Consumer complaint received 2024-08-28 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Account status incorrect
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: MD

Complaint narrative:
XXXX has been reporting false and inaccurate information on my credit files, reporting my account 30 days past due. I went into a hardship program approximately XX/XX/XXXX, with payments being set at {$110.00} due on the XXXX of each month. If payments are not received on the XXXX of the month, XXXX reports the payment as 30 days past due, no matter if the payment is made on the XXXX or XXXX of the month. 

Also, in or around the end of XXXX, beginning of XXXX, I reached out to XXXX in reference to my account balance, and scheduled payments. I asked XXXX rep. if my current payment plan of {$110.00} was up to date, because I had paid my balance down by $ XXXX {$400.00}. I wanted to know if my payment was going to be less than {$110.00} going forward, since the balance was lower. The repXXXX stated your PAYMENTS are {$80.00}, not {$110.00}, and I asked her if she was sure that my payment was now {$80.00}, she assured me that it was. Prior to this phone call, I made an early payment of {$200.00} on XX/XX/XXXX, towards my XXXX payment, which wasnt due until XX/XX/XXXX. 

On XX/XX/XXXX, I made an {$80.00} payment on my XXXX charge account, which was thee amount the XXXX XXXX told me my payment would be going forward. And on XX/XX/XXXX, I made another payment of {$80.00} on my XXXX charge account, but XXXX reported my account 30 days past due for the months of XXXX and XXXX, with an outstanding payment of {$74.00} due. 
I paid {$200.00} on XX/XX/XXXX, {$80.00} on XX/XX/XXXX, {$80.00} XX/XX/XXXX, and another payment of {$110.00} on XX/XX/XXXX, which is a total of {$470.00}. 

If the said payments were in fact {$110.00} per month and not {$80.00} per month, then that totals {$350.00} ( for 3 months XXXX, XXXX, and XXXX ), which is {$120.00} more than what was due and required of me to pay for the three months ( XXXX, XXXX, and XXXX )! Therefore, I am requesting an immediate audit of my XXXX CHARGE ACCOUNT! 

The credit bureau reporting guidelines state that a creditor may report a consumers account late, if a consumer pays an account 30 DAYS AFTER THE PAYMENT DUE DATE!!! On my most recent credit report it shows XXXX and XXXX as 30 days past due, which is ABSOLUTELY FALSE / INAACURATE! 

Further, XXXX is reporting inaccurate and false information against the Fair credit reporting act and Consumer protection agency rules and guidelines, and is refusing to remove such negative reporting. I have proof and receipts of all payments made on my account, which shows that payments were made before 30 DAYS AFTER THE PAYMENT DUE DATE! A creditor CAN NOT submit false information to the credit bureau just because a payment is past due by XXXX days. As long as the payment is made within the 30 days cutoff period, they have to follow and abide by the laws of the Fair credit reporting act, and the Consumer protection agency.

This company needs to be investigated for unfair business practices and laws. Further, under the hardship programs a consumers account is not supposed to be reported to credit bureaus, and especially is the payments are not received 30 DAYS AFTER THE PAYMENT DUE DATE.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief