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Consumer complaint received 2024-02-14
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)

By the provisions of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, I am submitting this complaint to request that the following accounts which I believe appearing to be inaccurate and incomplete be immediately investigated and corrected on my credit file. 
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Consumer complaint received 2024-02-14
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. (FL)

When I investigated my credit report, I realized that some of the information was erroneous. The 3 credit bureaus are required to authenticate these accounts under Sections 609 ( a ) ( 1 ) ( A ) and 611 ( a ) ( 1 ). ( A ). It is not acceptable to treat these reporting accounts as unconfirmed information without producing proof within the legal time range. 
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Consumer complaint received 2024-02-13
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: EQUIFAX, INC. (FL)

I am listing accounts below that have been reported inaccurately on my credit report. In compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act and as a gesture of respect to the Federal Trade Commission Committee on accuracy and completeness of credit information I am formally writing in today to dispute negative information appearing on my credit. This incorrect information is greatly hindering me from getting the credit score I deserve and hopefully, this letter will resolve all the issues on my credit. I demand to see Verifiable Proof ( an original Consumer Contract with my Signature on it ) of the accounts listed below. Your failure to positively verify these accounts has hurt my ability to obtain credit.
Consumer complaint received 2017-12-25
Product: Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service — Mobile or digital wallet
Issue: Managing, opening, or closing your mobile wallet account — 
Company: Coinbase, Inc. (CA)

I am an XXXX XXXX currently living in California. Coinbase is not letting me withdraw my funds or do anything with my money in my USD wallet on its website after a successful deposit. It keeps asking for my SSN and says that I can withdraw my funds and close my account if I do not want to provide it. Since I do not have an SSN, instead, I only have a drivers license, I chose to close my account and withdraw my money. However, in the withdrawing page right before closing my account, it asks for my SSN again in order to withdraw the funds. That 's the problem since I wanted to close my account and withdraw my funds because I do not have SSN! I contacted their support for so many times and they never reply email or do anything.
Consumer complaint received 2017-08-16
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem — Their investigation did not fix an error on your report
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc. (GA)

I was shocked when I reviewed my credit report and found late payment on the dates below : Creditor : XXXX XXXX Account # : XXXX I would like to start this letter off by, first of all, thanking your company for the great service that Ive experienced as a consumer. I have been a very dedicated customer and am now in need of your help.I was never late 30 days. I 'm not sure how this happened. I have alway made my payment on time you when I received my statement. My only thought is that there was a billing error with my statement.
Consumer complaint received 2017-10-04
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Problem with fraud alerts or security freezes — 
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc. (CA)

I tried to submit a fraud alert request online with Experian on XXXX/XXXX/XXXX. They ( their website ) said I could n't do that, but that I could mail my documents in or go to their upload page. I am the victim of identity theft and am wary of sending all of my important info through the mail, so I opted to do the upload. 

On the upload page ( XXXX/XXXX/XXXX ), I tried 5 times to submit documents that complied with their format requirements ( PDF or TIF ). Not sure why the PDFs did n't work. I submitted TIFs, and was told that they need to be in XXXX and white. I submitted TIFs in XXXX and white, and they continue to tell me that they are not in the correct format. 

There is no way to talk to a human being if you call Experian, and there is no email or chat assistance. This is incredibly frustrating for someone who is in the very stressful situation of having to deal with identity theft.
Consumer complaint received 2024-02-13
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem — Difficulty submitting a dispute or getting information about a dispute over the phone
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (NC)

I am a victim of identity theft. I am writing to request that you delete the following fraudulent inaccurate information from my credit report. Someone has used my personal information to obtain loans and credit cards. I have no idea how the theft took place. I also have no knowledge of any suspects. I did not receive any money, goods, or services as a result of identity theft. Please let me know if you need any other information from me to block this information from my credit report. Thank you.
Consumer complaint received 2024-02-13
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. (OH)

