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Consumer complaint received 2023-10-24 00:00:00
Product: Prepaid card — General-purpose prepaid card
Issue: Trouble using the card — Trouble using the card to spend money in a store or online
Company: AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY
State: MN

Complaint narrative:
I have 4, virtual {$100.00} American Express prepaid gift cards that are supposedly able to be used anywhere American Express is accepted online and in person ( {$400.00} total ). The cards terms state " Use at U.S. merchants that accept American Express Cards. Funds do not expire for all cards other than expiry cards. '' The American Express website also states that these cards are able to be used via XXXX. 

I have tried using all 4 of the cards online at : the XXXX XXXX, XXXX, XXXX, and XXXX. When my transactions failed at these major retailer stores online, I then tried adding the virtual gift cards to XXXX XXXX to use the cards in person, since the American Express website states that how to use these virtual cards in person. Adding the cards to XXXX XXXX and using them in person also did not work. I have multiple emails from retailers ( XXXX XXXX, XXXX, and XXXX ) saying that my payment has been rejected and they are unable to give a reason why the card was rejected other than " check with your card about the transaction. '' Each time I attempt to use the cards, I make sure the purchase amount is less than {$100.00}. I include the card number, card expiration date, security code, and billing address ( as their website states this information is needed when making a purchase ). No matter how small the purchase, the card gets rejected. I have checked the balance for these cards online and by phone, and it has been verified multiple times all 4 of the cards are active and have balances available. I am also now starting to get XXXX cent charges posted to these cards for all of the supposed " failed transactions. '' When I contact American Express, their customer service is extremely frustrating to deal with. Their customer service line only directs me to a robot, I have spent too much of my time trying to reach an actual person to assist. The only help I am able to get is verification that my cards are active ( not expired ) and have balances available, so they should be working. I have looked online to research if other people are experiencing similar issues. There are tons of posts on XXXX and similar websites with people complaining about the same issue. It seems like these cards are impossible to use anywhere and American Express customer service is of no help. I am not sure how they are getting away with not allowing these cards to be used, especially from major retail stores. I am at a loss of what to do. {$400.00} is a lot of money to just let go of, so I am reaching out for advice or help regarding next steps. 

I am submitting one of the emails I just got this morning about my failed payment.

Company response to consumer: Closed with monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2023-10-24 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Rental debt
Issue: Communication tactics — Used obscene, profane, or other abusive language
Company: HW Holding, Inc
State: TN

Complaint narrative:
I received a call from Hunter Warfield ( XXXX ). They stated that they were reaching out to settle my account. I informed them that I had negotiations in place. I was informed that there were no notes on the account to reflect that. I confirmed the account number ( XXXX ) and was told that they did not have an email address on file for me. I quoted the settlement offered and attempted to update the person I spoke with. I did not get a name, but they repeatedly informed me that the call was being recorded. The representative was rude, yelled at me several times, and continued to shout over me when I attempted to give her relevant information, such as name and dates. 

My experience with this company has been full of inappropriate behavior for a debt collector. They call repeatedly, and if I send the call to voicemail, they call back to back. They have been dishonest, stating that they had no communication about this debt since 2019, which is untrue. The rep repeatedly threatened me with escalation and legal action.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2023-10-24 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: SC

Complaint narrative:
These inquiries were not authorize by me they are attempt to fraud me. Please remove these inquiries because i did not authorize these inquiries. 


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Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2023-10-24 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — General-purpose credit card or charge card
Issue: Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem — Was not notified of investigation status or results
Company: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC.
State: IL

Complaint narrative:
I have consistently made on-time payments for these accounts, and I kindly request that you update my records accordingly. It's frustrating because I've always paid on time, which makes this situation seem unreasonable.

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 2023-10-24 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Credit monitoring or identity theft protection services — Problem canceling credit monitoring or identify theft protection service
Company: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC.
State: IL

Complaint narrative:
on XX/XX/XXXX i check my credit report and i noticed XXXX account is not my i never used and never get any benefit for this is the company XXXXXXXX XXXX  day open XX/XX/XXXX amount {$280.00} account # XXXX phone # ( 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 non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2023-10-24 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem — Was not notified of investigation status or results
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
I have been sending information and notifications to the bureaus for months to dispute some accounts that are in my credit and I think they are not accurate, and they have never answered to this. The have never responded to me, even by email. According to the law, they have to report what is happening with my case. I think this is unfair that I have to come to this for them to take me into account.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2023-10-24 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: GA

Complaint narrative:
The accounts below do not belong to me and I would like them removed. I filed a report with identitytheft.gov. 

The accounts on my Transunion profile that do not belong to me are 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 that do not belong to me are XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX 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 non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2023-10-24 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: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC.
State: NY

Complaint narrative:
Since there have been multiple violations of the necessary reporting requirements, my report 's data is not reliable and full. Having stated that, I reject your accusations and challenge you to show me your justification for including this incomplete negative information on my credit report. 

Per 15 U.S.C 1681e Whenever a consumer reporting agency prepares a consumer report it shall follow reasonable procedures to assure maximum possible accuracy of the information concerning the individual about whom the report relates.

According to 12 CFR Part 1022 ( Regulation V ) requires furnishers to : Furnish information concerning accounts or other relationships with a consumer that has integrity. 
Furnish information about accounts or other relationships with a consumer that is accurate. 
C - Conduct reasonable investigations of consumer disputes According to CRRG, in order to make a lawful report, you must follow the Metro 2 compliance standards.

Also as stated in the CRRG Any Deviation From These Standards Jeopardizes The Integrity of The Data. This means that any mistakes in reporting claims can make the information less accurate and it affects the accuracy of any federally regulated reports. 

Therefore, I am invoking my rights to challenge these inaccurate and non-compliant items. Neglecting my demand will only prove that you DO NOT care about my rights as a consumer. Its NOT FAIR for you to report information that isnt confirmed to be ethical and meets the standards of certified reporting. Again, I am challenging these claims and asking for proof of the proper reporting standards. 

You are violating my rights! I have listed the concerns about your reporting in this document. It's not complete and does not meet my standards according to law, you must certify all aspects of required FCRA/ Metro 2 compliance which is done truthfully, correctly ( in a timely manner ), completely AND accurately as well - or else I would have to escalate these issues to the CFPB XXXX FTC and my Attorney General. 

Summary of Accounts being Challenged in list form : 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 XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX 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 non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2023-10-24 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: NY

Complaint narrative:
Since there have been multiple violations of the necessary reporting requirements, my report 's data is not reliable and full. Having stated that, I reject your accusations and challenge you to show me your justification for including this incomplete negative information on my credit report. 

Per 15 U.S.C 1681e Whenever a consumer reporting agency prepares a consumer report it shall follow reasonable procedures to assure maximum possible accuracy of the information concerning the individual about whom the report relates.

According to 12 CFR Part 1022 ( Regulation V ) requires furnishers to : Furnish information concerning accounts or other relationships with a consumer that has integrity. 
Furnish information about accounts or other relationships with a consumer that is accurate. 
C - Conduct reasonable investigations of consumer disputes According to CRRG, in order to make a lawful report, you must follow the Metro 2 compliance standards.

Also as stated in the CRRG Any Deviation From These Standards Jeopardizes The Integrity of The Data. This means that any mistakes in reporting claims can make the information less accurate and it affects the accuracy of any federally regulated reports. 

Therefore, I am invoking my rights to challenge these inaccurate and non-compliant items. Neglecting my demand will only prove that you DO NOT care about my rights as a consumer. Its NOT FAIR for you to report information that isnt confirmed to be ethical and meets the standards of certified reporting. Again, I am challenging these claims and asking for proof of the proper reporting standards. 

You are violating my rights! I have listed the concerns about your reporting in this document. It's not complete and does not meet my standards according to law, you must certify all aspects of required FCRA/ Metro 2 compliance which is done truthfully, correctly ( in a timely manner ), completely AND accurately as well - or else I would have to escalate these issues to the CFPB , FTC and my Attorney General. 

Summary of Accounts being Challenged in list form : 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 XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2023-10-24 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: NY

Complaint narrative:
Since there have been multiple violations of the necessary reporting requirements, my report 's data is not reliable and full. Having stated that, I reject your accusations and challenge you to show me your justification for including this incomplete negative information on my credit report. 

Per 15 U.S.C 1681e Whenever a consumer reporting agency prepares a consumer report it shall follow reasonable procedures to assure maximum possible accuracy of the information concerning the individual about whom the report relates.

According to 12 CFR Part 1022 ( Regulation V ) requires furnishers to : Furnish information concerning accounts or other relationships with a consumer that has integrity.

Furnish information about accounts or other relationships with a consumer that is accurate.

C - Conduct reasonable investigations of consumer disputes According to CRRG, in order to make a lawful report, you must follow the Metro 2 compliance standards.

Also as stated in the CRRG Any Deviation From These Standards Jeopardizes The Integrity of The Data. This means that any mistakes in reporting claims can make the information less accurate and it affects the accuracy of any federally regulated reports.

Therefore, I am invoking my rights to challenge these inaccurate and non-compliant items. Neglecting my demand will only prove that you DO NOT care about my rights as a consumer. Its NOT FAIR for you to report information that isnt confirmed to be ethical and meets the standards of certified reporting. Again, I am challenging these claims and asking for proof of the proper reporting standards.

You are violating my rights! I have listed the concerns about your reporting in this document. It's not complete and does not meet my standards according to law, you must certify all aspects of required FCRA/ Metro 2 compliance which is done truthfully, correctly ( in a timely manner ), completely AND accurately as well - or else I would have to escalate these issues to the CFPB XXXX FTC and my Attorney General. 

Summary of Accounts being Challenged in list form : 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 XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX 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 2023-10-24 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — General-purpose credit card or charge card
Issue: Problem with a purchase shown on your statement — Credit card company isn't resolving a dispute about a purchase on your statement
Company: DISCOVER BANK
State: MI

Complaint narrative:
I moved to DC for work for the better part of a year and foolishly neglected to cancel a subscription to a wine club, which charged me {$34.00} per month for XXXX bottles of wine, that I usually picked up in person from the retail location. Since it is in a suburb in which I don't live, I usually didn't go every month anyway, and they were OK with that, generally -- me picking up XXXX months at a time instead of every month. 

The store has now closed, however, even though they continue to send me e-mails ( as recently as 12 days ago ). I have tried repeatedly -- over the past XXXX years, probably a couple dozen times- to get in touch with the company, ranging from calling multiple listed phone numbers, to e-mail, to going to the physical location, to asking my friends and my wife to call them. For awhile, they were picking up the phone and saying they were open when they weren't. This ultimately wouldn't have been the end of the world, but I lost my job in the spring and was denied unemployment, so I am trying to cut back on spending on stuff like this. Especially when I don't even get the product I pay for. 

Of course, I requested that Discover Card dispute ALL of the transactions from the past 24 months, which they did, since I haven't picked up wine from them since early 2021. But they eventually found in favor of the merchant, because they said the merchant never responded to the claim, and that I had " failed to provide additional documentation. '' I never signed a contract or anything for this service, so the additional documentation that I would be required to provide is an insane notion. I have no clue what kind of documentation they'd want me to provide. If the merchant never responded, Discover 's position is that it's my word against their lack of a word, which suggests a unilateral siding with a party that appears to have reneged on a contractual agreement to provide a thing to me that they have failed to provide. This amounts to {$830.00} plus interest that I will NEVER see again. 

I have been robbed, and this company continues to enrich itself and its shareholders at the expense of my broke XXXX that can not afford groceries. 

Sincerely, XXXX XXXX XXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2023-10-24 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — General-purpose credit card or charge card
Issue: Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem — Was not notified of investigation status or results
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: IL

Complaint narrative:
I have consistently made on-time payments for these accounts, and I kindly request that you update my records accordingly. It's frustrating because I've always paid on time, which makes this situation seem unreasonable.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2023-10-24 00:00:00
Product: Student loan — Federal student loan servicing
Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer — Received bad information about your loan
Company: Maximus Federal Services, Inc.
State: AL

Complaint narrative:
I have not been able to get any information about my Borrower 's Defense discharge. I received approval in XXXX and was told it would take 7 months to complete. It's a full month passed the 7 months Aidvantage said it would take them to resolve. I tried to get information once on the phone and twice in writing this passed month, all with no answers provided. I've attached a copy of my last complaint for reference and since then, nothing has changed. As suspected, Aidvantage isn't doing what they said they are supposed to do and are mishandling my account.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2023-10-24 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: TX

Complaint narrative:
I respectfully ask that you give priority to this matter, conduct a thorough investigation into the situation, and promptly remove these unauthorized accounts from my credit report. Your immediate attention and resolution of this matter are highly valued and appreciated.

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 2023-10-24 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: NY

Complaint narrative:
I would like you to remove all these inaccurate accounts some credit bureaus have entered on my credit report. I never authorized them nor anybody to add these incorrect and misleading items on my credit report. I kept on contacting their department since the month of XXXX  and they never even bother to give me the resolution I needed. I kept disputing these accounts ( see attach letter file ) and still I have never received any progress with my disputes.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief