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Consumer complaint received 2024-08-13
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem — Problem with personal statement of dispute
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (VA)

According to FCRA Section 605B ( a ) the CREDIT REPORTING AGENCIES shall REMOVE any information in the file of a consumer that the consumer identifies as information that resulted from an alleged identity theft, not later than 4 business days after the date of receipt. XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX
Consumer complaint received 2024-08-13
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: EQUIFAX, INC. (TX)

Your efficiency and prompt attention to correcting some of the adverse information previously stated on my credit file is appreciated, yet there are still accounts that need to be addressed again and corrected immediately. The three credit bureaus must verify these accounts in accordance with Sections 609 ( a ) ( 1 ) ( A ) and 611 ( a ) ( 1 ) ( A ). It is not acceptable to report these accounts as unconfirmed information without validating them within the legally required time range. Please update or remove the following inaccurate accounts in my report : XXXX XXXX Balance : {$1000.00} XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Balance : {$10000.00} XXXX XXXX XXXX Balance : {$0.00} XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Balance : {$0.00}
Consumer complaint received 2015-11-13
Product: Mortgage — Conventional fixed mortgage
Issue: Loan modification,collection,foreclosure — 
Company: BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (MI)

Was headed down the road of not being able to afford the house, so I contacted the mortgage company for payment assistance. The rep told me in order to help me I need to not make 3 months of payments then call him back. Otherwise, he was not going to help me. After 3 months, everything fell apart, tried to sell house. Had XXXX offers on the house and BoA rejected all offers and finally on the XXXX offer, wanted to debate the buyer for {$5000.00}. The rep " XXXX '' was stalking me and threaten to come to the house and make me give him the mortgage and call me day and night until a man answered by calls ... 
At the end of one year, I gave the house back to BoA. 3 months later BofA sent me a letter stating the loan was forgiven (??? ), but still gave me a negative mark on credit report. Why?
Consumer complaint received 2016-07-15
Product: Bank account or service — Other bank product/service
Issue: Making/receiving payments, sending money — 
Company: BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (MA)

I paid off a $ XXXX to $ XXXX credit card balance with regular payments ( automated to be prompt ) for approximately 3 years. Sometime after the last programmed check was sent, I got a notice that I owed {$10.00}, and there was a late fee of about {$40.00}. I paid off the {$50.00} and got another notice a few weeks later that I owed another {$40.00} or so. I called to complain and asked, " How much money do you want to leave me alone? '' The agent apologized and removed all charges, said I did n't owe anything else, my balance was XXXX. I thought this ended it. Now comes my complaint. I learned that I had a negative entry on my credit report for late payments! This lowered my score and disqualified me for a loan I was applying for that offered favorable terms. This is not the first time that I end up hurt by Bank of America, and I feel a need to seek some justice.
Consumer complaint received 2016-01-21
Product: Credit reporting — 
Issue: Unable to get credit report/credit score — Problem getting report or credit score
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (NC)

The security questions with each of the credit bureaus have indicated that accounts have been established in my name. There seems to be a vehicle loan, mortgage loan, and a jewelry account in my name after honestly answering " None of the Above '' for each of these. I 'm XXXX and have just joined the military and I have not been able to track my credit score for a while. Please, provide a remedy or help me in this matter.
Consumer complaint received 2016-09-19
Product: Credit reporting — 
Issue: Incorrect information on credit report — Public record
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (NY)

This is an Identity Theft reporting issue about CREDIT REPORTING AGENCIES ( CRA ). In particular, XXXX of XXXX Texas and their ID Theft supervisor, XXXX at ext. XXXX. 
I spoke with a XXXX credit Dispute Identity Theft supervisor named XXXX in early XXXX XXXX. My concern was as a victim of I D Theft, there should be a FCRA block under sec XXXX to allow victims the right to rebuild their credit. I had XXXX item in public records that was negative : and due for removal XXXX XXXX XXXX, and despite all efforts is still there. as is the other Judgement ( not mine ) in my name while and Identified by XXXX ereports as IDdentity theft, see attached and should be blocked under FCRA Sec. XXXX. 
XXXX supervisor XXXX stated I should pay a lawyer to remove filing by vacating it. That cost too much money & I was an Identity theft victim entitled to mandate XXXX to block negative inaccurate items from my CR under FCRA sec XXXX. XXXX supervisor XXXX advised me that the cheapest way to remove the one remaining NEGATIVE item on my CR was to contact the the XXXX warehouse and public records manager for XXXX and ask for it to be removed. XXXX promised me that if I convinced XXXX subcontractor, XXXX, to remove these judgments filing as a mistake due to I D theft or for any reason, XXXX would delete the filing under FCRA sec XXXX. So I did. and XXXX XXXX did indeed removeall refrences, see attched. I faxed the XXXX/XXXX/XXXX XXXX report letter from XXXX to XXXX twice during XXXX XXXX. XXXX is the consumer reporting arm of XXXX. XXXX reviewed my request and agreed to delete the Judgements from their data base and the personal report they did on me. I was very happy XXXX XXXX was helpful and aware of the damage that an Identity Theft issue could do to my personal credit report with all XXXX CRAs. As you know, XXXX is the GATEKEEPER of data for all public records reporting in XXXX for ALL XXXX CRAs! 
Incredibly, XXXX has also refused to remove XXXX public Judgement for XXXX $ ( meaning there is no monetary value to the judgment ) involving Identity theft from my XXXX and Equifax reports, So I checked with the XXXX about why CRAs violate the FCRA law. XXXX sued all XXXX CRAs in XXXX, forcing each of them to sign a Consent Agreement on XXXX/XXXX/XXXX that mandates them to give their workers the discretion to remove any Identity Theft related content or credit inquiries or credit files immediately. The CRAs agreed in the Consent Agreement with XXXX to delete these inaccurate items related to ID theft immediately or suffer additional fines and penalties. The CFPB must order XXXX, and Equifax to delete this Public Records based on identity theft content from my file. XXXX supervisor XXXX said Door to Door Sales Act would allow him to delete this public record :
Consumer complaint received 2024-08-12
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Report provided to employer without your written authorization
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (NY)

I have received my credit report which suggests that I may have owed you something in the past or present. However, there is no evidence to support your claim, so I request that you dismiss all claims and remove any harmful reports against me. Specifically, I request that you remove any current reported items that are potentially lacking mandatory physical document evidence to verify the truth and accuracy of the claim, as well as any evidence of compliance with the certified XXXX XXXX format reporting standards. 

Your agency is in violation! 
15 U.S.C 1681 section 602 A. States I have the right to privacy.

15 U.S.C 1681 Section 604 A Section 2 : It also states a consumer reporting agency can not furnish a account without my written instructions 15 U.S.C 1681c. ( a ) ( 5 ) Section States : no consumer reporting agency may make any consumer report containing any of the following items of information Any other adverse item of information, other than records of convictions of crimes which antedates the report by more than seven years.

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 2015-11-27
Product: Credit reporting — 
Issue: Credit reporting company's investigation — Inadequate help over the phone
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (GA)

XXXX derogatory reports from the state of SC were expunged from my credit report without any problem. Afterward, Equifax decreased my credit score by XXXX points. I had no other changes in my report that would cause this to happen. My credit score should have increased rather than decreased. I tried to talk with someone from Equifax , but the conversation went in circles without being resolved. I also faxed over a letter requesting an answer to explain why an improvement in my credit history would cause my credit score to decrease. I feel that I will need to get a higher authority involved to solve this problem. I feel that I have been discriminated against and my rights are violated.
Consumer complaint received 2015-06-24
Product: Consumer Loan — Vehicle loan
Issue: Problems when you are unable to pay — 
Company: Security National Automotive Acceptance (CO)

Security National Automotive Acceptance CompanyI was a XXXX in the XXXX XXXX and got behind on a car payment do to a divorce. I was attempting to contact this company to fix it when they began to call and threaten me over the phone to include contacting my commanding officers. I let them take back the car becouse I no longer wanted to deal with them. They still started going after me for the full amount of the cars worth even after they sold it. I went to court against them and the judge agreed that I did not have to pay the full amount and took about XXXX off what they were trying to get from me. I was paying them back XXXX dollars a month until I got a honorable discharge from the XXXX and they put XXXX owed in collections on my credit report. I ended Up fighting them with XXXX and they took everything off my report. Years later about XXXX they have started calling and harassing me again and have placed the amount of XXXX back on to my credit report.
Consumer complaint received 2021-07-30
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 — Was not notified of investigation status or results
Company: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC. (NM)

I have been disputing and sending letters to the bureaus and they have done nothing. I have received no letters or seen any updates to my credit. I will attach letters I send previously but there have been more.
Consumer complaint received 2015-09-11
Product: Credit reporting — 
Issue: Incorrect information on credit report — Account status
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (SC)

The letter sent to XXXX XXXX below XXXX outlines what happened. I have disputed the incorrect credit reporting through Equifax, including the following letter and my credit card statements as evidence, to which they came back with no changes stating they 'verified ' the information reported. I have also disputed the incorrect credit reporting through XXXX Disputes Dept, but no corrections have been made to my credit file. 

XXXX MO XXXXRe : XXXXDear XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX I am responding to your reporting on my credit file. You first contacted me by mail XX/XX/XXXX to attempt to collect {$15.00}. I did not have any responsibility for the alleged debt you were trying to collect. 

I have attached my XX/XX/XXXX credit card statements for you to view. Please take note of the transition from XXXX XXXX XXXX to XXXX XXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX. I disputed the {$15.00} with my credit union after receiving statements that I had a XXXX balance with a minimum {$15.00} payment. My credit union investigated my dispute and deemed the {$15.00} an error on their part, resulting from a payment to my credit card that was misapplied by XXXX XXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX. It was also acknowledged as the second misapplied payment, following the first in XX/XX/XXXX. You will find the {$15.00} credited to me by XXXX XXXX XXXX on my XX/XX/XXXX credit card statement. 

Please verify and update the following incorrect information in my credit file : past due status in XX/XX/XXXX & lt ; -- - misapplied payment/credit union error past due status XX/XX/XXXX & lt ; -- - misapplied payment/credit union error past due status in XX/XX/XXXX & lt ; -- - owed a XXXX balanceIf the corrections that need to be made are not immediately addressed, I will have no choice other than to move forward with this complaint to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and/or file suit. 

Thank you for your cooperation.
Consumer complaint received 2016-11-03
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Transaction issue — 
Company: BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (AL)

On XX/XX/XXXX16, I went online to initiate a monthly payment of {$41.00} to my Bank of America credit card. On XX/XX/XXXX16, BOA debited {$1400.00} out of my checking account and I received an alert that my account now had a negative balance. I contacted BOA customer service immediately and was told they would keep the intended {$41.00} payment, refund my checking account the difference of {$1300.00}, and that this would take 48 hours to get this completed. It has now been 9 days and the funds have not been transferred back to my bank account. The balance of {$1300.00} was placed back on my credit card XX/XX/XXXX16, but as of today, XX/XX/XXXX16, it has not been refunded to my checking account.
Consumer complaint received 2016-07-25
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Late fee — 
Company: CITIBANK, N.A. (VA)

Citi has a deceptive practice for notifying customers of past due balances. This practice maximizes fees, while leaving the cardholder with little regulatory recourse. I rarely use the credit card, and had not looked at the account recently. Without my knowledge, a charge of {$29.00} had been made to the account. After the account was 62 days past due, I received an autodial collection call to my cellphone ( which I did not consent to ) alerting me to a potential problem. The total fee accumulation was {$62.00} ( coincidently ). 

So now I have {$62.00} in fees, and possible negative credit bureau reporting over a {$29.00} charge that I did not make. If Citi was concerned enough to make a collection call after all the fees had been assessed ( day 62 ), they could have been fair and made an attempt prior to day 60, when it looked like payment was n't forthcoming. This would have provided me an opportunity to dispute the charge in writing ( per Reg Z ), and avoid the second late fee. The practice is unfair and unnecessarily drives up revenue, while leaving the cardholder with few options. 

To make matters worse, I called the collections rep ( via the number provided by the autodialer ), and she said that I could n't get help with my credit reporting concern unless I wrote to a P.O. Box. She said there was no number. After the conclusion of that call I tried the regular customer service number, and was placed on hold by the system. After ~35 minutes of being on hold, I hung up without the opportunity to speak to an actual person. 

Bottom line, I feel Citi maximized their fees at the expense of the customer, and failed to provide a reasonable means for exploring a solution.
Consumer complaint received 2016-02-16
Product: Debt collection — I do not know
Issue: Taking/threatening an illegal action — Threatened arrest/jail if do not pay
Company: Coastal Financial Solutions, LLC (CO)

Numbers from XXXX and XXXX continue to call people around me, but not me directly, stating legal action and that I would be arrested if I did not call them. They continue to call my ex girl friends father on a repeated basis as well as my sister mother in law in which they call her by he maiden name.
Consumer complaint received 2017-03-13
Product: Mortgage — FHA mortgage
Issue: Application, originator, mortgage broker — 
Company: Finance of America Mortgage LLC (PA)

I received an email from our current mortgage provider on XX/XX/XXXX with some small detail of what savings I could obtain with a possible refinance. I asked questions via email and asked to see an application for more detail on how the process works. I viewed an electronic application with only my husband 's name XXXX on it and I did not like the information so I rejected the application. I was asked to reconsider and have my husband call the finance company. I did not respond. On XX/XX/XXXX we received a letter from the mortgage company dated XXXX XXXX XXXX stating an application was submitted and denied. The letter has my husbands credit score from all three credit bureas dated XX/XX/XXXX. I called the mortgage company to speak with XXXX the name on the notice. He is telling me that we submitted an application or inquiry and that the letter is simply an update to how it concluded. I asked why we were getting this now, and he said we get it 90 days after the inquiry. This letter is dated nearly 10 months later. I believe XXXX has and still is submitting credit inquiries on my husbands behalf without his permission and then sending information to us in hopes that we refinance are mortgage with them,
Consumer complaint received 2017-02-03
Product: Credit reporting — 
Issue: Incorrect information on credit report — Reinserted previously deleted info
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (MD)

Hello CFPB, I 'am sending this request because I previously opened a credit bureau dispute with Equifax XXXX XXXX/XXXX/2016. In the Month of XXXX I received the results showing that case # XXXX, Balance XXXX and Case # XXXX Balance {$1800.00} were deleted from my credit file. I notified Equifax that the accounts were still on my credit file after receiving a letter showing the deletions and no documents regarding any insertions of the items being added back to my credit file. Equifax failed to correct their error. I would like Equifax to remove the inaccurate/outdated information from my credit file as XXXX XXXX and XXXX did immediately upon receiving my disputes.
Consumer complaint received 2015-10-23
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Billing disputes — 
Company: CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION (TX)

I have an account with Capital One and we receive a bill in the mail every month. There were a couple of months where we did n't receive a bill and made our payment late. Capital One reported our account 30 days past due on several occasions. I have sent them a couple of letters pursuant to the Fair Credit Billing Act to verify that my payment posted past the 30 day mark and I have not heard anything back. The only response we received was a letter requesting the account number which was already provided. We have simply asked for these 30 day late payment remarks to be removed so that we can move forward on purchasing a new home.
Consumer complaint received 2015-12-05
Product: Bank account or service — Checking account
Issue: Using a debit or ATM card — 
Company: CITIBANK, N.A. (CA)

My CITIBANK Checking Account is consistently showing systematic daily posting of debit card transactions in a descending order after they are pending for 3-5 business days. Transactions are re-ordered with the largest coming out first, then gradually the smaller ones last. This practice has been making it extremely difficult to balance my account and avoid overdraft fees. This happened before with XXXX XXXX XXXX. I asked XXXX supervisors in the customer service department, and they refused to answer my question as to why this pattern has taken place every day for at least the most recent 6 months of my transaction history. I suspect this practice has taken place since the inception of my checking account with CITIBANK. The bank also withholds my deposit funds for far too long.
Consumer complaint received 2015-03-30
Product: Credit reporting — 
Issue: Incorrect information on credit report — Public record
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (GA)

Dispute to have lien removed as it was paid in full. Dispute re investigation advised that this lien was verified. Reached out to XXXX County where my lien was filed and they advised they had not record of my lien as it is possible it was withdrawn. The agent advised me i could access their website and do a search for my name to see if I had any past liens whether paid or not paid. Was able to access the website and find that I am not in their system nor is any information public record on state taxes from 2008 until now.
Consumer complaint received 2016-10-20
Product: Credit reporting — 
Issue: Credit reporting company's investigation — Problem with statement of dispute
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (NY)

I reviewed my annual credit report with Equifax and i noticed that an old closed account in XXXX from XXXX XXXX bank still showing in my report. I 've contacted Equifax twice to get this account removed from my report since it has been well past 7 years. Others credit agencies like XXXX and XXXX have remvoed this account, but Equifax is refusing to do so. The keep claiming that " its reported correctly '' or " that it belongs to me '', i 'm not saying it did n't belong to me nor that its incorrect, what i 'm stating that it should be off my credit report at this point. I 've called them to ask if i was filling out the dispute correctly and made the additional comments and a XXXX of their representative said that i was. Their website does n't give you an option that says " remove account '' then state why ; their options are very vague and i do n't think it fits this purpose of taking off closed over 7 years accounts. Moreover, Equifax is claiming that the old credit grantor " XXXX XXXX bank XXXX '' has reported to them this information. However, when i called XXXX XXXX bank directly to XXXX numbers provided on my dispute, No one on XXXX XXXX was able to find out anything about this account - as if almost disappear from their records. I have to write to XXXX XXXX to get an investigation going because it 's such an old account opened in XXXX and closed in XXXX ; that makes me wonder where is Equifax getting their information from???? It seems very suspect to me, that my account is being reported to Equifax but when i call the credit grantor they ca n't find anything on MY account! 

Please help me investigate this issue and I 'll contact XXXX XXXX in writing as well. FYI all these phone calls are recorded and i can even tell you when i 've called XXXX XXXX and Equifax. 

Let me know what else would you need from me. Thank you so much!
Consumer complaint received 2015-04-02
Product: Credit reporting — 
Issue: Incorrect information on credit report — Account terms
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (MA)

I have in the past dispute collection agencies derogatory remarks on my credit report. They have been removed and keep reappearing on my reports. These remarks have been removed from XXXX, yet after requesting them to be removed from equifax and XXXX they still remain. This is preventing me from obtain my mortgage loan. I think the XXXX credit bureaus should be communicating and reporting the same information. Or dissolve them to XXXX national credit bureau, as this is very time consuming to work with XXXX bureaus to clarify my credit information ... .PLEASE HELP