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Consumer complaint received 2022-08-24
Product: Debt collection — Other debt
Issue: Written notification about debt — Didn't receive enough information to verify debt
Company: The CBE Group, Inc. (GA)

After careful review of my consumer reports, I noticed an account on my report from CBE Group account number : XXXX I have not received any goods or services from this company ; nor have I ever done any business with the company. I am unsure of how this company illegally obtained any of my information as far as my name, ssn, and dob. As I know that only a contract/ signed agreement between CBE Group and I would make me legally bonded to any debt that they may claim. I am very sure that I have never provided any wet signature or provided any of my personal information to this company on any agreement. 
With that being said, had CBE Group sent a Debt Validation Notice as they are lawfully required to per FCRA ; I would have been able to rightfully dispute this account before they unlawfully caused harm to my consumer reports. I am requesting that CBE Group provides proof of delivery/receipt that they have sent a debt validation notice. I have never received any written or verbal communication as directed via FCRA Law allowing me the proper opportunity to dispute this invalidated debt. 
Consider this a demand to cease and desist as well as a notice of unlawful conduct of failure to distribute proper notice. Please remove this account off my consumer reports
Consumer complaint received 2017-02-25
Product: Mortgage — Reverse mortgage
Issue: Credit decision / Underwriting — 
Company: AMERICAN ADVISORS GROUP (GA)

In the XX/XX/2016 I submitted a request for a reverse mortgage with American Advisors Group ( AAG ) a nationally advertised finance agency which specializes in allowing seniors, age XXXX and over, an opportunity to " remain in their own homes '' by establishing a line of credit and freeing them from monthly mortgage payments as long as they remain in their home. Soon after the process began I was hit with a series of financial demands. First there was a fee of {$120.00} for a required reverse mortgage counseling course. Next there was a {$450.00} fee for an appraisal. As a result of the appraisal there was a requirement that co2 and smoke detectors be installed in my home 's XXXX bedrooms at a cost of about {$150.00}. The appraisal said the home is worth {$120000.00} with an outstanding principal on first and second mortgages with XXXX of {$93000.00}. In addition to the appraiser I also had a visit from an AAG agent and during his visit he had me sign a series of what I assumed were contract agreements which, among other things, notified my home insurers, XXXX XXXX, that AAG was now my mortgage holder. All this occurred by XX/XX/XXXX. I had no further contact with AAG until after the holidays. I had been told in XX/XX/XXXX that the process would be completed by early XX/XX/XXXX and that I would be able to use money that would be going in lieu of a XX/XX/XXXX mortgage payment to buy XXXX presents. This statement was made by my mortgage counselor, XXXX XXXX. During the second week of XXXX after weeks of not being able to contact AAG, I finally contacted XXXX XXXX. I was informed that his loan committee had declined to approve the reverse mortgage. The reason he gave was that the {$34000.00} equity to loan debt margin was not large enough to approve. On XX/XX/XXXX I received a 2nd-day air package from AAG with a form letter explaining the denial. Their reason was listed as not being able to verify enough income to cover closing costs. At no time was I ever asked in I could cover such costs nor was it ever suggested as to the amount of closing costs or that it would be my responsibility to bear them. At no time in the process prior to XX/XX/XXXX. was there even a hint that the request would be denied. I find this all ironic in that AAG 's advertising campaign makes reverse mortgages seem like a constitutional right guaranteed by President XXXX and endorsed by high-credibility spokesmen such as the late XXXX XXXX and XXXX XXXX.
Consumer complaint received 2017-01-31
Product: Student loan — Federal student loan servicing
Issue: Dealing with my lender or servicer — Received bad information about my loan
Company: Navient Solutions, LLC. (GA)

I have incurred loans through XXXX when I attended XXXX University as well as when I attended XXXX. During a period of hardship, my loans went into default. In contacting my loan servicer, I was advised that the only option I had available to get out of default was deferment. I also was not told that I had to call and resubmit deferment paperwork each year thereafter. If you look at my account, you will see that I have n't done anything else after this time period. My loans have continued to accrue horrendous interest rates, and I am still in school, attempting to gain my XXXX degree, and I owe over XXXX dollars. I am a mother of XXXX, please help ... ....
Consumer complaint received 2017-01-12
Product: Credit reporting — 
Issue: Unable to get credit report/credit score — Problem getting report or credit score
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc. (IL)

I applied for a card with XXXX on a " pre-screened & approved letter ''. I was then told that I was denied due to reports from Experian, and XXXX, XXXX. I tried to contact both of them, both refuse to even respond to me, nor was XXXX. These firms know they have wrong credit information, and Experian did send me one letter stating I had to supply information that XXXX XXXX XXXX gave them, doing so just to update their credit records, and report they did nothing wrong. Their actions have done me a great deal of harm, and stopped me from getting medical equipment needed for my mother in XXXX.
Consumer complaint received 2017-04-28
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Account status incorrect
Company: Nelnet, Inc. (NY)

Nelnet, Dept. of E d/Nelnet, and Student Loan Servicing stating   XXXX   XXXX   XXXX   XXXX  , and  XXXX   XXXX  known as  XXXX   XXXX   XXXX  on credit re ports. Nelnet stat ed in the attached letter by  XXXX   XXXX  from  Nelnet ( see at tached letter ) that all loans were excellent and they reported that to the credit reports but the credit reports reflect delinquent negative and missed payments only.   * Loans were consolidated by Federal Loan Servicing in excellent condition ( see attached ) reflected in letter but not reflected on credit reports * Loans have been on the credit report since   XXXX   which is 7 years and legally should be removed unde r Fair Credit Report Bureau but they have manipulated the records the records to make it look like it is less than seven years but I have the origina l that states missed payments since   XXXX    ( see  attached ).    * All paym ents were missed since   XXXX   and the total reflected missed payments since no payments made and can be removed since it has been 7 years and this manipulation of records is illegal * The fact all loans were doubled and in some cases tripled to make my credit look worst is fraudulent. The letter by  XXXX   XXXX  proves that I only had  XXXX  loans but my credit report shows  XXXX   XXXX  negative credit reports fraudulently I need to have account numbers to see if things were double paid and why they are reporting things double the time * Missed payments keep changing too and that is ironic.    * Student Loan S ervicing known at   XXXX   XXXX   XXXX   XXXX   is still derogatory is collection and  XXXX   XXXX  known as   XXXX   XXXX    XXXX  is collection when they were paid off and taken care of and have been in excellent standing since last yea r by Nelnet and a f ew months ago when  XXXX   XXXX   XXXX  took over shows excellent standing but that is never reflected on the credit report and that is the only thing that is true ( see attached no delinquencies   XXXX   XXXX   XXXX   )
Consumer complaint received 2017-03-31
Product: Student loan — Federal student loan servicing
Issue: Dealing with my lender or servicer — Received bad information about my loan
Company: Navient Solutions, LLC. (FL)

I have been fighting with XXXX for over 10 years about my student loans and now i am fight with navient for the same reasons. I was setting of my bank account to autopay my bills, I called XXXX and asked for their mailing address and I spoke to a customer service agent and asked her how much was i supposed to be sending each month she told me {$110.00}. For three months i sent XXXX XXXX dollars and then i notice that i had a posting on my credit report of late payments. SO i called XXXX again and that is when i was informed that the payment was to low. I went by what was told to me by their agent so why should i have to be penalized for her wrong information? THAT WAS XX/XX/XXXX ITS NOW XX/XX/XXXX i have been paying a XXXX to help me remove this from my credit report and ancient has ignore all correspondence from them and me. IT IS NOT FAIR THAT XXXX AND NAVIENT SHOULD BE REPORTING THAT I WAS LATE ON PAYMENT WHEN I DIDNT HAVE NAVIENT AT THE TIME.
Consumer complaint received 2015-10-09
Product: Student loan — Non-federal student loan
Issue: Dealing with my lender or servicer — Received bad information about my loan
Company: Navient Solutions, LLC. (OK)

Navient/XXXX is reporting me 90 days late on XXXX loans that I had an repayment plan set up that withdrew my monthly payment automatically. I also did not know that they were reporting each one of my loans as a seperate tradeline on my credit report. One late payment made to one creditor has resulted in 4 times the credit impact, which resulted in lenders imposing higher interest rates as a result of that impact. It is also affecting my credit score making it difficult to qualify for a mortgage loan.
Consumer complaint received 2017-01-19
Product: Student loan — Non-federal student loan
Issue: Dealing with my lender or servicer — Don't agree with fees charged
Company: Navient Solutions, LLC. (TX)

I had a loan with XXXX now Navient close to 10 years. I never missed a payment for the entire time. They raised my payments and did n't notify or inform me they were going to do that. My payments were on autopay from the bank and were paid on time every month. When I finally figured out they raise my payments, it was too late and they put it on my credit as me being late! Once I found out, I paid the loan off in full. I do n't pay stuff late and they have affected my credit score severely! I 've called and they will not work with me on it, or remove the late payments! These people are crooks and want to keep young people in debt for life!
Consumer complaint received 2017-03-16
Product: Student loan — Federal student loan servicing
Issue: Dealing with my lender or servicer — Received bad information about my loan
Company: Navient Solutions, LLC. (MI)

I had my student loans serviced by navient. Being a XXXX i was elligible for the public service loan forgiveness. I was lead to beleive that for many years that my payments were going toward the 120 payments. My payments were not elligible because of the plan i was put in. Luckily i switched them back to XXXX and they informed me that the payments werent acceptable. I paid them for five years. Now i am XXXX and i had to start over on my 120 payments.
Consumer complaint received 2017-03-15
Product: Student loan — Non-federal student loan
Issue: Dealing with my lender or servicer — Need information about my balance/terms
Company: Navient Solutions, LLC. (MA)

My XXXX loan XX/XX/XXXX. {$54000.00} XXXX sold to Navient XX/XX/XXXX my XXXX loan, sold to Navient was {$53000.00}. 
Today, XX/XX/XXXX my Navient loan is {$53000.00}. 
In Sixteen Years, I have had various sums of money taken automatically out of my checking account every month. Maybe 3 or 4 mixups during the changing from XXXX to navient. Can some one tell me why?? Why not one XXXX of my principle has gone down in Sixteen years. 
When my daughter XXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX we looked toward our lender for help and guidance as to what was the minimum payment we needed to make in order not to be turned over to a credit bureau. We were told to go on a forbearance. We followed their instructions. I believe during that time, XXXX took advantage of me and my family. Can it be possible that I have GIVEN XXXX of dollars to XXXX and Navient, and have not brought my principal down????
Consumer complaint received 2017-02-01
Product: Credit reporting — 
Issue: Incorrect information on credit report — Information is not mine
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (FL)

XXXX SOC SEC # XXXX DOB XX/XX/XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX Equifax XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX Dispute Department XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX. 

I recently submitted a request for investigation of an Acct Number : XXXX ACC # XXXX this is a fraud account -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- - Please update my number to my fraud alert to XXXX Those inquired are not mine 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 I 've submitted enough information regarding the fraudulent account that 's open in my name I have provided information for your company to have carried out a reasonable investigation of this dispute. If you had investigated properly rather then using your XXXX system you would have noticed that this account is not mine which your companies have claimed to " Verified ''. Since you 've obviously neglected to investigate this account thoroughly I am demanding you remove this account off my profile. It is at this time that I will point out the in XXXX v XXXX, XXXX v. XXXX ( XXXX ), and XXXX v. XXXX, XXXX et, the courts ruled each and every time that the CRA could n't merely " Parrot '' information from the creditors and collection agencies ... that they have conduct an independent REASONABLE investigation to ensure the validity of the debt and honesty/integrity of the creditors/CA in question. Sending out a generic form through the XXXX system that does n't even contain my reasons for the dispute is not reasonable. 
If you do n't initiate an investigation regarding my dispute, as it is my right under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, I will have to take legal action to protect my credit rating and myself. Which I 'm sure you are aware each violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act allows damages of {$1000.00} should this matter ends up in court. 
I look forward to an expedite resolution of this matter Thank you. 

XXXX SOC SEC # XXXX DOB XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX
Consumer complaint received 2016-04-13
Product: Credit reporting — 
Issue: Credit reporting company's investigation — Problem with statement of dispute
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc. (NC)

IN XX/XX/XXXX I purchased a truck ( joint account ) from XXXX XXXX now XXXX. I purchased this vehicle for someone so it was never my primary truck. he never made good on it so the payments was always late. as far I can know, there has n't been any activity on this acct since XX/XX/XXXX. I 've ask both the XXXX and XXXX to provide me with a payment history so that we can correct and update the DOFD ( date of first delinquency ) to determine when the negative reporting would be removed. that date keeps changing, first it as XX/XX/XXXX, now its XX/XX/XXXX. XXXX reported that I made a payment on XX/XX/XXXX. I asked them to verify that payment, because they could n't they removed it but added other dates to assumed that I had activity on this account. in XXXX XXXX they sold the acct to XXXX and they reported before I ever received mail of who they was. they are also reporting with the same info as XXXX as if this is a new account. im making a complaint to because I believe they are Re-aging my account to continue making negative reporting. as of today the DOFD ( date of first delinquency ) is XX/XX/XXXX which on the statement I provided to them is there maturity date. also they added a major delinquency date as of XX/XX/XXXX. not sure what that is but all this negative reporting has caused my report to look like I 've opened up a new acct and decreased my credit score again.. I would like for them to correct those dates and any points that have been removed be added back. I have worked hard to rebuild my credit In other areas and this has affected it again. I know that re-aging is illegal. the PDF file is the XXXX investigation and a statement from XXXX of the late payments and the XX/XX/XXXX is there maturity date and not the DOFD ( date of first delinquency ) THIS COMPLAINT IS FOR EXPERIAN
Consumer complaint received 2016-12-13
Product: Bank account or service — Checking account
Issue: Deposits and withdrawals — 
Company: CITIBANK, N.A. (AZ)

I am having a checking account with Citi. 
Have these kind of issues : 1 ) They do n't provide online access by default. Moreover they never told you whether you need to do that or how to do that? Somehow i got the online access. 
2 ) I wanted to close the account so I wrote a check to my another Bank account ( at XXXX ). Prior to that I asked Citi via Secure message center that i am transferring all the balance via check ( external transfer ) and let me know if there is any issues ( or fees or penalties ) -they said go ahead and account will be closed. I wrote and submitted the check into my XXXX account on XX/XX/XXXX early morning ... and Citi account was suppose to be closed on XX/XX/XXXX after check clearing ... 
Today ( XX/XX/XXXX ) - i come to know that my Citi check has been returned. XXXX charged me return check fees of {$7.00} also. 
When i reached out to Citi and XXXX both. Citi told me that I should have authorized the check ( what??? ) -did n't i told them when i wrote to them last week via secure message center about it? 
Moreover Citi send me the check book - no where it 's mentioned that writing check is blocked and i need to do something to unblock it. Moreover none of the banks in USA does anything like that. So if Citi is doing it differently ( in it 's unique way ) - they should educate the customer before head rather than this sorry situation. I chatted with Citi and also called their customer service. they are not willing to do anything it seems ... mere apologies but nothing more than that. I wasted my time and money and energy for no fault of mine but these weird ( and unknown to customer ) rules of Citi. In other words - Citi is making it too difficult when customer is trying to take his/her money out of the bank account. 

Needless to mention - the account had sufficient money to honor the check. If there is anything required by Citi ( like it is genuine check and customer only had written it ) - they should have called me or informed me at least ( they had my entire contact details as they collected it during the account opening process ). Moreover i wrote the check to myself ( just from Citi to XXXX ) - so there is not even a single reasonable person who will believe me on this nuisance caused by Citi.
Consumer complaint received 2022-10-01
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Account information incorrect
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (TX)

XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, PA XXXX Equifax XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, GA XXXX ATTENTION : Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ( CFPB ) RE : XXXX XXXX Account # XXXX RE : INVESTIGATION RESULT DATED XXXX ATTACHED. 

