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Consumer complaint received 2018-06-04
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: EQUIFAX, INC. (CA)

I have 10 different line items but with the same type of department which is reporting to the credit bureau. Because of the 10 different line items it is affecting me to the degree it greatly impacts my credit score and prohibits me from being able to obtain an apartment. I have asked the credit bureaus and the creditor to remove the duplicate line items from my credit report which to no avail. So I am filing this complaint in an attempt to have the 5 line items removed from my credit report. Items in dispute are the XXXX XXXX XXXX/XXXX - XX/XX/XXXX - XX/XX/XXXX. And the XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX/XXXX/XXXX XX/XX/XXXX - XX/XX/XXXX. Both departments are reporting 5 line times but are of the same account. Both department accounts are closed. XXXX XXXX XXXX/XXXX has sold the account to the XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX/XXXX/XXXX.
Consumer complaint received 2017-10-21
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Old information reappears or never goes away
Company: JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. (NC)

I have settled my debt with these companies and they are still listed on my credit report. Some are as old as XXXX. I owe no money and am trying so hard to repair my credit. I have XXXX credit card and a car payment now but my history still haunts me. Please help me.
Consumer complaint received 2017-10-21
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Account status incorrect
Company: ACS Education Services (TN)

ACS/XXXX XXXX XXXX, is also reporting multiple loans as XXXX XXXX past due and these loans are older than XXXX  years. At no time, have I ever had any written correspondence ACSXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX.
Consumer complaint received 2020-04-23
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: V and H Portfolio (DC)

Vance and Huffman is a creditor who purchased a debt from XXXX. I have filed a police report around the same time that my personal belongings where tooking. Including bank information, id, work id, ssc. I have uploaded police report to disputing agency and still there was no investigation or correction to my credit report.
Consumer complaint received 2017-10-21
Product: Student loan — Private student loan
Issue: Struggling to repay your loan — Can't get other flexible options for repaying your loan
Company: Navient Solutions, LLC. (GA)

It seemed as though my loan never went down even when I was paying on time each month. The amount owed stayed very close to the total loan amount. At some point, due to the profession I am in, loan forgiveness may have been an option, and that was of course never recommended to me. Nothing was. 

Once they became Navient, they were very unwilling to work with me. I asked about lowering my monthly payments, explained my situation, and I was literally laughed at by not one, but three different employees. I asked what my options were, and they never informed me of a deferment, other payment options, forbearance or anything. I did not realize these were options for private loans until it was too late. I was spoken to in a very rude and disrespectful manner and threatened. They told me they would take my house and anything else to get the money if I did not pay it back. When I explained that I had XXXX children, and would the really put a family of XXXX out on the street rather than work with me, I was told yes. I continued to ask them to take a smaller amount than the monthly payment and they refused. I assured them that I just needed them to work with me, I was not refusing to pay. I eventually paid the amount online that I was able to pay. When someone called me back and it was discovered that I paid something toward the loan, they were again very unprofessional, and refused to work with me. The person I spoke to was very upset that I had made a payment. The following month when I was unable to make a payment, instead of working with me, they turned me over to a collection agency. I am now trying to come up with some type of arrangement, but the damage is done. I am absolutely dumbfounded by their lack of respect, professionalism, and willingness to inform their borrowers of options that were available, then throwing me under the bus the first chance they were able. In addition, the threats and disrespect was very uncalled for. 

My advise would be to never do business with Navient and XXXX XXXX. They are very unprofessional, and will do everything to get your money, trap you with not allocating payments correctly so that your loan stays at a high unpaid amount, then not work with you and provide all of the information and options when needed. Please learn from my experience and stay away from this company.
Consumer complaint received 2017-06-30
Product: Student loan — Private student loan
Issue: Struggling to repay your loan — Can't get other flexible options for repaying your loan
Company: Navient Solutions, LLC. (CA)

My name is  XXXX   XXXX  I am a   XXXX   XXXX   XXXX   who obtained private student loans from  XXXX   XXXX  total of {$43000.00}. For my education. I graduated in   XX/XX/XXXX  and  immediately I started making payment from  XX/XX/XXXX  a total of $  XXXX  /Monthly. Here is th e summary of my loans  : 1.   {$66000.00}, Paid in total since  XX/XX/XXXX   2.   XXXX  I have paid in capitalized interest.    3. { $76000.00} is my current balance.  <P/> I tried reaching out to Navient to explain that I am going through financial hardship and I cant pay anymore and if they can settle for $  XXXX , they refused.  <P/> Summary of my situation I have never borrowed money from Navient.   Now I Navient all of sudden started contacting me and telling me that they are  XXXX   XXXX .   They used information I provided to  XXXX   XXXX  and started taking money from me.   At the time of signing my note, I was never told that my loans will be turned to someone else, they never told me what my interest rate is, never told me how and when I should pay it, never told me that my interest rate is variable, and now I am in th is big miss and dont k now what to do.   I am seeking your help in resolving this issue with Navient. At this point I believe that I never borrowed any money from Navient, although I paid all this money to them thinking they are  XXXX   XXXX  but they claim to not be. Please advise me what to do at this point. I am in serious financial hardship and cant pay anymore that what I did.
Consumer complaint received 2017-10-20
Product: Credit card or prepaid card — General-purpose credit card or charge card
Issue: Closing your account — Can't close your account
Company: CITIBANK, N.A. (AZ)

I made a phone call to Citibank XXXX XXXX, XXXX to close my account and pay off the entire balance. They confirmed on XXXX XXXX, XXXX that in order to close the account that day I needed to pay XXXX $ I payed that exact amount that day and they told me that my account would be closed. 2 months later on XXXX XXXX, XXXX I received a recorded phone call from Citibank saying that i was 2 months late on an interest charge they applied to my account the same night I closed the account XXXX XXXX, XXXX. I called them back to see what the issue was being that I had closed the account 2 months before. The first person i reached from Citibank said she had no record of me closing the account XXXX XXXX, XXXX and that it had remained open. I then asked to be transferred to a supervisor as i knew this was incorrect. After being transferred to the supervisor, they said they had found the notes on my account being closed but it was charged an interest fee that came the night of XXXX XXXX. They said i needed to get a subpoena to get the original call when I closed the account, that confirmed them saying they would close it if I paid the balance of XXXX XXXX which I did.
Consumer complaint received 2017-10-20
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 — Investigation took more than 30 days
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (CA)

On XX/XX/XXXX, 2017 I sent a certified letter ( XXXX ) to XXXX XXXX requesting to have my debt validated via in writing to my current address. In the letter I also stated If your office fails to reply to this debt validation letter within 30 days from the date of your receipt, all instances related to this account must be immediately deleted and completely removed from my credit file. Moreover, all future attempts to collect on the said debt must be ceased.Your non-compliance with my request will also be construed as an absolute waiver of all claims to enforce the debt against me and your implied agreement to compensate me for court costs and attorney fees if I am forced to bring this matter before a judge. It has officially been over 30 calendar days and I have not heard back from the agency. I am now requesting to have the alleged account XXXX deleted from my credit report immediately.
Consumer complaint received 2017-10-20
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 — Difficulty submitting a dispute or getting information about a dispute over the phone
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (TX)

on XX/XX/2017 I SUBMITTED A IDENTITY THEFT AFFIDAVIT REPORT ALONG WITH DOCUMENTS TO BLOCK THE INFORMATION DUE TO FRAUD. XXXX & EQUIFAX REFUSE TO BLOCK IT. THEY SAID THEY WONT BLOCK IT BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE I MADE A MISTAKE. SO I RESUBMIT IT AND TOLD THEM IT WASNT NO MISTAKE AND THEY STILL REFUSE TO BLOCK IT. XXXX SAID THEY DO NOT HONOR THE FTC IDENTITY THEFT AFFIDAVIT. THEY ALSO REFUSE TO BLOCK THE INQUIRIES AND REMOVE THE FRAUDULENT ADDRESSES.
Consumer complaint received 2017-06-29
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Account status incorrect
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (CO)

I applied for a vehicle loan while I was serving in the XXXX XXXX. The lender, XXXX XXXX offered to finance me. Being that I was a high risk borrower they were the only ones willing to offer a loan. I purchased the car as well as full coverage and gap insurance. I made a few payments, one which one was late. After my late payment, the very rude customer service agent told me that any extra payment I would make ( I had added sometimes up to {$50.00} a month extra on my payments to go to principal ) would only go to interest and that was my only option. In the first week of XX/XX/XXXX I was home in Colorado having  finished my enlistment contract. I was blinded by the sun on the way to a Doctor appointment and hit a small parking lot cement divider. It was approx. 12 inches high. It totaled the car. I submitted the claim to XXXX who tried to pay the bank. XXXX would not take the payment and listed on my credit report as they repossessed the car. Which is untrue. They finally took payment from XXXX after I disputed the balance on my credit report. They now, over 3 years later refuse to take payment from my GAP insurance and still report my car as repossessed. If my car is repossessed and not totaled out, I demand to see the auction report. They are required to auction a repossessed car and provide me the amount left on the loan. But they can not do that because the car was totaled and therefore not repossessed. XXXX needs to remove the repossession off my credit profile before I sue them in civil court. I suggest if XXXX offers any consumer a loan, they walk away from the dealership. Walking around town and taking the bus is better than dealing with this corrupt company.
Consumer complaint received 2022-08-05
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: EQUIFAX, INC. (GA)

