Consumer complaint received 2024-06-03 00:00:00
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.
State: GA

Complaint narrative:
XXXX, XXXX, & Equifax continue to the report the account XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX incorrectly. A bank is insured by FDIC and can not incur a loss and any account terminated by a creditor with a balance over {$1.00} is due to the consumer. There are also several late payments on the account that is incorrect I have previously disputed the account and they stated the information was verified but it was not. I have filed arbitration due to the consumer agencies not removing this information. This is notice to pay the filing fee. 

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  Since none of the information from each consumer agency is reporting the same this account has not been verified or an investigation done because how are you all reporting this account XXXX different ways. 

( 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 XXXX ( b ) of this title is mailed or delivered to the consumer not later than XXXX days before the payment due date. 

( b ) Grace period If an open end consumer credit plan provides a time period within which an obligor may repay any portion of the credit extended without incurring an additional finance charge, such additional finance charge may not be imposed with respect to such portion of the credit extended for the billing cycle of which such period is a part, unless a statement which includes the amount upon which the finance charge for the period is based was mailed or delivered to the consumer not later than XXXX days before the date specified in the statement by which payment must be made in order to avoid imposition of that finance charge. 

XXXX Treatment of credit balances ; account termination. 
( a ) Credit balances. When a credit balance in excess of {$1.00} is created on a credit account ( through transmittal of funds to a creditor in excess of the total balance due on an account, through rebates of unearned finance charges or insurance premiums, or through amounts otherwise owed to or held for the benefit of the consumer ), the creditor shall : ( XXXX ) Credit the amount of the credit balance to the consumer 's account ; ( XXXX ) Refund any part of the remaining credit balance within XXXX business days from receipt of a written request from the consumer ; ( XXXX ) Make a good faith effort to refund to the consumer by cash, check, or money order, or credit to a deposit account of the consumer, any part of the credit balance remaining in the account for more than XXXX months. No further action is required if the consumer 's current location is not known to the creditor and can not be traced through the consumer 's last known address or telephone number. 

( b ) Account termination. 

( XXXX ) A creditor shall not terminate an account prior to its expiration date solely because the consumer does not incur a finance charge. 

( XXXX ) Nothing in paragraph ( b ) ( XXXX ) of this section prohibits a creditor from terminating an account that is inactive for XXXX or more consecutive months. An account is inactive for purposes of this paragraph if no credit has been extended ( such as by purchase, cash advance or balance transfer ) and if the account has no outstanding balance. 

( c ) Timely settlement of estate debts ( XXXX ) General rule. 

( i ) Reasonable policies and procedures required. For credit card accounts under an open-end ( not home-secured ) consumer credit plan, card issuers must adopt reasonable written policies and procedures designed to ensure that an XXXX of an estate of a deceased accountholder can determine the amount of and pay any balance on the account in a timely manner. 

( ii ) Application to joint accounts. Paragraph ( c ) of this section does not apply to the account of a deceased consumer if a joint accountholder remains on the account. 

( XXXX ) Timely statement of balance ( i ) Requirement. Upon request by the XXXX of an estate, a card issuer must provide the XXXX with the amount of the balance on a deceased consumer 's account in a timely manner. 

( ii ) Safe harbor. For purposes of paragraph ( c ) ( XXXX ) ( i ) of this section, providing the amount of the balance on the account within XXXX days of receiving the request is deemed to be timely. 

( XXXX ) Limitations after receipt of request from XXXX ( i ) Limitation on fees and increases in annual percentage rates. After receiving a request from the XXXX of an estate for the amount of the balance on a deceased consumer 's account, a card issuer must not impose any fees on the account ( such as a late fee, annual fee, or over-the-limit fee ) or increase any annual percentage rate, except as provided by XXXX ( b ) ( XXXX ). 

( ii ) Limitation on trailing or residual interest. A card issuer must waive or rebate any additional finance charge due to a periodic interest rate if payment in full of the balance disclosed pursuant to paragraph ( c ) ( XXXX ) of this section is received within XXXX  days after disclosure.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief