for a new credit card neither and ca n't afford to pay back amounts in full every month as needed from XXXX. 

This is my EIGHT REQUEST asking you to remove the unverified inquiry, which violates the Fair Credit Reporting Act Section 1681b ( c ). This is a serious breach of my privacy rights. The FCRA states that the only permissible purpose for pulling someone 's credit report is a ) firm offer of credit b ) insurance c ) employment or d ) a court order. 

The following inquiries are related to none of the aforementioned permissible purposes, and I demand that the following accounts be properly verified or removed immediately. 
What this means is that your company must be willing and able to produce a document in your files that proves authorization was given by me and the information being reported is accurate and you must be able to do this in a court of law if I file a lawsuit against you. Someone in your company must authenticate the documents in your files that were used to verify the disputed inquiry and to do this they must have 1st hand knowledge of the alleged inquiry and all that has ever transpired for the alleged inquiry under oath and under the penalty of perjury. 

Please be advised that if this inquiry isnt verified according to the Fair Debt Collections Act. You must delete this recording from my credit reports.
Under Section 611 ( 5 ) ( A ) of the FCRA you are required to promptly DELETE all information which can not be verified.
Consumer complaint received 2017-10-11
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: Experian Information Solutions Inc. (CT)

On XXXX/XXXX/XXXX i checked my credit report and noticed that an account that was DELETED on XXXX/XXXX/XXXX was re added to my report. I WAS NOT NOTIFIED THAT THE INFORMATION WAS GOING TO BE RE ADDED TO MY REPORT After per Experian " when an item is deleted it is removed from your credit report and taken steps so it does not reappear ''. That is not the case!!! this account needs to be removed from my credit report ASAP. I have attached the copy of the letter received from Experian confirming that the account was deleted. My true credit report is not being shown. The account is XXXX XXXX XXXX act # XXXX! Also the account XXXX XXXX XXXX is a fraudulent account that i have advised multiple times does not belong to me and was open fraudulently. i also advised multiple times that the name XXXX XXXX does NOT belong to me! I demand this account & name be removed ASAP or legal action will follow!
Consumer complaint received 2017-10-11
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Account status incorrect
Company: Convergent Resources, Inc. (IL)

convergent outsourcing has illegally re aged alleged debt. A collection account is reporting as open on my credit report. Which is illegal and false information. I did n't enter into a contract with a debt collection agency. This false and deceptive practice had hurt my ability to obtain credit. They are reporting XXXX accounts from comenity bank and XXXX account from XXXX as opened by me. They also re aged the debt as if I recently opened these accounts once they were sent for collection. They claimed to have sent me verification of these accounts which is false. A collection account can not report as open that violates the FCRA and the dates and amounts are incorrect. I 've stated this for months and there was no proper investigation ever done. Also no resolve to my complaints. The only thing left for me to do is to seek punitive damages for what this has cost me. Since you wo n't investigate I have to make this a legal matter.
Consumer complaint received 2018-03-02
Product: Mortgage — Conventional home mortgage
Issue: Trouble during payment process — 
Company: CITIBANK, N.A. (FL)

Mortgage Payoff Nondisclosure of Recording Fees : I contacted Mortgage company for payoff information of my mortgage on Wednesday, XX/XX/2018. The representative advised me of my payoff amount for XXXX different dates disclosing if I wired the funds to Mortgage company there is a {$15.00} wire/processing fee but did not disclose any additional fees to me. I called again Thursday, XX/XX/2018 to confirm my payoff amount for the date I was wiring the funds and again was informed of a {$15.00} wire/processing fee and no other fees. 

XX/XX/2018 I wired the payoff amount plus an additional {$42.00} and change to round to the next XXXX dollar. When I checked my account to confirm they received my wire the amount was recorded minus {$65.00} of the full amount I wired. Upon contacting Mortgage company to question the missing {$65.00} I was told there are recording fees of {$25.00} and {$40.00} that was never disclosed to me on any previous calls or conversations. 

I called XX/XX/2018 to speak with a supervisor regarding the nondisclosure of the recording fees and I felt they should be paying the recording fees since it is Mortgage company 's responsibility to record the release of mortgage and any other required documents. Also, since the {$65.00} of recording fees was never disclosed it was company 's failure to disclose that they should waive those recording fees. The supervisor was not interested in " the customer is always right '' motto and proceeded to defend company and that I was responsible for the recording fees. 

I am a XXXX XXXX XXXX in 2 states and if I fail to disclose some of the simplest charges or information to the public I am accountable and can encounter reprimand and or fines from governing commissions or agencies. I am under the impression with the tightening of the rules & regulations ( Dodd Frank ) that disclosure was not only necessary but mandatory.
Consumer complaint received 2017-10-11
Product: Credit card or prepaid card — General-purpose credit card or charge card
Issue: Problem when making payments — You never received your bill or did not know a payment was due
Company: CITIBANK, N.A. (TX)

I was shocked when reviewing my credit report and found a late payment on the date below : 30 days late as of XXXX XXXX I am not sure how this happened. I believe I made my payments to you when I received my statements. My only thought is that my statement did not get to me.
Consumer complaint received 2017-10-11
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Account status incorrect
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (VA)

I filed a complaint on XXXX with Equifax XXXX XXXX and also with XXXX for a collection that was recently placed on my credit reports by a collection agency named XXXX XXXX XXXX. Allegedly, the collection agency, XXXX XXXX XXXX, claims that I have a unpaid XXXX loan with a company called XXXX XXXX in the amount of {$1200.00}. 

In the XXXX XXXX Virginia, it is against the law to obtain XXXX XXXX loans and it is also against the law to provide payday loans to Virginia residents if your are not a licensed business in the XXXX of Virginia. With those laws in effect, how would it be possible for me to take out said loan. 

Also the XXXX loan laws in Virginia state that the maximum amount you can borrow at XXXX time on a loan in Virginia is {$500.00} so how would it be possible for me to take out a loan in the amount of {$1200.00}. 

I was not notified by mail or by phone by XXXX XXXX XXXX of this alleged XXXX XXXX prior to it being reported to the credit bureaus. I 'm not even sure if XXXX XXXX XXXX is a licensed to do business in the XXXX of Virginia.
Consumer complaint received 2017-10-11
Product: Debt collection — Credit card debt
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed — Debt was paid
Company: HSBC NORTH AMERICA HOLDINGS INC. (GA)

I have an account that is showing in collection status for a former debt owed to HSBC XXXX XXXX, XXXX. which was sold to the law office of XXXX XXXX XXXX and XXXX, XXXX. 

I will attach letter below showing proof that the debt showing in collection now for this same lender bill that is already " settled '' with previous law firm in 2010. There has been no other collections contact for me from this original lender HSBC.

I dont owe the bill twice and ask that the HSBC showing as collections from another law firm for HSBC be deleted as a duplicate. Apparantly this debt was sold again in error and showing it not paid by another law firm trying to collect this same debt. The current collections company needs to go bac to XXXX XXXX law firm and work there problem out but I wont pay twice. There is no court order for payment so it is showing in collections in error. 

I wont pay it twice and ask that the current collections company be notified and that this debt not owned be deleted by all three credit bureaus for the lender for the account showing under collections who is trying to collect an already paid debt. 

.Other than a date opened ( which may be incorrect ). There is no past due indicated, no past due history, no specific account this HSBC bank was pursuing. Vague details and do not follow guidelines of complete information required to report to credit report bureaus under state and federal credit laws as required.
Consumer complaint received 2017-10-11
Product: Debt collection — Other debt
Issue: Written notification about debt — Didn't receive notice of right to dispute
Company: U.S. Collections West, Inc. (AZ)

This is my 3rd complaint with this company. 1 complaint filed with XXXX and 2 with cfpb. I 've requested multiple times for this company to validate this debt. They claim they sent me a letter a few years ago and one recently. I filled for investigation on this company in XX/XX/XXXX. Its been over a month. They have made no attempts to reach out to me. I recently denied a line of credit due to unverified account being reported that i was unaware of. 
Im extremely frustrated at this point.
Consumer complaint received 2017-10-11
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Other personal consumer report
Issue: Problem with a company's investigation into an existing issue — Difficulty submitting a dispute or getting information about a dispute over the phone
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc. (CO)

Provided Info for potential employer to perform background check. Employer said my name and SS # did not match up. I attempted to get the reports myself from XXXX but all three companies were unable to fulfill my request with no explanation.
Consumer complaint received 2017-10-11
Product: Debt collection — Medical debt
Issue: False statements or representation — Attempted to collect wrong amount
Company: Grant & Weber (CA)

Had an old hospital bill for about {$1200.00} which I could n't pay at the time. I tried to make payment arrangements with XXXX XXXX Hospital but they would n't accept other than the full amount and they forwarded the account to Grant and Weber Collection agency.
Grant and Weber first started calling my work and leaving messages with my fellow employees which was embarrassing to say the least. The balance as been increasing and is now over {$3000.00}, I submitted a dispute through the credit bureaus and the only thing this caused was yet another increase of the balance. Please note the original debt to XXXX XXXX Hospital is over 5 years old. I do n't have any of the original documents from them
Consumer complaint received 2017-10-11
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Account status incorrect
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (CA)

PLEASE FIND ATTACHED THE CREDITORS LETTER FOR WHICH THEY HAVE APPROVED OF THIS LATE BEING INACCURATE BUT FOR SOME REASON THE CREDIT REPORTING AGENCIES SUCH AS XXXX AND EQUIFAX DO NOT REMOVE THIS INACCURACY PLEASE HELP ME TO HAVE THIS CORRECTED THANK YOU
Consumer complaint received 2017-10-11
Product: Debt collection — Other debt
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed — Debt is not yours
Company: The CMI Group, Inc. (GA)

CREDIT MANAGEMENT LP XXXX/XXXX/XXXX XXXX/XXXX/XXXX XXXX XXXX {$260.00} Called company and without certain information I could n't provide they could n't process my request