Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports -- Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem -- Complaint #5065789
Complaint Overview
Complaint ID: 5065789
Company: Stern Recovery Services, INC.
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports
Sub-Product: Credit reporting
Issue: Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem
Sub-Issue: Their investigation did not fix an error on your report
State: South Carolina
ZIP Code: 29073
Date Received: 2022-01-03T12:00:00-05:00
Date Sent to Company: 2022-01-03T12:00:00-05:00
Company Response: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Submitted Via: Web
Consumer Narrative
Consumer reporting agencies have a significant amount of personal information about consumers. This information is invaluable in assessing a consumers creditworthiness for a variety of products and services, including loan and deposit accounts, insurance, and utility services, among others. The FCRA governs access to this information to ensure that a prospective user of the information obtains it for permissible purposes and does not exploit it for illegitimate purposes .The FCRA requires any prospective user of a consumer report, for example, a lender, insurer, landlord, or employer, among others, to have a legally permissible purpose to obtain a report. Transaction Dispute/ Request for Fraudulent Transaction Information Made pursuant to Section 609 ( e ) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( 15 U.S.C . 1681 ( g ) ) XXXX XXXX STERN RECOVERY SERVC ACCOUNT NUMBER MISSING NOT REPORTED XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX NC XXXX Dear Sir or Madam : As I already reported via telephone, I am the victim of identity theft. I am writing to dispute a fraudulent [ charge/debit ] on my account in the amount of {$33000.00}. I am a victim of identity theft, and I did not make this [ charge/debit ]. I am requesting that the charge be removed, that any finance and other charges related to the fraudulent amount be credited, as well, and that I receive an accurate statement. Pursuant to federal law, I am requesting that you provide me and/or the listed Law Enforcement Designee, at no charge, copies of the transaction details and business records in your control relating to the fraudulent transactions. A copy of the relevant federal law is enclosed. In addition, I am enclosing a copy of sections 609 ( e ), 605B, 615 ( f ) and 623 ( a ) ( 6 ) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ), which detail your responsibilities as an information furnisher to consumer reporting agencies in response to the Identity Theft Report I am providing. These enclosures also detail your responsibilities that apply in the event you receive from a consumer reporting agency notice under section 605B of the FCRA that information you provided to is the result of identity theft. Please investigate this matter and correct the fraudulent [ charge/debit ] as soon as possible. Sincerely, XXXX XXXX XXXX Enclosures : Identity Theft Report FCRA Sections 609 ( e ) ,605B, 615 ( f ), 623 ( a ) ( 6 )
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Complaint #5065789 about?
Complaint #5065789 was filed against Stern Recovery Services, INC. regarding Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports specifically about Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem. It was received by the CFPB on 2022-01-03T12:00:00-05:00.
How did Stern Recovery Services, INC. respond to this complaint?
The company responded with: "Closed with explanation". The response was timely.
What is the risk level of this complaint?
See the risk assessment section for details on this complaint's risk profile.
How do I file a similar complaint?
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Disclaimer
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