Consumer complaint received 2025-01-03 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: Self Financial Inc.
State: MI

Complaint narrative:
On XX/XX/XXXX, I wrote to you requesting an investigation into items that I believed were INACCURATE AND UNVERIFIED. To date, I have not received a reply from you or any acknowledgment that an investigation has begun. In my previous request, I listed my reasons for disputing the information. I have enclosed it again and request that you reply within a reasonable amount of time According to the Fair Credit Reporting Act, Section 609 ( a ) ( 1 ) ( A ), you are required by federal law to verify -through the physical verification of the original signed consumer contract -any and all accounts you post on a credit report. Otherwise, anyone paying for your reporting services could fax, mail or email in a fraudulent account.

I demand to see Verifiable Proof ( an original Consumer Contract with my Signature on it ) you have on file of the accounts listed below. Your failure to positively verify these accounts has hurt my ability to obtain credit. Under the FCRA, unverified accounts must be removed and if you XXXX Since this is my THIRD request, I will also be sending a copy of this letter to the Federal Trade Commission notifying them that I have signed receipts for letters sent to you and you have not complied with my request. I regret that I am being forced to take such action. 

As you are well aware, federal law requires you to respond within 30 days, yet you have failed to respond. Failure to comply with these federal regulations by credit reporting agencies are investigated by the Federal Trade Commission ( see 15 USC 41, et seq. ). I am maintaining a careful record of my communications with you on this matter, for the purpose of filing a complaint with the FTC should you continue in your non-compliance. I further remind you that, as in XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX. XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX ), you will be liable for your willful non-compliance. 

Please see my reasons for dispute below : Please remove all non-account holding inquiries over 30 days old. 
Please add a XXXX Suppression to my credit file. 
Please remove all accounts that are not XXXX XXXX XXXX  Please note that you have 30 days to complete this investigation, as per the Fair Credit Reporting Act Section 611 ( a ) ( 1 ) ( A ). Be advised that the description of the procedure used to determine the accuracy and completeness of the information is hereby requested as well, to be provided within ( 5 ) days of the completion of your re-investigation and I am keeping a careful record of your actions, including your Method of Verification. I do not consent to XXXX  or any means of automated verification. 
Failure to respond satisfactorily within 30 days of receipt of this certified letter may result in a small claims action against your company, seeking {$5000.00} per violation for : 1. ) Defamation 2. ) Negligent Enablement of Identity Fraud 3. ) Violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act 4. ) Financial Injury Please note that you had 30 days to complete this investigation and you failed, as per the Fair Credit Reporting Act Section 611 ( a ) ( 1 ) ( A ), If you can not verify the information within the 30 day time period, you must delete all of the disputed accounts from my report. 

Be advised that the description of the procedure used to determine the accuracy and completeness of the information is hereby requested as well, to be provided within ( XXXX ) days of the completion of your re-investigation and I am keeping a careful record of your actions, including your Method of Verification. 
I do not consent to XXXX or any means of automated verification. 

Failure to respond satisfactorily within 30 days of receipt of this certified letter may result in a small claims action against your company, seeking {$5000.00} per violation for each violation

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation