Consumer complaint received 2025-04-06 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Account information incorrect
Company: FC HoldCo LLC
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
I am filing this formal complaint against **Flagship Credit Acceptance** ( XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX ) for **systematic fraud, deceptive practices, and violations of federal consumer protection laws**, including but not limited to **I. Fraudulent Payment Allocation RICO Violations ( 18 U.S.C. 1962 ) ** **Evidence ( XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX ) : ** - XXXX : Payment of ** $ XXXX ** {$470.00} ( 99.5 % ) ** applied to interest, ** {$2.00} ( 0.5 % ) ** to the principal. 

- XXXX : Payment of ** $ XXXX XXXX % to interest**, ** {$0.00} to principal**. 
- XXXX : ** {$2900.00} payment reversed XXXX to maximize interest charges.

**Legal Violations : ** - **RICO ( Mail/Wire Fraud 18 U.S.C. 1341, 1343 ) ** : Flagship knowingly misallocated payments to inflate interest.

- **TILA ( 15 U.S.C. 1639f ) ** : Requires fair allocation between principal and interest.

- **UCC 3-501** : Prohibits unconscionable accounting methods.

**Precedent : ** - *Williams v. Chartwell Fin. Servs. * ( 7th Cir. 2019 ) : Lender fined ** $ XXXX for identical interest-first fraud. 


XXXX. Illegal Late Fees FDCPA Violations ( 15 U.S.C. 1692f ) ** **Evidence ( Payment History, Pages XXXX ) : ** - XXXX, XX/XX/XXXX, XXXX : Charged ** {$23.00} late fees** despite **no late payment**.

**Legal Violations : ** - **FDCPA 16921 ) ** : Bars " unfair or unconscionable '' fees.

- **California Civil Code 1671** : Caps late fees at **6 % of payment** ( ~ {$28.00} on {$470.00} ). 

**Precedent : ** - *Henson v. Santander Consumer USA* ( 2017 ) : SCOTUS ruled **automated fees without verification** are illegal.

III. Fabricated " Miscellaneous Fees '' FTC Act Violations ( 15 U.S.C. 45 ) ** **Evidence ( Payment History, Pages XXXX ) : ** - XXXX : ** {$400.00} + {$150.00} " Misc. Fee '' ** with no contractual basis. 
- XXXX : ** {$1000.00} " Misc. Fee '' ** added arbitrarily. 

**Legal Violations : ** - **FTC Act 45 ( a ) ( 1 ) ** : Prohibits " unfair or deceptive acts. '' - **California Business & Professions Code 17200** : Bans hidden fees. 

**Precedent : ** - *FTC v. Credit Bureau XXXX XXXX XXXX ) : ** $ XXXX penalty** for fake fee inflation. 

IV. Payment Reversals Dodd-Frank Violations ( 12 U.S.C. 5531 ) ** **Evidence ( Payment History, Pages XXXX ) : ** - XXXX : ** {$2900.00} payment reversed XXXX to artificially increase interest. 

**Legal Violations : ** - **Dodd-Frank XXXX : Bars **manipulative payment processing**. 
- **UCC 3-505** : Requires **good faith** in accounting.

**Precedent : ** - *CFPB v. Navient* ( 2022 ) : XXXX XXXX XXXX penalty** for payment reversal schemes. 

-- - V. Predatory GAP Waiver Sale TILA Violations ( 15 U.S.C. XXXX ) ** **Evidence ( Safe-Guard Addendum, XXXX XXXX ) : ** - ** {$500.00} GAP fee** financed into the loan without clear disclosure. 
- **Refund policy deceptive** : Pro-rata reductions after 30 days. 
- **Coverage limitations** : Exclusions if loan exceeds **125 % of car value**.

**Legal Violations : ** - **TILA ( Regulation Z ) ** : Failure to disclose finance charge.

- **UDAAP ( CFPB ) ** : Unfair/deceptive sale of GAP product. 

*VI. RICO Enterprise ( 18 U.S.C. 1962 ) ** Flagships **pattern of fraud** constitutes a **criminal enterprise** under RICO : 1. **Mail/Wire Fraud** : Misallocated payments sent via interstate mail/electronic systems.

2. **Money Laundering** : Illegally obtained fees deposited into Flagships accounts.

3. **Bank Fraud** : Fabricated fees inflate loan balances. 

**Precedent : ** - *Bridge v. Phoenix Bond* ( 2008 ) : RICO applies to **fraudulent financial schemes**.

Ironclad Paper Trail** " Documented Violation '' " Fraud ledger '' ( XXXX/table ) listing : | Date | Violation | Law Broken | Evidence ( Page # ) | | -- -- -- | -- -- -- -- -- -| -- -- -- -- -- -- | -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -| | XX/XX/XXXX | 99.5 % interest allocation | TILA XXXX | Payment History Pg XXXX | | XX/XX/XXXX | Illegal {$23.00} late fee | FDCPA 1692f | Pg XXXX | | XX/XX/XXXX | Fake {$400.00} " Misc. Fee '' | FTC Act XXXX | Pg XXXX| Flagship can not dispute time-stamped information that they have provided.

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