By the provisions of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, I am writing this letter to request that the account which I believe appearing to be inaccurate and incomplete be immediately investigated and corrected on my credit file. 
XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX Balance : {$0.00}
Consumer complaint received 2024-02-13
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Personal information incorrect
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (MD)

I'm really not sure what happened. I have mailed off letters to the credit bureaus continuously and thus far I have not gotten a response. My name is XXXX XXXX and I am filing this complaint for falsely reporting misleading information. There is no third party involved. Please review the uploaded letters.
Consumer complaint received 2018-02-05
Product: Credit card or prepaid card — General-purpose credit card or charge card
Issue: Fees or interest — Unexpected increase in interest rate
Company: DISCOVER BANK (NJ)

After Not being able to pay my bills due to employment termination i contacted discover several times. To make them aware that i am no longer working and i needed minimum payments they never responded. in the past they sent me {$100.00} to pay towards my discover bill which was kind of them however now i am working full time on XX/XX/XXXX i made my first payment of {$410.00} to catch up on my payments, On XX/XX/XXXX i made my second payment of {$140.00} and i noticed nothing changed as far as my available credit. i made a payment of {$25.00} on XX/XX/XXXX and another payment of {$110.00} on XX/XX/XXXX. and still my credit line keeps decreasing. so i called discover and the young lady told me that my credit line keeps decreasing because i am being charged interest. i explained to her that makes no sense because i am pretty much paying my bill to pay interest and she said yes that is correct. i explained to her i do not have this issue on any of my credit cards and she asked was there a balance and i stated yes there is a balance and i do not get charged interest. even when paying my bill with you all in the past there has been no interest charges of this significance. and that this must be some type of scam. she was not able to provide me with any information and this is absurd. i know credit cards have fees but not of this significance. and they offer no solution to help you. i am being charged {$110.00} for interest and my minimum balance due is XXXX what a way to scam a customer and then she tells me that is how we make our money.
Consumer complaint received 2024-02-13
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Account status incorrect
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (MD)

Please take a look at the attached letters and ID docs for verification that it is I XXXX XXXX XXXX filing this complaint. The stuff on my credit report is wrong and Under 15 U.S. Code 1681b Permissible purposes of consumer reports i never gave any written consent to report anything on my consumer reports no consent is fraud.
Consumer complaint received 2024-02-13
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Personal information incorrect
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (VA)

I'm really not sure what happened. I have mailed off letters to the credit bureaus continuously and thus far I have not gotten a response. My name is XXXX XXXX XXXX I am filing this complaint for falsely reporting misleading information. There is no third party involved. Please review the uploaded letters.
Consumer complaint received 2016-08-08
Product: Debt collection — I do not know
Issue: Improper contact or sharing of info — Contacted me after I asked not to
Company: IQOR US INC (CA)

Allied Interstate collections agency has been calling my husband and I multiple times a day for weeks, never leaving a message for the reason they were calling. The woman that has been calling is named XXXX XXXX. I finally called the number back last week to find out why they were calling it went to her voicemail, but I assumed based on the lack of information she provided in her voicemail that it was a collections agency. So I left her message stating to either stop calling multiple times a day or leave a message when she called so we could appropriately respond to why she was calling. She stopped calling me and instead, started calling my husband. He finally answered the phone this morning and stated she was trying to collect a debt owed by my brother. My husband and I have nothing to do with my brother or his debts, nor are we legally liable for his debts. They have no right or cause to call us to try and collect on his debt. I asked for her employee ID as i stated I would be reporting her actions, she lied to me and stated she had no id number and that she was doing nothing wrong, she " does n't know who XXXX lives with ''. That is total nonsense I have n't shared an address with my brother in 15 years. My husband has never shared an address with my brother. I have no idea who they bought our contact information from, but I am sure it was an unauthorized source.
Consumer complaint received 2024-02-13
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)

This is the several times I've complained about being a victim of identity theft. You must remove/block any items that was 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 information relating to any transaction by the consumer. 
XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, CA XXXX ; XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX CA XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, CA XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX  XXXX XXXX XXXX, CA XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Balance : {$0.00} ; XXXX XXXX ( Original Creditor : XXXX XXXX XXXX ) XXXX Balance : {$0.00}.
Consumer complaint received 2016-09-22
Product: Debt collection — Medical
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed — Debt resulted from identity theft
Company: Advanced Collection Bureau, Inc. (FL)

ADVANCED COLLECTION ACCOUNT NUMBERs : XXXX and XXXX XXXX/XXXX/XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Phone : ( XXXX ) XXXX ATTENTION TO DISPUTE DEPARTMENT : Dear Sir or Madam : I am a victim of identity theft. An identity thief used my personal information without my permission to open an account several account in my name this debt is not mine. I have enclosed proof of my identity and a copy of my Identity Theft Report. In accordance with the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, I am asking you to stop collection proceedings against me and stop communicating with me about this debt, except as the Fair Credit Reporting Act allows. I also ask that you ADVANCED COLLECTION or any company associate with this account # XXXX XXXXand tell them the debt is the result of identity theft. I have enclosed a copy of the Federal Trade Commission 's police report Notice to Furnishers of Information. It explains your responsibilities under the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ). The FCRA requires that debt collectors give an identity theft victim documents related to an account if the victim asks. Please send me copies of all records relating to the account, including : date account open all sign original contract including : Account applications made on paper, online, or by telephone Account statements or invoices Records of payment or charge slips Delivery addresses associated with the account Records of phone numbers used to activate or access the account Signatures on applications and accounts Investigators report Please send me a letter explaining what you have done to : ADVANCED COLLECTION or any company associate with this account that the debt is the result of identity theft Stop collection proceedings against me Stop reporting information about the debt to credit reporting companies Provide me with the records I request Thank you for your cooperation. 
Sincerely, XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX SOC SEC # XXXX DOB XXXX/XXXX/XXXX ADDRESS XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX
Consumer complaint received 2022-01-05
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Account status incorrect
Company: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC. (VA)

On XX/XX/2021, I received a letter from the Department of Education ( SEE ATTACHMENT ) stating I'm discharged from my student loans. It also stated that they contacted the credit bureaus to remove the discharged student loans off of my credit report, which still hasn't been removed.
Consumer complaint received 2017-10-04
Product: Credit card or prepaid card — General-purpose credit card or charge card
Issue: Problem with a purchase shown on your statement — Credit card company isn't resolving a dispute about a purchase on your statement
Company: DISCOVER BANK (MD)

On XXXX XXXX, XXXX I submitted correspondence to Discover Card because of suspected fraudulent activity by the bank. They have refused to address my concerns by remaining silent and have continued to seek payment and report missed payments on my credit reports hurting my scores. Attached you will find the letter I submitted to Discover Card on XXXX XXXX, XXXX.
Consumer complaint received 2016-02-23
Product: Mortgage — FHA mortgage
Issue: Loan modification,collection,foreclosure — 
Company: BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (WA)

Bank of America closed out a file that we were processing a short sale on with no explanation other than the investor denied the file. Now that we have received an offer on the home for the short sale on XXXX/XXXX/15. BofA has now closed it our again in the Equator system. The reason this time was because FHA/HUD denied the file which is not correct. XXXX the negotiator who was assigned to the file advised us that their was no reasoning as to why they wanted to close the file, so we contacted HUD directly and escalated the issue with them personal. I have spoke with XXXX at HUD informed us that they never denied the file at all and that he would have management review the information. Bank of America in little words is on HUD 's XXXX list as they are having several complaints about the way they service their loans. The new case # with HUD is XXXX. XXXX at HUD who has been the only person talking to about these issues, is really helpful to us in this situation at the moment. Usually when a investor denies a file for a certain reason, the negotiator person assigned to the account at the lenders will contact us to inform us. At that time we would take the appropriate actions to adjust or agree to their request so we could proceed with approval of the short sale of the home. We turned in our offer to Bank of America in time to the ATP ( approval to participate ) expiring. We also could of closed on this short sale of the home several times before if BofA would n't close this account out every time or would take so long to complete the modification requirements prior to proceeding with the short sale and or reviewing the file before the buyers walk. We have had XXXX buyers walk on this property because of the lengthy time and/or person assigned to work the account not working it or to even review the information or documents sent in. The BPO/Apprisal came back at $ XXXX and the offer we got is $ XXXX, which is a good offer to meet the BPO/Apprisal net. From my point of view they just want the property to go to foreclosure and not work with us or the sellers on short sale of their home. Bank of America never followed short sale protocol and/or the investor requirements or request. HUD/FHA is highly upset with BofA and is implementing new procedures for Bank of America to follow, which will hopefully help the situations in the future. HUD/FHA is constantly having their property closed out and go to foreclosure instead of helping the home owner like they are supposed to and or required to do. Please help in anyway possible ... THANK YOU!
Consumer complaint received 2024-02-13
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Account status incorrect
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (NC)

Please take a look at the attached letters and ID docs for verification that it is I XXXX XXXX XXXX filing this complaint. The stuff on my credit report is wrong and Under 15 U.S. Code 1681b Permissible purposes of consumer reports i never gave any written consent to report anything on my consumer reports no consent is fraud.
Consumer complaint received 2020-11-13
Product: Debt collection — I do not know
Issue: Took or threatened to take negative or legal action — Threatened or suggested your credit would be damaged
Company: CURO Intermediate Holdings (ID)

I have attempted to dispute this item with them the firs time they issued me notice. The last few times I have disputed it through al 3 credit bureaus but I am being denied any further dispute attempts. A validation request was sent but no response has been received.
Consumer complaint received 2016-06-21
Product: Debt collection — Medical
Issue: Disclosure verification of debt — Right to dispute notice not received
Company: Medical Data Systems, Inc. (GA)

I was approved for XXXX, XXXX Hospital was notified of approval but failed to submit bill. The mailing address that was on file for me was incorrect therefore I never received bill. I assumed all was paid by XXXX. My credit report was ordered with hopes on becoming a homeowner is how I found medical bill in collection. I contacted collect agency and XXXX Hospital. The collection agency stated amount not paid, I contacted hospital and was told XXXX paid full amount.
Consumer complaint received 2024-02-08
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. (CA)

Per the Fair Credit Reporting Act as a Federally Protected Consumer, according to the 15 USC Code 6802 a financial institution may not directly or through any affiliate disclose to a nonaffiliated third party any nonpublic personal information unless such financial institution provides or has provided to the consumer a notice that complies with section 6803 of this title. XXXX, Equifax and XXXX XXXX are third parties. I have the right to make sure my private information is not shared which is backed by 15 USC 6801. It states It is policy of the Congress that any financial institution has an affirmative and continuing obligation to respect the privacy of its customers and to protect the security and confidentiality of those customers non public personal information. 15 US Code 1681a Reporting Transaction History is illegal. According to the Privacy Act of 1974 it protects records about individuals retrieved by personal identifiers such as name, social security number or other identifying number or symbol. Individuals have the right to seek access to and request corrections or accounting of disclosures of any such records maintained about him or her. I am NOW opting out of any and all authorization I the consumer may have given written, unwritten, verbal and non verbal Per 15 USC 6802. I have included XXXX privacy policy which clearly states XXXX does not share to NON AFFILIATES. XXXX, Equifax and XXXX XXXX are NON AFFILIATES.
Consumer complaint received 2022-01-05
Product: Debt collection — I do not know
Issue: Communication tactics — Frequent or repeated calls
Company: PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES INC (OH)

Starting at XXXX a.m. and again at XXXX p.m. EST, phone number ( XXXX ) XXXX XXXX and ( XXXX ) XXXX XXXX called my personal cell phone XXXX times ( came up on my SPAM blocker and then XXXX times at XXXX p.m. This is ridiculous and bothersome. I have answered and asked before for them to not contact me. The numbers change, but it's the same company. I have the call log on my SPAM blocker to prove the excessiveness.