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Consumer complaint received 2024-11-15 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Information belongs to someone else
Company: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC.
State: MN

Complaint narrative:
Dear [ CFPB ], I am filing an urgent complaint regarding fraudulent charges and accounts that appeared on my credit report. I am a victim of identity theft, and unknown individuals have opened accounts in my name without my consent. Despite my repeated attempts to resolve this, no creditors or bureaus have provided any contracts, signatures, or proof to substantiate these transactions. These fraudulent accounts were initially removed from my credit report but were later re-reported without proper notification. The accounts were reinstated without notifying me within the required 5-day window, as mandated by 15 U.S.C. 1692g ( Validation of Debts ), which constitutes a clear violation of my consumer rights. Additionally, the accounts are reported with inconsistent dates across different bureaus, suggesting further inaccuracies. The failure to notify me and provide the necessary documentation is illegal and violates my rights under 15 U.S.C. 1681 ( Fair Credit Reporting Act ) and 15 U.S.C. 1681s-2 ( a ) ( 1 ), which prohibits the furnishing of inaccurate information to credit reporting agencies. These unlawful actions have caused significant harm, and I demand immediate removal of these fraudulent accounts from my credit report. I am prepared to pursue legal action against both the bureaus and creditors involved for their failure to comply with federal law and protect my consumer rights.

Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. 

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Company public response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2024-11-15 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Information belongs to someone else
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: MN

Complaint narrative:
Dear [ CFPB ], I am filing an urgent complaint regarding fraudulent charges and accounts that appeared on my credit report. I am a victim of identity theft, and unknown individuals have opened accounts in my name without my consent. Despite my repeated attempts to resolve this, no creditors or bureaus have provided any contracts, signatures, or proof to substantiate these transactions. These fraudulent accounts were initially removed from my credit report but were later re-reported without proper notification. The accounts were reinstated without notifying me within the required 5-day window, as mandated by 15 U.S.C. 1692g ( Validation of Debts ), which constitutes a clear violation of my consumer rights. Additionally, the accounts are reported with inconsistent dates across different bureaus, suggesting further inaccuracies. The failure to notify me and provide the necessary documentation is illegal and violates my rights under 15 U.S.C. 1681 ( Fair Credit Reporting Act ) and 15 U.S.C. 1681s-2 ( a ) ( 1 ), which prohibits the furnishing of inaccurate information to credit reporting agencies. These unlawful actions have caused significant harm, and I demand immediate removal of these fraudulent accounts from my credit report. I am prepared to pursue legal action against both the bureaus and creditors involved for their failure to comply with federal law and protect my consumer rights.

Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. 

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Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2024-11-15 00:00:00
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.
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
I HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THE EQUIFAX DATA BREACH. PER 15 USC 1681 C-2 STATES EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION A CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCY SHALL BLOCK THE REPORTING OF ANY INFORMATION IN THE FILE OF A CONSUMER THAT THE CONSUMER IDENTIFIES AS INFORMATION THAT RESULTED FROM AN ALLEGED IDENTITY THEFT. 

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Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2024-11-15 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: MO

Complaint narrative:
My account with EQUIFAX XXXX XXXX was never late! I have had exceptional payment history all payments were placed on Autopay. This late payment that is reporting is a result on a systematic error on their end processing my payment. 


This was clearly a billing error made my the company and is not a reflection of my payment experience which violates USC Code 1681eb. This error has caused severe hard to my reputation, my character, my mode of living and to my family!

I demand the late payment to be updated.

They are not in compliance with the following law. 15 USC 1666b and its requirements set the standards and the guidance for a creditor to treat a payment as late, yet they are reporting a payment as late and they did not comply with the law!

15 USC 1666b ( 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 1637 ( b ) of this title is mailed or delivered to the consumer not later than 21 days before the payment due date. 


EQUIFAX XXXX XXXX Never Sent the periodic statement along with the disclosures from section 1637 ( b ). 


I have requested proof that this information was mailed or delivered 21 days before the payment due date and this information was requested in good faith pursuant rule 1002 and It was never provided. 


This is unfair, illegal, fraudulent, and not equitable to me as a consumer! 


Update the late payments from my consumer reports

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2024-11-15 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Account information incorrect
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc.
State: SC

Complaint narrative:
I have disputed the account of XXXX XXXX XXXX  the bureau of Experian and XXXX about the original contract sing XXXX XXXX  ever received

Company public response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2024-11-15 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: Experian Information Solutions Inc.
State: NC

Complaint narrative:
I am writing to dispute the accuracy of an alleged debt reported by XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX on my credit report. I am invoking my rights under the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ) and demand immediate compliance with the law. 
Violations and Legal Concerns Failure to Conduct a Reasonable Investigation ( 15 U.S.C. 1681i ( a ) ( 5 ) ( A ) ) Your agency failed to remove this unverifiable information after my dispute, in violation of the FCRA.

Failure to Ensure Maximum Possible Accuracy ( 15 U.S.C. 1681e ( b ) ) Reporting inaccurate and unverifiable information without proper investigation violates your duty to ensure accuracy.

Violation of Permissible Purpose ( 15 U.S.C. 1681b ( a ) ( 2 ) ) Reporting a debt without proper validation or authorization violates FCRA provisions.

Demand for Action To resolve this matter, I demand the following actions : Delete the disputed debt from my credit report immediately.

Provide me with a written explanation of the steps taken to verify the accuracy of this information, as required under 15 U.S.C. 1681i ( a ) ( 6 ) ( B ) ( iii ). 
Ensure that XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX complies with 15 U.S.C. 1681b ( e ) ( 6 ) regarding permissible purposes for reporting this debt.

Notice of Intent to Sue If you fail to comply within 15 calendar days of receipt of this letter, I will escalate this matter by : Filing complaints with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ( CFPB ) and the Federal Trade Commission ( FTC ).

Reporting your bureau to the state attorney generals office.

Pursuing legal action under the FCRA, seeking damages for non-compliance with 15 U.S.C. 1681e and 1681i.

This letter also serves as a formal request to preserve all records related to this dispute.

Company public response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2024-11-15 00:00:00
Product: Checking or savings account — Checking account
Issue: Problem with a lender or other company charging your account — Transaction was not authorized
Company: WELLS FARGO & COMPANY
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
On XX/XX/XXXX I supposedly received a phone call from a Wells Fargo agent, from a so-called XXXX, to ask me if I made a wire transfer to a XXXX XXXX for {$7100.00}, I told her no. She proceeded to tell me she must close my account and open a new one, I truly thought she was from WF as she spoke so eloquently and knowledgeable. I said yes please. She told me I must first move my smaller 3 accounts to my one business account where the wire was being drawn from. Believing she was still a WF employee I complied. When that was completed she said she had to go for it was XXXX XXXX  quitting time that she would get back with me at XXXX XXXX XXXX next XXXX.. She did not call me back till about XXXX XXXX XXXX with the excuse that she had several bank meetings, she apologized and said she had XXXX more meeting and would call me back in a half hour to complete my new accounts.. She never called back, I then became very suspicious of her and I called the bank directly and they said that they had not called me the day before about anything. I told them what happened with the so-called XXXX and they responded that the wired check for the {$7100.00} cents was already paid out to a client by the name of XXXX XXXX on that same day. at a XXXX XXXX  in XXXX, Texas. I truly denied ever allowing a wire transfer for that amount which was truly all the money I had in my account. I filed a complaint of denial that same day. with the bank and In ten days they responded to me that they will not be returning that money back to me becasue I authorized it and the money was gone.. I denied to them ever doing that but they still dnied me. I appealed and once again they denied me with a phone call. They never called me themselves to alert me of such wire fraud beforehand for all that amount of the only money I owned and owed out in bills, products, rent and one worker. I'm XXXX XXXX XXXX with chronic conditions and bad health problems. I am practically XXXX  unable to walk and unless I get this stolen money back I will be out in the streets. 


Truly honest XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX

Company public response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2024-11-15 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Credit inquiries on your report that you don't recognize
Company: Exeter Finance, LLC.
State: HI

Complaint narrative:
These unauthorized inquiries are not authorized and I want them deleted from my XXXX  and XXXX reports.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2024-11-15 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Account information incorrect
Company: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC.
State: NC

Complaint narrative:
i sent several letters to this company. XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX has Charged Off this account, Therefore this account is considered a certificate of indebtedness. Certificate of Indebtedness is considered INCOME and can not be reported to a credit report. There- shall be removed immediately. To prove my identity, I have included copies of my passport and driver 's license. I've included a copy of the credit report with the same account for which Im requesting information and erroneous information correction. The Privacy Act 1974 - Allows for criminal penalties in limited circumstances. An agency official who improperly discloses records with individually identifiable information or who maintains records without proper notice, is a direct violation.

Company public response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2024-11-15 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Account information incorrect
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc.
State: NC

Complaint narrative:
i sent several letters to this company. XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX has Charged Off this account, Therefore this account is considered a certificate of indebtedness. Certificate of Indebtedness is considered INCOME and can not be reported to a credit report. There- shall be removed immediately. To prove my identity, I have included copies of my passport and driver 's license. I've included a copy of the credit report with the same account for which Im requesting information and erroneous information correction. The Privacy Act 1974 - Allows for criminal penalties in limited circumstances. An agency official who improperly discloses records with individually identifiable information or who maintains records without proper notice, is a direct violation.

Company public response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2024-11-15 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc.
State: MD

Complaint narrative:
I've recently received a copy of my credit report and noticed several inaccuracies and unauthorized accounts/information reporting to my credit report. These remarks have been detrimental to my life and credit health.

Company public response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2024-11-18 00:00:00
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.
State: GA

Complaint narrative:
You are in violation of 15 USC 1681s- ( 2 ) ( B ) and 15 USC 1681s- ( 2 ) ( E ) Responsibilities of furnishers of information to consumer reporting agencies. A furnisher has a " ( 2 ) Duty to correct and update information '' " A person who ( B ) has furnished to a consumer reporting agency information that the person determines is not complete or accurate, shall promptly notify the consumer reporting agency of that determination and provide to the agency any corrections to that information, or any additional information, that is necessary to make the information provided by the person to the agency complete and accurate, and shall not thereafter furnish to the agency any of the information that remains not complete or accurate '' You have failed to conduct a reasonable investigation within a timely matter and notify me of the results according to 15 USC 1681s ( 2 ) ( E ) Duty of person after receiving notice of dispute. " After receiving a notice of dispute from a consumer pursuant to subparagraph ( D ), the person that provided the information in dispute to a consumer reporting agency shall ( i ) conduct an investigation with respect to the disputed information ; ( ii ) review all relevant information provided by the consumer with the notice ; ( iii ) complete such persons investigation of the dispute and report the results of the investigation to the consumer before the expiration of the period under section 1681i ( a ) ( 1 ) of this title within which a consumer reporting agency would be required to complete its action if the consumer had elected to dispute the information under that section; and ( iv ) if the investigation finds that the information reported was inaccurate, promptly notify each consumer reporting agency to which the person furnished the inaccurate information of that determination and provide to the agency any correction to that information that is necessary to make the information provided by the person accurate.

Please see the attached disputes sent over the last few months.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2024-11-18 00:00:00
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: Experian Information Solutions Inc.
State: GA

Complaint narrative:
You are in violation of 15 USC 1681s- ( 2 ) ( B ) and 15 USC 1681s- ( 2 ) ( E ) Responsibilities of furnishers of information to consumer reporting agencies. A furnisher has a " ( 2 ) Duty to correct and update information '' " A person who ( B ) has furnished to a consumer reporting agency information that the person determines is not complete or accurate, shall promptly notify the consumer reporting agency of that determination and provide to the agency any corrections to that information, or any additional information, that is necessary to make the information provided by the person to the agency complete and accurate, and shall not thereafter furnish to the agency any of the information that remains not complete or accurate '' You have failed to conduct a reasonable investigation within a timely matter and notify me of the results according to 15 USC 1681s ( 2 ) ( E ) Duty of person after receiving notice of dispute. " After receiving a notice of dispute from a consumer pursuant to subparagraph ( D ), the person that provided the information in dispute to a consumer reporting agency shall ( i ) conduct an investigation with respect to the disputed information ; ( ii ) review all relevant information provided by the consumer with the notice ; ( iii ) complete such persons investigation of the dispute and report the results of the investigation to the consumer before the expiration of the period under section 1681i ( a ) ( 1 ) of this title within which a consumer reporting agency would be required to complete its action if the consumer had elected to dispute the information under that section; and ( iv ) if the investigation finds that the information reported was inaccurate, promptly notify each consumer reporting agency to which the person furnished the inaccurate information of that determination and provide to the agency any correction to that information that is necessary to make the information provided by the person accurate. 

Please see the attached disputes sent over the last few months.

Company public response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2024-11-15 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Credit inquiries on your report that you don't recognize
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: GA

Complaint narrative:
I am writing again to address the unauthorized hard inquiries on my credit report, which I previously disputed on XX/XX/year>. Despite my earlier requests, these inquiries remain on my report, negatively affecting my credit score.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2024-11-15 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Account information incorrect
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: VA

Complaint narrative:
I just applied for a credit card and was shocked to learn that I had been denied credit. When I pulled my credit report, I found some of the information very confusing. I want to make sure that everything is accurate, therefore I want you to look into it for me. I am the primary consumer of the complaint and there is no third party involved. This complaint was not submitted in error. Attached you will also find my ID as proof of my identity and my Proof of Address.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief