Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports -- Incorrect information on your report -- Complaint #7048686
Complaint Overview
Complaint ID: 7048686
Company: Nelnet, INC.
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports
Sub-Product: Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report
Sub-Issue: Account status incorrect
State: Florida
ZIP Code: 33033
Date Received: 2023-05-30T12:00:00-05:00
Date Sent to Company: 2023-05-30T12:00:00-05:00
Company Response: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Submitted Via: Web
Consumer Narrative
The Department of Education/NEL NET is unlawfully reporting ( 12 ) late payments to my consumer report. The reporting of such impermissible and inaccurate information has caused severe damage to my character, my reputation, and my general mode of living and has negatively affected my ability to obtain credit for personal and household purposes. The Department of Education/NEL NETs inaccurate reporting has damaged my livelihood. 15 USC 1681a 2 reads as follows : ( 2 ) EXCLUSIONS.Except as provided in paragraph ( 3 ), the term consumer report does not include ( A ) subject to section 1681s3 of this title, any ( i ) report containing information solely as to transactions or experiences between the consumer and the person making the report ; The reporting of ( 12 ) late payments, which are clearly transactions or experiences solely between the Department of Education /NEL NET , the person making the report, and XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, the consumer, may not be included in any consumer report! Including ( 12 ) late payments and adding any reference to late payment history is in direct violation of 15 USC 1681a 2 and my consumer rights! 15 U.S. Code 1681s-2 reads as follows : ( a ) DUTY OF FURNISHERS OF INFORMATION TO PROVIDE ACCURATE INFORMATION ( 1 ) PROHIBITION ( A ) Reporting information with actual knowledge of errors A person shall not furnish any information relating to a consumer to any consumer reporting agency if the person knows or has reasonable cause to believe the information is inaccurate. ( B ) Reporting information after notice and confirmation of errors A person shall not furnish information relating to a consumer to any consumer reporting agency if ( i ) the person has been notified by the consumer, at the address specified by the person for such notices, that specific information is inaccurate; and ( ii ) the information is, in fact, inaccurate. The Department of Education/NEL NET is hereby placed on notice that continued reporting of impermissible information to my consumer report is a breach of your duty to provide accurate information. As a furnisher of information to a consumer reporting agency, the Department of Education/NEL NET is prohibited from furnishing inaccurate information. The continued reporting of this inaccurate information is a clear violation of 15 USC 1681s-2. The Department of Education/NEL NET has caused me and my family severe harm due to its negligent and inaccurate reporting. Update my consumer report by removing this impermissible, inaccurate, and incorrect information. While it may be your policy to report late payments and other negative information, you are prohibited from attaching references to late payments to consumer reports!
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Complaint #7048686 about?
Complaint #7048686 was filed against Nelnet, INC. regarding Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports specifically about Incorrect information on your report. It was received by the CFPB on 2023-05-30T12:00:00-05:00.
How did Nelnet, 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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