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Consumer complaint received 2016-03-03
Product: Mortgage — Home equity loan or line of credit
Issue: Loan modification,collection,foreclosure — 
Company: Sterling Home Loans Inc (CA)

I have a 1st and 2nd loan on my home. The predatory lender on my 2nd started a default judgement XXXX/XXXX/15 also called foreclosure. I have sent the 2nd lender the full amount of money owed via a certified check to get my home out of foreclosure. The 2nd lender says they will not apply the check to my account to bring it current until my 1st is current. My 1st is not in default or foreclosure. The property has a lot of equity over the 20 years I have lived here.
Consumer complaint received 2017-06-27
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Public record information inaccurate
Company: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC. (LA)

Discharged chapter XXXX should be removed my credit report. I have written letters and called several times to no avail. I am also asking for all inquiries to be removed for all three credit bureaus.
Consumer complaint received 2024-09-10
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. (NE)

In accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act. The List of accounts below has violated my federally protected consumer rights to privacy and confidentiality under 15 USC 1681. 


I told XXXX, Transunion, and XXXX to reinvestigate these accounts : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX  XXXX XXXX ACCOUNT XXXX XXXX : XXXX accounts were opened : XX/XX/XXXX, XX/XX/XXXX, XX/XX/XXXX, XX/XX/XXXX, XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX However, they stated everything was complete and accurate. But how is that possible if the open date, date of last activity and much more is incorrect. According to 15 USC 1681i ( 5 ), they are supposed to modify accounts that aren't reporting correctly.

15 U.S.C. 1681s-2 ( A ) ( 1 ) A person shall not furnish any information relating to a consumer to any consumer reporting agency if the person knows or has reasonable cause to believe that the information is inaccurate. ;
Consumer complaint received 2016-08-26
Product: Mortgage — FHA mortgage
Issue: Settlement process and costs — 
Company: Onity Group Inc. (MD)

Some years ago I was paying XXXX a month and went to refinance I was told it would be XXXX a month. When the settle date came the officer came to my house she was from a service. The rate was a lot higher at XXXX I called the bank rep and he said go ahead and sign it will be the XXXX it never did and I could get nothing from him. It killed me and caused me all kinds of financial hardship. I have not been able to make a payment after the XXXX a month drained me. I have been in bad health and have XXXX. The bank was indymac, XXXX, XXXX and someone else. I paid a lawyer who stole XXXX promising me a loan mod & gt ; Mortgage lawyer XXXX was the name. I also went through XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX 3 times i did the paper work and they had me redo it it was totally finished and submitted by a hud rep XXXX XXXX. I did it a 4th time with XXXX XXXX it was totally completed and then they said we had to redo it because the bank changed. I was scammed into the mortgage and the appraisal on my home was inflated. I asked about it and they said it was ok. I am a minority XXXX and this is not fair. I believe the lender was also racist as I could and should have qualified for a loan mod. I am trying to have a short sale now and have a lawyer but I am not sure what this one really is doing. I have lost a ton of money and can not even pay. I just want this nightmare to end. I tried several times to find out what legal action I could have and was turned away. Seems like people of color always are. I need help what was done to me is wrong I have been bankrupted and almost divorced. It has been hard to sleep or live for years. I have been threatened and embarrassed to the utmost a man came to my house at XXXX one time and taped papers to my door. I have not paid and I was promised a trial mortgage by my crooked lawyer who had me list the house and then tried to buy it in short sale but i would not sign when i found out he was part of the deal. XXXX, Indymac and whoever else isaoa has been horrible to deal with. I think they just want the house. I have kept it up hoping that i can get somekind of relief. I want to pay but not XXXX a month its not fair and is criminal i have been in contact with the bank and feel they are racist and do not want to help me .Please help me Please this can not keep happening to people of color in this XXXX
Consumer complaint received 2024-09-09
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. (FL)

My credit reports are inaccurate. These inaccuracies are causing creditors to deny me credit. You have the duty to report accurate information about consumers. Please investigate these accounts and inquires and update these accounts accordingly to avoid future litigation.
Consumer complaint received 2015-06-10
Product: Mortgage — Conventional fixed mortgage
Issue: Loan servicing, payments, escrow account — 
Company: UMPQUA HOLDINGS CORPORATION (OR)

My mortgage is held with Umpqua Bank. Formerly, Sterling Bank. Since the time Umpqua took over all Sterling clients and loans, my mortgage payments have been messed up. In XXXX 2015, as I normally do, I mailed my mortgage payment, it was cashed by Umpqua Bank on XXXX/XXXX/15, ( proof of the payment is available and was sent to Umpqua Bank ). Then in the beginning of XXXX I received a call and mail from Umpqua Bank stating my mortgage was XXXX days behind and they sent me loss mitigation paperwork. Not knowing if they were accurate, I authorized XXXX immediate payments. I then went home to research whether or not I made my XXXX payment and found out by my records and my XXXX XXXX that not only was my payment made, it was cashed. I immediately phoned Umpqua Bank back, they asked me to fax a copy of the check, which I did on XXXX XXXX and they would get back with me. By Monday XXXX XXXX, no one had called, so I called again. I was told redirected to XXXX different people, I was told they were working on figuring out the issue and because I was a former Sterling customer, they would take up to XXXX additional days to resolve. To date, I have made a total of XXXX payments since XXXX, they have no resolution and they have derogatorily affected my excellent credit. I was told this was happening to many Sterling customers and there was nothing they could do. I provided proof and have NEVER missed a mortgage payment. I believe they have violated numerous laws and I feel as if NO ONE is protecting us from this bank. I would like to have this entity step in and resolve these issues, get refunds for me and other borrowers affected as well as correct our credit reporting. I do believe if I do n't get resolution, I will hire an attorney. Fair Credit Reporting Violations, Misappropriation of customer funds and an inability to have accurate accounting of my mortgage payment and reserve account are all things that I have been advised are part of the Consumer Protection, are n't they?? 
PLEASE ADVISE WHAT THE NEXT STEPS ARE AND WHAT WILL BE DONE FOR RESOLUTION.
Consumer complaint received 2016-02-16
Product: Mortgage — Conventional fixed mortgage
Issue: Loan servicing, payments, escrow account — 
Company: Onity Group Inc. (VA)

My mortgage company is OWCEN Financial and recently my wife passed away from XXXX. Like many households my wife took care of all the bills and finances. My wife passed away on XXXX XXXX, 2015 she was quickly laid to rest and I begun the process of figuring out our bills. I contacted OWCEN around XXXX XXXX to informed them my wife had passed and our household account that was in wife name was frozen. I also informed OCWEN that I would be able to make the mortgage payment in the morning as I had to have funds transferred from another source. I paid the bill on XXXX XXXX 2015 as promised. I was informed that I would have to pay a late fee I was respectfully incensed but agreed. I was also informed that this late payment would be reported to the credit bureaus. I asked again given the nature of the situation would they reconsider not doing that and they told me there was absolutely nothing they could do. My credit at the time was XXXX. With their reporting of late payments my credit score took a dive to XXXX. Now keep in mind our other residence is finance by XXXX XXXX. Like OCWEN I went to XXXX XXXX mortgage gave them all the same documentation they made a call to their servicing center and everything was corrected and no late fee was accessed. Reliable and industry respected resources have told me that OCWEN like XXXX XXXX could have done something given the hardship. I asked XXXX to request OCWEN to reconsider and OCWEN up held their decision. It felt like a predatory type of feeling and experience when communicating with OCWEN. So I started to dig more and I now realize their deal. We had mortgage the house years back when rates where higher and before our loan was sold to OCWEN. I believe OCWEN is quick to ignore legitimate and verifiable hardship and compassion request and quick to use credit reporting practices to lock loans so they ca n't be refinanced. I 'm trying to refinance my house now and after explaining what was my situation I may be able to leave OCWEN. While sitting at my desk I XXXX " what people are saying about OCWEN '' WOW!! Not surprising what I was feeling was further confirmed. XXXX I 'm not the only person having challenges with OCWEN. I mean recent accounts as recent as this year and this month people are having serious and unfortunate experiences with OCWEN. Not to mention that CFPB has had to investigate them in the past. The way they do business is more than borderline sleeze. Not sure what but there needs to something done with OCWEN as people are losing their homes, incurring increase expenses and the customer services experience is for sure predatory.
Consumer complaint received 2016-02-25
Product: Credit reporting — 
Issue: Credit monitoring or identity protection — Billing dispute
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (TX)

To whom it may concern, I am having problems with Equifax. There is a lot of information on my credit file with Equifax that is not mine. I am a victim of identity theft therefore I have a lot of fradulent accounts and information that is not up to date. I have XXXX fraudalent tax liens from the state of alabama iternal revinue service. They are XXXX State income tax accounts that are fradulant and are not mine. I have disputed this accounts with the proper documention from the state of alabama that I have sent to equifax and equifax do not want to remove those XXXX negative accounts which are public records. I have attached the documents which i believe can make those XXXX negative fradulent accounts be deleted from the equifax credit file. I have contacted XXXX agencies and they tell me that they have done everything they can. Equifax wants specifics and The state of alabama does not want to rewrite any letter to me or equifax which equifax wants numbers and for the letter to say that those accounts need to be removed from my file. The state of alabama put out that public information and now those XXXX fradulent tax liens have been terminated, canceled, and released the tax liens previousliy filed against me. Please help
Consumer complaint received 2016-04-13
Product: Debt collection — I do not know
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed — Debt is not mine
Company: PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES INC (CO)

Portfolio Recovery Assets is relentlessly calling my home. My husband has taken all of the calls and has told them to stop calling. The calls have come in the morning and at night, and it appears to be a different person each time. They do not identify themselves, and do not say why they are calling, but I understand from doing online research that PRA is a collection agency. I do not have any outstanding debt, my credit is in good standing, and I do not know why they are calling me, but it has gotten to the point of harassment.
Consumer complaint received 2015-07-31
Product: Debt collection — I do not know
Issue: Communication tactics — Frequent or repeated calls
Company: PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES INC (KY)

repeated calls from without leaving a message from a number i do not know XXXX. I finally answered and it was someone claiming to be from XXXX XXXX trying to collect a debt from XXXX years ago and wanting me to submit payment over the phone of {$1800.00}. This debt was charged off according to the caller, however, i have no recollection of even having a XXXX XXXX account then. I keep up with my credit report regularly for several years now and have not seen this at all. I told XXXX that I am not submitting any kind of payment over the phone for a debt I know nothing about and asked no one call me again about this.
Consumer complaint received 2016-10-05
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Credit determination — 
Company: CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION (MA)

I applied for a Quick Silver credit card with Capital One which is for people with Fair Credit as reported on the web site. I was declined based on information they stated is from XXXX credit bureau 's, ( letter Attached ). 
I have contacted both bureau 's that are listed in the attached file and both are saying Capital One 's information is not correct based on the reasons they list. 
After contacting Capital One 3 times asking them to please review my application again and explaining the reason they continue to decline me for the same reason as stated in the attached file and continue to state that that information they have from the XXXX credit bureau 's. 
I presently have NO past due accounts and have XXXX revolving credit accounts to include a ( Capital One 's account since XXXX ) which was given XXXX credit line increases since opened, the last XXXX was in XXXX XXXX.
Consumer complaint received 2016-10-06
Product: Debt collection — Credit card
Issue: Communication tactics — Frequent or repeated calls
Company: CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION (NY)

I went to court, they said they would schedule another meeting or cancel the debt. If one was even sent I did n't get the notice because I moved. They do not have enough evidence to state that I owe that money. The statements as proof that they provided did not go as back to validate the debt they are claiming.
Consumer complaint received 2016-06-25
Product: Debt collection — I do not know
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed — Debt is not mine
Company: Onity Group Inc. (PA)

The debt belongs to my ex-husband ( divorced 18 years ). He died on XXXX XXXX, 2016, therefore, he has not been paying his bills, because he is dead. 
I have explained to these people XXXX separate times, that I have nothing to do with my dead ex-husbands debts. I know they did an internet search for a related phone number and they focused on mine, as I am the only XXXX with a landline. My name nor phone number was never on his account, as he continued on with his life independently of myself. 
I have also told these people that, I am on the " Do NOT Call '' list and, they need to remove my phone number from their call list, especially since I had nothing to do with my ex-husband 's finances. They have refused to remove my number " unless an authorized person states it should be removed ''. I told them Good Luck with that, unless they can communicate with the dead. My dead ex-husband being the only authorized person on this account. 
I have also told these people XXXX that, his adult children will fax his death certificate to them, this Monday, XXXX XXXX, 2016, when they return to work. They continue to incessantly ring my phone and disturb my right to peace.
Consumer complaint received 2016-02-04
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: APR or interest rate — 
Company: CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION (IL)

I have a Capital One credit card I opened last year early summer perhaps. I knew I had a 0 % introductory APR on purchases that expired in 2016, I could n't remember if it was XXXX or XXXX. Yesterday I went looking for this info and was surprised that there was no reference to it anywhere on my statements or online profile for this credit card. After contacting Capital One I learned that this information is not available to me, I have to call in and ask about it. It appears that by not being upfront about this information they are making it very easy for the consumer to miss the date the balance would need to be paid off so they could assess all the interest charges. This does not appear to be a fair or upfront practice.
Consumer complaint received 2016-05-05
Product: Debt collection — Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed — Debt was paid
Company: Diversified Consultants, Inc. (GA)

I cancelled service with XXXX in XXXX 2015. I repeatedly attempted to dispute final billing changes to no avail. I am more than willing to pay the portion I actually owe. Since the account was closed I was no longer able to access my account information online. I sent numerous letters and called numerous times and was transferred from XXXX person to the next. Recently, my account was sent to a collection agency and reported on my credit file.
Consumer complaint received 2016-10-21
Product: Consumer Loan — Vehicle loan
Issue: Taking out the loan or lease — 
Company: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (OH)

For over a year I have been trying to get resolution for my auto loan mishandling of the title through USAA. I was purchasing a vehicle from my mother. USAA had released {$6000.00} to my mom while she was still in possession of the title, leaving the loan unsecured as I was was stuck paying a car loan in which I could not register or insure. The bank should have taken care of getting the title within 30 days from my mom and issued a memorandum title for me to register the vehicle. Instead I was being harassed that they still had n't received the title. I am the buyer, not the seller. Why was I getting bothered with, " where is the title '', when USAA had released {$6000.00} to my mother ( Seller ) without making sure they had the title in their possession. I was never given a memorandum title and I have been stuck in limbo paying for a car, because I did n't want to affect my credit, I ca n't use. The whole deal should be null and void because of what USAA has done. 

Around XXXX my mom had finally given USAA the title after months of trying only for her to send the title to me with corrections which the DMV would n't take. Due to the strained relationship with my mother and the relaxed attitude to get a replacement title, we had made an agreement with my mom that she was going to take the car back because she did n't want me to have the car because I was no longer family. After USAA being notified that my mom was going to take the car back, USAA and my mom 's shady dealings behind my back left me in my predicament of being left with an uninsured and unable to be registered vehicle. 

Even now that that USAA has gotten the title they have n't sent a memorandum title. I believe they realize they have messed up and are wanting me to ask for the title, so that they are legally protected.
Consumer complaint received 2017-02-20
Product: Mortgage — FHA mortgage
Issue: Loan modification,collection,foreclosure — 
Company: Ditech Financial LLC (PA)

I fell into default on my mortgage when I had to move for a new job and needed housing in a new city. I received a letter from my lender, DiTech, requesting that I contact them to discuss options. I have called five times now at times when they are open for business and each time am sent to the voice mail of a " XXXX. '' I left detailed messages each time along with my phone number and a request that she return my call. I submitted two different email complaints to the company about the non-responsiveness and my need to speak with someone immediately. They did not respond either. I believe that because I have mortgage insurance, they are intentionally avoiding me so that they can foreclose and collect the mortgage insurance and the proceeds from foreclosure. This is not right. They are required to offer me several options to avoid foreclosure but all of these are unavailable to me if they refuse to return my calls. Please help me with this as quickly as possible as the lender will foreclose very soon. The lender is DiTech Financial LLC at XXXX XXXX XXXX in XXXX XXXX, SD XXXX. Their telephone number is XXXX. 

Thank you, XXXX XXXX XXXX
Consumer complaint received 2017-02-08
Product: Student loan — Federal student loan servicing
Issue: Dealing with my lender or servicer — Received bad information about my loan
Company: Navient Solutions, LLC. (OH)

Under Navient, I was never informed of the public employee forgiveness program, nor was I informed of income driven repayment options. I have been accumulating inters for years on a loan that I did not know had alternative options. As a public employee, for nearly 10 years I could have paid at almost to the point of forgiveness.
Consumer complaint received 2015-12-31
Product: Debt collection — Payday loan
Issue: Taking/threatening an illegal action — Threatened arrest/jail if do not pay
Company: Advance America, Cash Advance Centers, Inc. (MD)

I took out a loan with Advance America in XXXX California. I only owe {$310.00}. I have been contact by XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX and XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX and XXXX about the same {$310.00}. I was coerced by XXXX XXXX which claimed it was located in Ohio to set up a payment play of 6 months paying {$110.00} from my Social Security monthly check. XXXX XXXX XXXX threaten to file paper work with XXXX XXXX XXXX in California to garnish my wages. I set up the payment plan and the first payment of {$110.00} and it was debited from my Social Security check account card XXXX XXXX, XXXX. I requested that XXXX XXXX XXXX send me a bill so I can see the exact charges and they would not produce a bill saying they do everything via email or electronically. By law XXXX XXXX XXXX or XXXX XXXX and XXXX XXXX has five business days to send me an itemized bill and a requested to send me the copy of the payment plan I set up with them. I contacted Advance America and found out {$310.00} was all I owed and that they ( Advance America ) sold the debt to XXXX XXXX on XXXX XXXX, XXXX. Then XXXX XXXX sold the {$310.00} on XXXX XXXX, XXXX to XXXX XXXX XXXX. I was harassed over the phone by the legal team of XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX and XXXX and XXXX saying they could not send me an itemized bill stating I had to set up a payment plan plus pay the entire amount prior to getting an itemized bill and my payment plan information. I never denied that I owed Advance America {$310.00}. I would like to pay my debt of {$310.00} to Advance America directly.