Debt collection -- Written notification about debt -- Complaint #5224507
Complaint Overview
Complaint ID: 5224507
Company: Synchrony Financial
Product: Debt collection
Sub-Product: Credit card debt
Issue: Written notification about debt
Sub-Issue: Didn't receive enough information to verify debt
State: Minnesota
ZIP Code: 55122
Date Received: 2022-02-15T12:00:00-05:00
Date Sent to Company: 2022-03-02T12:00:00-05:00
Company Response: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Submitted Via: Web
Consumer Narrative
XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX has been harassing me on several occasions over the past year to try and collect debts. They purchase debts from mainly Synchrony bank but there are others and then attempt to get the money from the consumer in a sterner formatted letter and if you dont respond accordingly, they have a law firm they work with ( XXXX XXXX XXXX ) that then garnish your wages in which they did to me on one occasion in the last six months and made other attempts but didnt succeed. They first came to me about 6-8 months ago and attempted to garnish my wages and hadnt even sent me anything AT ALL! When my HR person contacted me telling me they received a legal letter to garnish my wages abs I freaked out because I didnt know what it was. I about fell out of my chair, both in sick and embarrassment. This was a new job and I am management! When I reached out to them and threatened them to stop because they hadnt even informed me, they retracted immediately. However, about three weeks later i got something in the mail and my company received another formal letter to garnish my wages in which they had to. From then on it got worse and NONE of the attorneys would speak to me or take my calls and the only people that do are customer service and theyre completely rude and sarcastic and dont care that your whole world is being turned upside down. They claim you need to speak to an attorney and yet you never get through to one.I became so frustrated and told them I paid these balance ( s ) or that they werent even mine but it didnt matter at that point. When I reached out to the credit card company they dont even know who XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX is and many arent sure how its getting to this connection agency. The one debt from XXXX, the person felt terrible but couldnt help me at that point because it has been sold to XXXX XXXX. I tried explaining this wasnt even my debt it was listed under my ex husbands name but it just didnt matter at that point. They then had the law firm garnish my wages at over 40 %! Im a single Mom and have XXXX daughters that are XXXX and they take daily medications. I ended up paying it and it cost nearly {$1000.00} more with the fees from their firm. Totaling like nearly {$3000.00}. And the original debt was {$1600.00}. Now, theyre coming at me again for a ANOTHER DEBT that is from XXXX, over six years. A SAMS club Mastercard in the amount of {$3800.00} and I honestly cant take it!! They will be threatening my new job AGAIN by garnishing my wages and I wont be able to pay my bills and live when they do that! They have to STOP! Its killing me and my family! PLEASE SOMEONE HELP!!
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Complaint #5224507 about?
Complaint #5224507 was filed against Synchrony Financial regarding Debt collection specifically about Written notification about debt. It was received by the CFPB on 2022-02-15T12:00:00-05:00.
How did Synchrony Financial 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?
You can file a complaint with the CFPB at consumerfinance.gov/complaint. Select the appropriate product category (Debt collection) and describe your issue in detail.
Can I see other complaints against Synchrony Financial?
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Disclaimer
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