Dear Sir / Madam, This is to inform you that according to the information in the attached investigation result provided by the furnisher regarding my last dispute, the investigation result indicated that the date of first delinquency is XX/XX/XXXX since the last date the account was current was XX/XX/XXXX which says ( XXXX ). PLEASE SEE HIGHLIGHTED DATES IN THE INVESTIGATION RESULT ATTACHED. The Highlighted items indicated the date the account was last current as well as the date of first delinquency. 

According to FCRA, any delinquent account must be deleted seven years from the first missed payment and that date according to the highlighted attached document as XX/XX/XXXX. Be informed that seven years from the date of first delinquency which is XX/XX/XXXX according to the highlighted in the attached evidence is XX/XX/XXXX. 

Note : Reporting delinquent account more than seven years or trying to re-age an account is a violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ) and Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ( FDCPA ). 

15 USC 1681c ( a ) ( 4 ) REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO INFORMATION CONTAINED IN CONSUMER REPORTS. 
( a ) INFORMATION EXCLUDED FROM CONSUMER REPORTS. 
Except as authorized under subsection ( b ), no consumer reporting agency may make any consumer report containing any of the following items of information : ( XXXX ) Accounts placed for collection or changed to profit and loss which antedate the report by more than seven years. 


Sincerely, XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX # XXXX XXXX, Texas XXXX
Consumer complaint received 2017-03-21
Product: Student loan — Federal student loan servicing
Issue: Dealing with my lender or servicer — Trouble with how payments are handled
Company: GREAT LAKES (MD)

I have XXXX Parent Plus Loans on one account with Great Lakes. They have always been paid in full & on time with auto-debit. In XX/XX/XXXX I started paying an extra {$200.00} as part of the auto-debit. Two places on the Great Lakes website state " once scheduled monthly payment & all outstanding interest has been paid, excess will be applied to the loan with the highest interest rate, thus costing you less interest over time. '' Also under " How Payments are Applied '' it states " When it comes to excess payments you have more flexibility. We automatically apply excess to : 1. Accrued interest since your last payment 2. Principal of the loan with the highest interest rate ''. The {$200.00} extra was not applied as promised to only the higher interest loans which is going to cost me more over the life of the loan. XXXX of my loans have 7.65 % interest rate & the XXXX has 6.16 % interest rate. Great Lakes applied a portion of my extra {$200.00} payment to the loan with the lowest interest rate. In XX/XX/XXXX my payment of {$490.00} was divided so that the 6.16 % loan received a principal payment of {$100.00} prior to adding the extra {$200.00}. In XX/XX/XXXX I added the extra {$200.00} which non of that should be applied to this lower interest rate loan but the amount allocated to this loan went up every month even though the total principal amount is going down. XX/XX/XXXX, {$120.00} principal payment was charged & XX/XX/XXXX {$130.00} principal payment was charged. They are using my extra payment to pay down this lower interest rate loan! This is very wrong! How many thousands of people are getting ripped off?
Consumer complaint received 2017-02-16
Product: Credit reporting — 
Issue: Incorrect information on credit report — Public record
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc. (NY)

This is my third complaint to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau regarding the bankruptcy that Experian is reporting under my credit file. I have repeatedly asked Experian to validate that this bankruptcy belongs to me and that it is being reported correcttly. They have responded it is VERIFIED In the FCRA, verification is not VALIDATION and I, the consumer am entitled by law to validation. Experian said they verified it with a third pary agency but furnished me no proff of how it was verified and the process which again. I the consumer am entitled by law to know who this third party vendor is and the the process used.. Experian has given me neither item that has been repeatedly asked for. They have violated MY RIGHTS as a consumer and I want this item deleted immediately from my credit file. That is the only result that i will accept.