Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports -- Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem -- Complaint #6812769
Complaint Overview
Complaint ID: 6812769
Company: Equifax, 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: Indiana
ZIP Code: 46321
Date Received: 2023-04-08T12:00:00-05:00
Date Sent to Company: 2023-04-08T12:00:00-05:00
Company Response: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Submitted Via: Web
Consumer Narrative
Account was paid XX/XX/2022. XXXX XXXX ( XXXX ) reports negative payment history until XX/XX/2022. Account was paid XX/XX/2022. XXXX XXXX XXXX ( XXXX XXXX reports it as a charge off in the payment status section. I disputed this with them 3 times and they said that they will not change the charge-off because its a charged off account but the correct place to indicate the account is a charged off account is in the ACCOUNT TYPE section which it currently does. But they want it also in the the PAYMENT STATUS section which is what Im disputing because since the account is paid it should show PAID. To have charge off in the payment status indicates that this account was never paid off and it is a violation of my FCRA rights to report it this way. XXXX XXXX ( XXXX ) tried to get around this by putting paid in the notes section of the account but I lost 40+ points due to them updating the payment status and payment history with incorrect information. So just like they changed those sections to report NEGATIVELY, they should be able to go in and undo the inaccurate NEGATIVE information so it can have a positive effect on my score. PAYMENT STATUS SHOULD SHOW PAID! And PAYMENT HISTORY SHOULD NOT SHOW NEGATIVE HISTORY PAST XX/XX/2022 since I paid it XX/XX/2022. XXXX XXXX ( XXXX ) has to update the actual report not just add notes onto the account because i lose points based on whats in the payment history and payment status section NOT whats in the notes section on the account. They are being lazy and are not doing bc the due diligence to correct this. They have sent me correspondence that verifies everything Im saying but when they resolve the matter all they do is add a note to the account they do not change the inaccurate information. If they are reporting the right information then equifax is not up updating it correctly but I dont think thats the case.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Complaint #6812769 about?
Complaint #6812769 was filed against Equifax, 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 2023-04-08T12:00:00-05:00.
How did Equifax, INC. respond to this complaint?
The company responded with: "Closed with explanation". The response was timely.
What is the risk level of this complaint?
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How do I file a similar complaint?
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Disclaimer
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