I paid off 5 accounts on this year to settle my debts but instead of all of the credit reporting agencies reporting that I settle all debt on my credit report they deleted all accounts so that it would look like to lenders that I had no credit at all also I didn't receive any points on my credit score for paying off my debts but when the accounts was being owed all the credit reporting agencies would report derogatory info on my credit causing my credit to drop all the way to XXXX credit score. after I disputed to the credit reporting agencies that rent recovery had reported false information on my credit and padded me and my wife credit report with XXXX worth of charges when it should have only been XXXX worth of charges and all they said is to me that XXXX XXXX  info was correct with no other explanation couldnt show me where they got that XXXX figure from all of the information of credit reporting agencies is inaccurate I even reached out to rent recovery and tried to offer them XXXX dollars to settle the account which was more than we owed but they still rejected my offer also the credit reporting agencies are allowing them to update their reporting each month just as the incident just happen all of this been going on since XX/XX/2019 credit reporting agencies are ruining people 's lives including me and my family causing me my wife and XXXX old daughter to be XXXX because they won't report my credit correctly they won't give me credit for paying off all those accounts and they continue to say I own XXXX to a debt collector that is only owed XXXX dollars that could have been paid off by now but they continue to are me and my family suffer I hope by me telling my story alot more people who have experience the same heartache, stress and the XXXX XXXX that I have experienced through these companies and they will find the courage to come forth as well Here is receipts to all of the creditors I settle with this year.
Consumer complaint received 2017-06-29
Product: Student loan — Federal student loan servicing
Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer — Received bad information about your loan
Company: GREAT LAKES (NY)

After completing the loan rehab program with XXXX XXXX for 2 loans, my loans were transferred back to the Dept. of Education and Great Lakes Services started handling the loan so payments were made to Great Lakes as of XX/XX/XXXX. However, XXXX did not report the correct orig. principal AMOUNT and the FIXED INTEREST RATE on said loans. Additionally, Great Lakes created a new payment schedule on XX/XX/XXXX, at which time they failed to include the payments made on this loan to both XXXX XXXX and all payments made to Great Lakes during XX/XX/XXXX through XX/XX/XXXX, they calculated the payments based on a higher interest rate and a higher ( wrong ) balance due. I advised them of their mistake on several occasions and followed up to see if they corrected same, I also requested verification of the debt and the docs that XXXX provided when the loans were transferred, all to no avail. Great Lakes has removed all info re the payment history, loan history, and other important info from their website, and essentially restarted the loan and repayment plan with inflated figures - they basically inflated the numbers to increase their income and the life of the loan. Additionally, my credit score has been negatively impacted by Great Lakes mishandling of my loans and as a result of reporting the wrong information to the credit bureaus, i have been negatively impacted financially in a way that is not quantifiable, as I have been denied loans, assigned much higher interest rates for loans and credit cards, I have been overlooked for apartments due to the purported high balance due on my student loans - you ca n't begin to put a dollar amount on the negative impact this has had on my life.
Consumer complaint received 2017-10-20
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Problem with fraud alerts or security freezes — 
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (MD)

My identity was stolen, possibly as a consequence of the Equifax hack. I 've had to contact the three credit reporting agencies to freeze my credit. I reached an automated line at each to get a PIN that allows me to selectively unfreeze and refreeze my credit. 

The lines at the two agencies other than Equifax stated that the PIN would be mailed to me. Unbelievably, the automate line at Equifax issued me a PIN ON THE SPOT. This means the thief can call up and AT HIS OPTION, pretend he is me, get the PIN and freeze or unfreeze my credit as he or she wishes. 

Worse, even if Equifax DOES N'T issue a new PIN once one has already been issued, persons who stole other Equifax " customers ' " identities can simply be first to the gate, get the PIN and actually PREVENT the real person from freezing and unfreezing their credit at Equifax. THIS HAS TO BE STOPPED FOR THE SAKE OF ALL THOSE WHOSE IDENTITIES EQUIFAX HAS ALLOWED TO BE HACKED.
Consumer complaint received 2017-10-20
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 (IL)

I have purchased a shirt from XXXX {$340.00}, however the size was too small so I returned it. The store had struggles issuing a refund- took around 10 minutes and lady had problems scanning the receipt and the shirt although it had all the tags and model numbers matching. Eventually the refund was processed but never showed up. I kept a receipt just in case. Few weeks later still no credit, so I contacted Discover,  opened a claim and provided them with a copy of the receipt showing the refund is due and that it was never processed. Discover, accepted the claim reassuring that I am in good hands. Initial review resolved in your favor - that was the status. Few months later the balance seemed to be a bit strange, so I reviewed why. Then I found out that the transaction was posted quietly back to my account. I checked dispute section, and it says " After receiving the information, the transaction was found to be valid, and we will rebill your account ''. I contacted discover again asking to reopen the case, saying I did not get any credit, and if they claim to have mailed me something please requested for the copy of endorsed check. They understood the issue, and reopened 2nd review saying that they did request for the information. Today I logged into my account, and says 2nd review found the transaction to be valid. Basically, I returned the merchandise, kept copies of sales draft saying refund was processed and yet, I still Discover does not want to resolve this issue. Seems like there is some secret agreement between Discover and XXXX. I never had anything like this before, where after more than once clarifying the issue it would end up the same way. 

What is baffling is the fact that they are not directly addressing the issue. They claim the transaction was valid- which is obvious since I did purchase the item. So yes, the initial transaction is valid, but they are ignoring the fact that this claim is about a refund not received, and not a dispute about whether the initial transaction was fraudulent or not. Discover is willfully being difficult and obtrusive in the final outcome. And more glaring is them being insidious in how quiet and elusive they are in secreting my funds which i wholly deserve.
Consumer complaint received 2017-10-20
Product: Credit card or prepaid card — General-purpose credit card or charge card
Issue: Advertising and marketing, including promotional offers — Confusing or misleading advertising about the credit card
Company: JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. (IN)

Call came in, robot about reducing fees, wanted to have my number removed, only way was to talk with some one, they in turn asked for name and they verified my number, I asked for my name to be removed and he said he did not have to and I should expect harassing calls. The call was from XXXX
Consumer complaint received 2023-01-07
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 — Investigation took more than 30 days
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (VA)

On ( XX/XX/2022 ) I sent a letter regarding inaccurate accounts, bankruptcies and unknown things on my credit report. To this day over 60 days later I have not received a response yet. feel like i'm being taken advantage of and being ignored of my disputes. Section 611 ( a ) it is plainly stated that failure to investigate these items within 30 days gives a reason to immediately remove those items from my credit report. It has been over 60 days so they should be deleted promptly. I demand these accounts be deleted immediately or I will file for litigation due to the stress you caused me. My information was also impacted by the Equifax data breach and may have got into the hands of the wrong person.
Consumer complaint received 2022-08-05
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Account status incorrect
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (FL)

Despite multiple written requests, the unverified accounts listed below continue to report on my credit report in violation of federal law. The last letter I sent to the 3 credit bureaus was dated XX/XX/XXXX but I never received a response from them. These accounts must be validated in accordance with Sections 609 ( a ) ( 1 ) ( A ) and 611 ( a ) ( 1 ) ( A ). If you do not validate these accounts, I will take legal action against you. Please follow the law so that this matter can be resolved as soon as possible DEPT OF EDXXXX XXXX Opened XXXX. XXXX, XXXX Balance {$440.00} DEPT OF EDXXXX XXXX Opened XXXX. XXXX, XXXX Balance {$1900.00} DEPT OF EDXXXX XXXX Opened XX/XX/XXXXXXXX Balance {$600.00} DEPT OF EDXXXX XXXX Opened XXXX XXXX, XXXX Balance {$2100.00} DEPT OF EDXXXX XXXX Opened XXXX XXXX, XXXX Balance {$1900.00} DEPT OF EDXXXX XXXX Opened XXXX XXXX, XXXX Balance {$3600.00} DEPT OF ED/XXXX XXXX Opened XXXX XXXX, XXXX Balance {$3800.00} XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX Opened XXXX XXXX, XXXX Balance {$8.00} XXXX XXXX XXXX Opened XX/XX/XXXX Balance {$44000.00}