Consumer complaint received 2022-09-12 00:00:00
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: Lockhart, Morris & Montgomery Inc.
State: TN

Complaint narrative:
I started disputing information on my consumer report back in XX/XX/2020 with all 3 of the consumer reporting agencies. According to The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act 15 USC 1692g I have the rights to request Validation of debt. Neither agencies responded to any of my requests just updates on my report. At the time I had little to no knowledge of consumer law. I recently mailed out letters to all the furnisher on my consumers report and disputing inaccurate and incorrect information on my credit report. Your company are furnishing inaccurate and incorrect information to the consumer reporting agencies. The reporting of such inaccurate information has caused severe damage to my character, my reputation, my general mode of living and my ability to obtain credit for personal and house purposes. You and your inaccurate reporting have damaged my livelihood. 15 U.S. Code 1681s2 - Responsibilities of furnishers of information to consumer reporting agencies ( a ) Duty of furnishers of information to provide accurate information ( 1 ) Prohibition ( A ) Reporting information with actual knowledge of errors A person shall not furnish any information relating to a consumer to any consumer reporting agency if the person knows or has reasonable cause to believe that the information is inaccurate. DUTY : a moral or legal obligation ; a responsibility : ACCURATE : correct in all details ; exact : PROHIBITION : a law or regulation forbidding something : As Defined By The IRS ; you must report canceled debt as gross income on your tax return. The IRS clearly defines a CANCELED or CHARGE OFF DEBT as Income, INCOME DOES NOT GET REPORTED ON THE CONSUMER REPORT which infact makes your reporting of this account inaccurate 15 USC 1681 s-2 Says You are a furnisher of information to a consumer reporting agency. You are PROHIBITED BY LAW to furnish inaccurate information. I demand you to Cease and Desist the reporting of incorrect / inaccurate information immediately. 15 USC 1681 s-2 ( a ) ( 1 ) ( A ) A person shall not furnish any information relating to a consumer to any consumer reporting agency if the person knows or has reasonable cause to believe that the information is inaccurate. You are hereby put on NOTICE that your are furnishing incorrect and inaccurate information. The lender must file Form 1099-C and send you a copy if the amount of debt canceled is { {$600.00} } or more. The above paragraph is taken directly from the IRS Publication. SEND ME MY FORM 1099-C that you should have sent me when you filed the account as a canceled debt. My Email is below. 15 U.S. Code 1681s2 ( a ) Duty of furnishers of information to provide accurate information ( 1 ) Prohibition ( B ) Reporting information after notice and confirmation of errors A person shall not furnish information relating to a consumer to any consumer reporting agency if ( i ) the person has been notified by the consumer, at the address specified by the person for such notices, that specific information is inaccurate ; and ( ii ) the information is, in fact, inaccurate. In conclusion, I have shown you that you have infact been reporting inaccurate information. The continued reporting of this information is a clear violation of the law 15 USC 1681 s-2 of your responsibilities of a furnisher of information. You have caused me and my family severe harm due to your negligence and inaccurate reporting. This is a final opportunity to cure and DELETE this erroneous inaccurate account from My Report.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation