Debt collection -- Attempts to collect debt not owed -- Complaint #5623172

Complaint Overview

Complaint ID: 5623172

Company: Convergent Resources, INC.

Product: Debt collection

Sub-Product: Mortgage debt

Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed

Sub-Issue: Debt was paid

State: Texas

ZIP Code: 78418

Date Received: 2022-06-01T12:00:00-05:00

Date Sent to Company: 2022-06-01T12:00:00-05:00

Company Response: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A

Submitted Via: Web

Tags: Older American

Consumer Narrative

Received a letter from XXXX XXXX ( XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX, RI XXXX ) regarding payment due on a LOC secured by my home. In the letter they said they would " settle your account with one payment in the amount of {$1100.00} which is equal to 80 % of your outstanding balance. Upon receipt of your payment, your account will be considered settled-in-full and will notify the credit bureaus accordingly. '' Letter is date XX/XX/XXXX. I wrote a check and mailed it on XX/XX/XXXX, check # XXXX in the amount of XXXX on the FOR line I wrote " balance on XXXX XXXX ( which is the home the LOC was taken against ). On my cancelled check XXXX stamped it " received XX/XX/XXXX ''. On XX/XX/XXXX the check cleared my bank account. The amount that was suppose to be forgiven was {$280.00}. And I had been faithfully making payments. I subsequently received a collections letter from XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX, PA XXXX. My daughter, XXXX XXXX XXXX, who has full POA, wrote them a response, attaching all the above mentioned documentation and mailed it XX/XX/XXXX. They never responded. Today, XX/XX/XXXX a letter arrived in the mail from Convergent ( Convergent Outsourcing Inc, XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX, WA XXXX- for mailing the address is XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX, PA XXXX ) demanding payment for the {$280.00} - the amount the bank indicated they would forgive if I paid the {$1100.00}. My daughter XXXX will respond to this letter as well - as I am XXXX XXXX XXXX, she now handles all of my finances. I find this repeated contact to be harassing and a form of elder abuse. I faithfully paid the bank in accordance with their written instructions. Neither myself nor my daughter should be having to continually respond to these letters, not to mention the costs involved with writing and mailing these letters certified, return receipt. I am very fortunate to have a daughter who is a XXXX and can read and understand these documents and knows that they are false claims. Most people in my situation would think this was a legitimate claim and just pay it- thus being " swindled '' out of money that actually is not owed. It is rather unconscionable behavior- which is why I am taking the time to report these institutions - I know they will receive the letter from my daughter it will be dropped - until the bank turns it over to the next collection agency. Any help you can give to stop this situation would be greatly appreciated- not to mention stopping this practice being done to other elder people. Thank you for your time and attention to this matter.

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