davidheineman/consumer-finance-complaints-large huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 2024-09-09
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Information belongs to someone else
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (CA)

First I need to state my right to privacy is XXXX. Im enforcing this right with this dispute letter. Per 15 U.S. Code 1681 ( a ) ( 4 ) you have full responsibility to exercise their grave responsibilities with fairness, impartiality, and a respect for the consumers right to privacy. Im exercising this right under the code. Please see the following information is handled with the utmost fairness, impartiality and respect for my right to privacy.

Under 15 U.S. Code 1681b ( permissible purpose ) I have never granted this company any permissible purpose. They are in strict violation of this code. I need these account ( s ) removed from my report as they are damaging my reputation, character, credit worthiness, credit standing, credit capacity, etc. Since you are required to protect my privacy I need this matter handled with the utmost urgency. 


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Consumer complaint received 2024-09-09
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Information belongs to someone else
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (CA)

I received a copy of my credit report. To my Surprise, you are reporting this account incorrectly. This collection account is reporting not only as OPEN, but also shows a past due balance of {$2200.00}. According to FCRA, I have the right to an accurate credit report. Please remove this account immediately from my credit report. Please provide me a copy of my new credit report reflecting this account removed upon completion. 

XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX
Consumer complaint received 2024-09-08
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (IL)

XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX IL XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXX/XX/year> **Subject : ** Formal Dispute of Fraudulent Account Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ) **To : ** Credit Bureau Dispute Department [ XXXX XXXX XXXX, Equifax ] [ Address of the Credit Bureau ] Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing to formally dispute the inclusion of an account on my credit report that does not belong to me. Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ), I have the right to dispute any inaccurate or fraudulent information, and I request that the following account be removed from my report immediately : - **Creditor : ** XXXX - **Account Number : ** XXXX - **Balance Owed : ** {$3800.00} - **Status : ** Charged-off/Bad Debt - **Closed Date : ** [ Date as per report ] # # # Violation of FCRA : This account does not belong to me, and I have never opened any credit account with XXXX. This is either a case of identity theft or an administrative error. Reporting this account as mine is a violation of the FCRA, as it reflects inaccurate and unverified information. I have no financial responsibility for this account.

# # # Action Requested : I demand that you investigate this matter immediately, remove this fraudulent account from my credit report, and provide written confirmation that the investigation has been completed and the account has been deleted. If this item is not removed, I request that you provide me with the detailed investigation report and verification of ownership for this account.

Please note that if this account is not corrected or removed, I am prepared to file a complaint with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ( CFPB ), the Federal Trade Commission ( FTC ), and pursue legal action if necessary.

Enclosed, you will find a copy of my credit report with the fraudulent account highlighted. I have also attached a copy of my ID and a utility bill to verify my identity and address.

I expect a prompt response, as required by the FCRA, and look forward to receiving written confirmation of the removal of this account from my credit report.

Thank you for your immediate attention to this matter. 

Sincerely, XXXX XXXX
Consumer complaint received 2024-09-08
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. (GA)

I have sent in letters asking for a Proper reinvestigation, from previously disputed letters earlier asking for a proper debt validation and verification letter and they have only sent back a credit report stating that the debt has been verified and updated. 
This Dispute is against XXXX XXXX and XXXXXXXX Basis for Dispute : 1. Violation of 15 U.S.C. 1681 Section 602 : Section 602 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act establishes the need for credit reporting agencies to maintain accurate and fair credit reporting practices. The disputed information on my credit report is inaccurate and does not reflect the actual status of my account. This misinformation is damaging to my credit profile and violates the standards of accuracy required by law.

2. Violation of 15 U.S.C. 1681 Section 604 : Section 604 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act regulates the permissible purposes for which a consumer report can be accessed. If this dispute involves unauthorized credit inquiries, these inquiries were not made with my consent or for a permissible purpose under the FCRA. These inquiries should not have been included on my credit report.

3. Violation of 15 U.S.C. 1666b ( Fair Credit Billing Act - Crediting of Payments ) : Under 15 U.S.C. 1666b, payments must be credited to an account on the date of receipt. The payment listed on my account was not credited promptly, resulting in [ e.g., a late fee, increased interest, or a negative impact on my credit score ]. This delay is in violation of the Fair Credit Billing Act.

4. PAANL ( Principle of Accuracy and Non-Discrimination in Lending ) : The Principle of Accuracy and Non-Discrimination in Lending emphasizes that all information reported on consumer credit reports must be both accurate and free from bias or discrimination. The inaccurate or mishandled information in question violates these principles, potentially leading to unfair lending practices against me.
Consumer complaint received 2024-09-13
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Account status incorrect
Company: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC. (FL)

XX/XX/XXXX Subject : Complaint Regarding Inaccurate Late Payment Entry on Credit Report Dear CFPB, I am writing to file a formal complaint against TransUnion regarding an inaccurate late payment entry on my credit report that has not been resolved despite my attempts to rectify the issue. 

Account Information : Creditor 's Name : XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX Account Number : XXXX Dates of Late Payments : XX/XX/XXXX Nature of Complaint : I submitted a dispute to TransUnion disputing a late payment reported by XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX. I referenced the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( 15 U.S. Code 1681i ) and the Truth in Lending Act ( TILA ) ( 15 U.S. Code 1637 ( b ) ) in my dispute, explaining that the reported late payment was inaccurate for the following reasons : The reported late payment was incorrect because my payment was made on time. My bank confirmed that the payment was processed on the due date, but due to a delay in XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX 's payment posting system, it was mistakenly marked as late. I provided the following evidence to support my dispute : A bank statement showing the payment made on the due date. 
A payment confirmation receipt from XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX indicating the payment was processed on time. 

Despite providing this information and adhering to the dispute process within the Fair Credit Reporting Act, TransUnion has failed to resolve this matter satisfactorily or remove the inaccurate late payment from my credit report. 

As a consumer, I have rights under the FCRA and TILA, including the right to accurate credit reporting. The continued presence of this inaccurate information is negatively impacting my credit score and financial well-being.

Requested Resolution : I kindly request that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau investigate this matter and take appropriate action to ensure that credit reporting agencies adhere to the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the Truth in Lending Act. 

Thank you for your attention to this important matter. I look forward to your prompt response regarding the investigation of my complaint. 

Sincerely, XXXX XXXX XXXX.
Consumer complaint received 2024-09-13
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Account information incorrect
Company: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC. (DC)

You are in violation under 15 U.S.

Code 1681i ( 5 ) Removal of Inaccurate invalidated Credit Information and 15 U.S. Code 1681e ( b ) - Compliance procedures maximum possible accuracy You have violated law 15 U.S.C.

Sec. 1681 ( a ) for a CRA to " conduct a reasonable reinvestigation to determine whether last date reported, last payment date, and date last active is inaccurate. 
XXXX XXXX XXXX Please remove this account immediately
Consumer complaint received 2024-09-13
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. (AZ)

I am submitting this complaint against the credit bureaus due to their continuous failure to address my dispute letters concerning inaccurate information on my credit report. Despite multiple attempts to resolve this issue through the appropriate channels, the credit bureaus have not acknowledged or investigated my disputes, as required by the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ). 

Even after multiple submissions, the credit bureaus have failed to provide any response, confirm an investigation, or correct the disputed information. This lack of action clearly violates the FCRA, which requires credit bureaus to investigate disputes and respond within 30 days.
Consumer complaint received 2024-09-12
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Account status incorrect
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc. (TX)

My account with this company is being reported late and i was never late! I have had exceptional payment history with this company and all payments were placed on Autopay. This late payment that is reporting is a result on a systematic error on their end processing my payment.

This was clearly a billing error made my the company and is not a reflection of my payment experience which violates USC Code 1681eb. This error has caused severe hard to my reputation, my character, my mode of living and to my family!

I demand the late payment reported in MONTHS REPORTING LATE to be removed They are not in compliance with the following law. 15 USC 1666b and its requirements set the standards and the guidance for a creditor to treat a payment as late, yet they are reporting a payment as late and they did not comply with the law!

15 USC 1666b ( a ) Time to make payments A creditor may not treat a payment on a credit card account under an open end consumer credit plan as late for any purpose, unless the creditor has adopted reasonable procedures designed to ensure that each periodic statement including the information required by section 1637 ( b ) of this title is mailed or delivered to the consumer not later than 21 days before the payment due date.

This company never sent the periodic statement along with the disclosures from section 1637 ( b ).

I have requested proof that this information was mailed or delivered 21 days before the payment due date and this information was requested in good faith pursuant rule 1002 and It was never provided. 

This is unfair, illegal, fraudulent, and not equitable to me as a consumer! 

Delete the late payments from my consumer reports.
Consumer complaint received 2024-09-13
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)

In accordance with The Fair credit reporting act the list of accounts below has violated my federal protection consumers rights to privacy and confidentiality under 15 U.S.C 1681 : XXXXXXXX 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 Has violated my rights. 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 furnish written instructions.

15 USC 1681 ( C ) ( a ) ( 5 ) section States no customer reporting agency may make any consumer reporting containing any of the following items of information any other advice item of information other than recording recordings of eviction convictions of crimes which the reporting by more than 7 years 15 U.S.C 1681 2 ( a ) ( 1 ) A person shall not furnish any information related to a customer to any consumer reporting agency if the person knows or has reasonable cause to believe that the information is incorrect.
Consumer complaint received 2024-09-13
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Information belongs to someone else
Company: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC. (AZ)

This is my 2ND Complaint that I was the victim of identity theft. Per Fair Credit Reporting Act Section 605B ( a ) Credit Bureau are required to remove any items that were opened without my knowledge, consent, or authority within 4 business days with ( 1 ) appropriate proof of the identity of the consumer ; ( 2 ) a copy of an identity theft report ; ( 3 ) the identification of such information by the consumer ; and ( 4 ) a statement by the consumer that the information is not relating to any transaction by the consumer. XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, TX XXXX XX/XX/year> XXXX XXXX Balance : {$0.00} XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Balance : {$24000.00} XXXX XXXX XXXX Balance : {$0.00}
Consumer complaint received 2023-03-30
Product: Debt collection — Other debt
Issue: Written notification about debt — Didn't receive enough information to verify debt
Company: Credence Resource Management, LLC (WA)

XXXX has been attempting to collect a debt from me. Over the course of the past 1.5 years, they have used multiple debt collectors, who have all contacted me and all failed to provide me with documentation of my debt. I have been contacted by XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX  XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, and Credence Resource Management , LLC. I have provided written requests to these various debt collectors asking for additional information regarding the debt that XXXX claims that I owe. Credence is the current debt collector that is contacting me ; I have requested additional information from Credence in order to dispute the debt, which Credence has failed to provide ( None of the other debt collectors or XXXX have provided this information either ). Credence has stated that I owe the debt without providing me with appropriate proof in order for me to dispute the claim. The following communications with Credence have occurred : XX/XX/XXXX : I received a letter from Credence in response to a letter I sent to XXXX requesting documentation of my debt ( I assume that my account was moved from XXXX to Credence but am uncertain since I have been contacted by multiple debt collectors regarding the same debt ). Credence provided me with a document for the billing period of XX/XX/XXXX, XXXX XXXX, XXXX. This billing period is six months after I had closed my account with XXXX The document provided does not include any detail on what is being claimed that I owe. For example, the document says there is a previous balance of {$450.00}, which I can not confirm for what. 

XX/XX/XXXX : I sent a letter to Credence requesting that they send me my complete XXXX  billing history from XX/XX/XXXX through XX/XX/XXXX so that I could confirm what XXXX is stating that I owe. These documents are my monthly billing statements that XXXX removed my access to when I closed my account. 

XX/XX/XXXX : Credence sent me a letter without the requested billing history. The letter stated that they received my dispute and verified that the charges are valid. They also sent me a second letter dated that same day for where I could send a payment. 

XX/XX/XXXX : I sent a letter to Credence requesting the same information I had asked for in my XX/XX/XXXX letter. 

XX/XX/XXXX : I received a letter from Credence with the same documentation that they sent in the letter dated XX/XX/XXXX. Again, this documentation does not provide an itemization of the debt that is being claimed that I owe. It states that I have a previous balance of {$450.00}, but I can not verify what that amount is for.
Consumer complaint received 2024-09-13
Product: Debt collection — I do not know
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed — Debt is not yours
Company: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC. (IL)

I want to stress that I did not give written permission for these specific transactions to be included in my consumer report. At no point did I authorize these entries, and their presence on my report is unwarranted. Consequently, I am formally requesting that these accounts be blocked and removed from my report immediately. 

It is important to clarify that this request is not due to any error or negligence on my part. There has been no oversight or misunderstanding on my end. Instead, this issue arises solely from the fact that I did not explicitly authorize the inclusion of these transactions in my report. I am diligent about maintaining the accuracy and privacy of my financial records, and these unauthorized entries compromise that integrity. 

I trust that you will handle this matter with the urgency and seriousness it deserves. Please confirm the removal of these transactions from my report as soon as possible. Thank you for your prompt attention to this issue.
Consumer complaint received 2024-09-13
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Public record information inaccurate
Company: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC. (NY)

Trans union credit report company gave false info about me to XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX on my credit report. As a result of their false info, I was denied bank services. On XXXX reference XXXX XXXXXXXX. They also dont answer any phone calls to fix their own false info. They falsely stated the following : percentage of recently open trades ( I dont have any trade open and I do have one credit card during that time, time since your oldest revolving card account opening ( I never had any issue with any account before ), low revolving credit limits on your credit report ( my credit limit with discovery was {$3800.00}, I called them and asked them to lower it to XXXX, and I dont have a low credit score, )
Consumer complaint received 2024-08-30
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Account status incorrect
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (CA)

My name is XXXX XXXX, and I am directly submitting this complaint without any third-party intervention. Attached are letters providing detailed information about the discrepancies in my credit report. The credit bureaus XXXX, XXXX, and Equifax have reported erroneous information with inconsistent and outdated dates.
Consumer complaint received 2024-07-31
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Information belongs to someone else
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (NY)

I have submitted multiple disputes regarding these accounts that is reporting inaccurately on my credit report. I have also submitted multiple reports regarding the account that needs to be updated. 

These companies have refused to do work on disputes even though they're required by the law to do so. 


Account Name : XXXX XXXX Account Number : XXXX Account Name : XXXX  Account Number : XXXX Account Name : XXXX XXXX Account Number : XXXX Account Name : XXXX MTR Account Number : XXXX Account Name XXXX XXXX Account Number : XXXX Account Name : XXXX Account Number : XXXX Account Name : XXXX XXXX XXXX Account Number : XXXX Account Name : XXXX  Account Number : XXXX Account Name : XXXX  Account Number : XXXX INQUIRIES : 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 2024-09-13
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem — Investigation took more than 30 days
Company: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC. (GA)

You are in violation of 15 USC 1681s- ( 2 ) ( B ) and 15 USC 1681s- ( 2 ) ( E ) Responsibilities of furnishers of information to consumer reporting agencies. A furnisher has a " ( 2 ) Duty to correct and update information '' " A person who ( B ) has furnished to a consumer reporting agency information that the person determines is not complete or accurate, shall promptly notify the consumer reporting agency of that determination and provide to the agency any corrections to that information, or any additional information, that is necessary to make the information provided by the person to the agency complete and accurate, and shall not thereafter furnish to the agency any of the information that remains not complete or accurate '' You have failed to conduct a reasonable investigation within a timely matter and notify me of the results according to 15 USC 1681s ( 2 ) ( E ) Duty of person after receiving notice of dispute. " After receiving a notice of dispute from a consumer pursuant to subparagraph ( D ), the person that provided the information in dispute to a consumer reporting agency shall ( i ) conduct an investigation with respect to the disputed information ; ( ii ) review all relevant information provided by the consumer with the notice ; ( iii ) complete such persons investigation of the dispute and report the results of the investigation to the consumer before the expiration of the period under section 1681i ( a ) ( 1 ) of this title within which a consumer reporting agency would be required to complete its action if the consumer had elected to dispute the information under that section; and ( iv ) if the investigation finds that the information reported was inaccurate, promptly notify each consumer reporting agency to which the person furnished the inaccurate information of that determination and provide to the agency any correction to that information that is necessary to make the information provided by the person accurate.

Please see the attached disputes sent over the last few months.