Date Received: 2023-07-17
Issue: Written notification about debt
Subissue: Didn't receive enough information to verify debt
Consumer Complaint: I did not receive the appropriate verification of debt as requested multiple times. I requested for the original contract with my signature and company only sent me bank statements on 2 different occasions. Per FRCA, bank statements is not the appropriate documents to validate and verify debt. Since this is a violation due to unable to validate debt, it should be deleted.
Company Response:
State: CA
Zip: XXXXX
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2023-07-17
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2023-07-17
Issue: Incorrect information on your report
Subissue: Information belongs to someone else
Consumer Complaint: Two credit cards were opened fraudulently on XX/XX/XXXX, I do not know by whom. I have made a dispute. Some places the card was used at were XXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX, XXXX XX/XX/XXXX and XX/XX/XXXX corner store. I have no idea who could have done this but this needs to be removed from my credit report because I have not opened a credit card with XXXX XXXX XXXX They have used an address here in XXXX XXXX which is XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX, TX XXXX. Another credit card was opened XX/XX/XXXX.
Company Response:
State: TX
Zip: 78109
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2023-09-25
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2023-07-17
Issue: Took or threatened to take negative or legal action
Subissue: Sued you without properly notifying you of lawsuit
Consumer Complaint: This week I began receiving advertisements from attorneys in the mail. I never receive anything like that so I opened one of the letters from the attorneys seeking my business and found that Midland Credit Management INC. was suing me and it listed a case number for XXXX. This baffled me because why would strangers know I have a case and I wasnt even made aware I had a debt let alone a case!!??? I went onto the XXXX XXXX website and looked up the case number and there is a case filed from Midland Credit Management XXXX XXXX XXXX. ( Which I have included a copy of in this complaint ). Then I went to my folder called INFORMED DELIVERY FROM USPS- this is a service that the UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE provides to residents. With INFORMED DELIVERY each piece of mail that you will receive that day is scanned and an email is sent to you every morning letting you know what will be in your mailbox for that day. I am a very thorough person and I ALWAYS keep records for a few years because of any mishaps. I also dont throw my mail away! I file my mail away and after 3 years or so I bag it up and take it to shred day here in Texas. With that being said I looked back in my informed delivery over the past year and saw that I HAVE NEVER EVER received any correspondence from Midland Credit Management INC. Even I know it is against the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and the Fair Credit Reporting Act to skip over steps in the process of debt collecting. I never received any type of communication from Midland Credit Management INC nor its affiliates. I know I dont owe this company any money because I HAVE NEVER DONE BUSINESS WITH THIS COMPANY NOR HAVE A CONTRACT OR ANY TYPE OF AGREEMENT WITH THIS COMPANY! They have never provided me a service just like they never provided me a collection notice! I have no idea what they are collecting! Be that as it may at XXXX CST I called Midland Credit Management INC at XXXX and spoke to a very, I means extremely rude representative. She asked me for my file number and I told her that I did not have a file number because I have never received anything in the mail so Im unable to provide her with a file number. I told her I have a case number or I can provide her my name and phone number. She said that she could not look me up by my name or address or case number and that I will need to provide her my social security number. I immediately told her Im not giving her my social security number because I dont know her. She then became rude, wouldnt allow me to speak and was telling me that I had to listen to her and that either I can give her my social security number or I can call the people the case is filed with - meaning the courts. I told her again I was not giving her my social then I asked her if she would give me her social and she hung up in my face. At XXXX CST I called back and got a man this time and he also wanted my social security number. I told him I was not giving him my social and how can you file a case against me if you dont have any of the proper information? How do you know if you even have the correct XXXX XXXX? The man then said he cant help me without my social security number if I have no file number and that I can call their Legal Collections Department and maybe they can help me. I asked for their number and he gave me XXXX. I then call the Legal Collections Department at Midland Credit Management INC and spoke with a representative there by the name of XXXX XXXX. I advised XXXX XXXX that I have been receiving letters from Attorneys wanting to take a case that has been filed against me with this company but I have no idea what the case is about or who your company is. I said the only reason I found out was from advertisements from attorneys. I also made XXXX XXXX aware that Midland Credit Management INC has never communicated with me at all and that is illegal. XXXX XXXX asked me for my file number and I informed her that I did not have one because I never received anything from this company but I do have a case number I can provide her. I then provided her with the case number listed with XXXX XXXX XXXX as XXXX. XXXX XXXX said she could not find anything with that case number for a XXXX XXXX. She then asked my address and I told her XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX, TX XXXX. XXXX XXXX again said she could not fined me in the system and she asked me for my social security number and I told her I was not providing my social security number. XXXX XXXX basically told me she could not assist me. Both of these 2 phones calls were recorded according to the script given to me by the representatives and if hiring an attorney is necessary I will have him/her request those recorded phone conversations for court purposes. XXXX XXXX and I ended our conversation. At XXXX I then called XXXX XXXX XXXX of Courts at XXXX and spoke with the clerk of courts there. When I provided her with my case number of XXXX she said yes there is a Debt Claim here from Midland Credit Management INC and she provide me the amount this company is trying to sue me for. I then asked the clerk when the court date is and she told me there is no court date as of yet. She said this company has hired a 3rd party to serve me. The clerk then asked if I have been served and I advised her that I have not been served this is all new to me. The county clerk then advised me that I have to be properly served before a court date can be set. I thanked the clerk and ended the phone call. then decided to do some research on this company Midland Credit Management XXXXNC. and found that this company buys peoples debts for XXXX cents on the dollar and then sues people for a debt they decided to purchase. In doing this practice the President of Midland Credit Management INC. XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX made {$880000.00} in salary and bonus for the year! Upon further research I have learned that this is the process for Midland Credit Management INC. They do not send out letters to the alleged debtors informing them that they owe a debt and in doing that they dont allow the person they claim has a debt the opportunity to respond and say hey I need to validate this debt please send me proof of validation. Instead Midland Credit Management INC. goes straight to filing a court case against a person of whom debt they purchased with the hopes of the defendant not showing up in court so that Midland Credit Management INC. automatically gets a default judgment. NOW THAT IS NOT ONLY ETHICALLY WRONG - ITS AGAINST THE LAW AND CONSTITUTES A LEVEL OF FRAUD AGAINST THE ACCUSED. This is what Midland Credit Management INC. does : Most of the time, when someone is sued by Midland Credit Management INC. that person fails to defend the case or show up in court. With no opposition to the lawsuit, the judge grants a judgment in XXXX favor. Once that judgment is issued, XXXX can collect through wage garnishment, bank account levy, and other tactics. Midland Credit Management INC. has been sued and had to pay out multiple multimillion dollar settlements for their illegal practices and here is the list so far : XXXX. XXXX when the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ( CFPB ) sued XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX, and XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX for running afoul of debt collection laws. The companies agreed to pay a combined {$79.00} XXXX for violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and the Consumer Financial Protection Act by suing consumers without proper documentation, attempting to collect on debts that were too old, and failing to provide consumers with legally required disclosures. WHICH MIDLAND CREDIT MANAGEMENT INC. Has now done to me! I have received nothing from them at all! I had to receive letters from attorneys and Midland Credit Management INC has my correct address! 2. Also in XXXX this same company the company was sued by XXXX states and the District of Columbia for engaging in illegal debt collection practices, such as filing lawsuits without proper documentation and attempting to collect on debts that were too old. XXXX paid a {$6.00} XXXX settlement to resolve that lawsuit. 3. In XXXX, the company paid {$12.00} XXXX to resolve allegations made by the XXXX XXXX XXXX that it had engaged in deceptive and unfair debt collection practices, such as filing lawsuits against consumers without proper documentation, collecting on time-barred debts, and harassing consumers with excessive phone calls. These actions are in addition to the hundreds of lawsuits filed by individuals against XXXX and XXXX for violating their rights under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, and various state consumer protection laws. So with all of this I am here to state the following to Midland Credit Management INC. through THE CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BREAU : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, TX XXXX This letter is regarding Midland Credit Management INC Court Case Number : XXXX and Im providing the court case number due to the fact that this company never sent me anything in the mail or any form of communication so all I have is a case number, which you claim I owe {$4800.00}. This is my formal notice that your claim is disputed. I am requesting validation, made pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and the Fair Credit Reporting Act, along with the corresponding local state laws. Please note that I am requesting validation ; that is competent evidence bearing my signature, showing that I have ( or ever had ) some contractual obligation to pay Midland Credit Management INC. As per FTC opinion letter from Attorney XXXX XXXX XXXX, you should be aware that a printout of a bill or itemized document does not constitute validation or verification. PLEASE NOTE : I ALSO HAVE 2 POLICE REPORTS ON FILE WITH ALL 3 CREDIT BREAUS SHOWNG MY IDENTITY WAS STOLEN BOTH IN 2008 AND IN 2014 WHEN MY PURSE WAS STOLEN. SO WHAT YOU ARE DOING AND ACCUSING ME OF IS FRAUDULENT!!! I HAVE ALL MY DUCKS IN A ROW AND IM FULLY PREPARED TO FIGHT THIS HEAD ON AND THEN SUE YOU AFTERWARDS. Please also be aware that any negative mark found on my credit reports ( including XXXX, XXXX, and XXXX ) from your company or any company that you represent, for a debt that I dont owe to your company, is in violation of the FCRA & FDCPA. Pending the outcome of my investigation, of any evidence that you submit, you are instructed to take no action that could be detrimental to any of my credit reports. Failure to respond within 30 days of receipt with ALL of the requested information will result in small claims legal action against your company at my local venue. I would be seeking a minimum of {$1000.00} in damages per violation for : Defamation Negligent Enablement of Identity Fraud Violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ( including but not limited to Section 807-8 ) Violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( including but not limited to Section 623-b ) Please Note : this notice is an attempt to correct your records, and any information received from you will be collected as evidence should any further action be necessary. This is a request for information only, and is not a statement, election, or waiver of status. It would be advisable that you and your client assure that your records are in order before I am forced to take legal action. CREDITOR/DEBT COLLECTOR DECLARATION Please provide the following : 1. Agreement with your client that grants you the authority to collect on this alleged debt. 2. Agreement that bears my signature of the alleged debtor wherein he/she agreed to pay the creditor and if not paid that I then had to pay Midland Credit Management INC. 3 . Any insurance claims that have been made by any creditor regarding this account. 4. Name and address of alleged creditor. 5. Name on file of alleged debtor. 6. Alleged account number. 7. Amount of alleged debt. 8. Date this alleged debt became payable. 9. Date of original charge off, write off or delinquency. 10. Verification that this debt was assigned or sold to Midland Credit Management INC. 11. Complete accounting of alleged debt. 12. Commissions for debt collector of collection efforts that is successful. Please provide the name and address of the bonding agent for Midland Credit Management INC in case legal action becomes necessary. Your claim can not and WILL NOT be considered if any portion of the above is not completed and returned with copies of all requested documents. This is a request for validation made pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. Please allow 30 days for processing after I receive all of the requested information back from Midland Credit Management INC. I have included copies of my INFORMED DELIVERY FROM USPS SHOWING I SEE MY MAIL BEFORE IT IS PLACED IN MY MAILBOX DAILY AS WELL AS COPY OF THE COURT FILING. P.S. Please be aware that dependent upon your response, I may be detailing any potential issues with your company via online public press release, including documentation of any potential small claims action. I am also including a copy of my complaint to the organizations below : Best Regards, XXXX XXXX Cc : Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Cc : Texas Attorney Generals Office Cc : XXXX XXXX XXXX
Company Response:
State: TX
Zip: 75070
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2023-07-17
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2023-07-17
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed
Subissue: Debt is not yours
Consumer Complaint: this account does not belong to me please remove it off all three of my reports asap
Company Response:
State: MD
Zip: 21215
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2023-07-17
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2023-07-17
Issue: Getting a credit card
Subissue: Card opened as result of identity theft or fraud
Consumer Complaint: Someone opened an account onXX/XX/2018 and I have made a police report because i did not open this account. i need it to be closed. i have not authorized anyone to open any accounts.
Company Response:
State: TX
Zip: 78109
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2023-07-17
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2023-07-16
Issue: Took or threatened to take negative or legal action
Subissue: Threatened to sue you for very old debt
Consumer Complaint: Sending information to family members, and said they will be taking me to court. sharing confidential information.
Company Response:
State: CA
Zip: 92056
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2023-07-16
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2023-07-17
Issue: Incorrect information on your report
Subissue: Account status incorrect
Consumer Complaint: I spoke with the representative we made an agreement that I would pay half of what I owed of XXXX, I agreed to pay XXXX, I paid XXXX date XX/XX/2023 you will see the screenshot of my bank account. I paid it right at that moment so I can be done with this, the transaction was completed and the representative told me that we are okay and that the account it settled and that it would resolve my account but I see a balance still owed of XXXX I called but they keep telling me they dont have access to my account We agreed that I would pay half and that the accounts would be settled. I have screenshots of your agreement.
Company Response:
State: CA
Zip: 95035
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2023-07-17
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2023-07-15
Issue: Incorrect information on your report
Subissue: Account information incorrect
Consumer Complaint: credit account company reports that I didn't pay a balance of a credit card in XXXX when I was only XXXX years of age. account information is not accurate and to my understanding people XXXX XXXX are not even able to pull credit cards out.
Company Response:
State: FL
Zip: 34491
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2023-07-15
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2023-07-15
Issue: Written notification about debt
Subissue: Didn't receive enough information to verify debt
Consumer Complaint: RE : Cease and Desist MIDLAND CREDIT MANAG currently has an account listed on my consumer report that is a direct violation of the FDCPA. I am refusing to pay this alleged debt and demand that this company cease and desist with any further negative reporting on my consumer report or they will be sued in the appropriate court venue for damages related to fraudulently trying to collect on a debt that I do not owe. I have never contracted with this company, and I am demanding verification of such alleged debt. Verification is defined as a formal declaration made in the presence of an authorized officer such as a notary public under oath but in the presence of such an officer whereby one swears to the truth of the statements in the document XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX I also demand proof that this corporation provides proof that I signed a contract with them. Any further attempt to collect is a federal crime under 18 USC 894 as this company is attempting to collect on an extension credit. Since you will not be able to prove that I owe your company any money, I demand the following account be immediately removed from my consumer report as this information is harming my credit reputation. The account is as follows : XXXX XXXX - MIDLAND CREDIT MANAG within 30 days from receipt of this notice.
Company Response:
State: FL
Zip: 32209
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2023-07-15
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2023-07-15
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed
Subissue: Debt was result of identity theft
Consumer Complaint: This midland company sent a debt collection to MY FAMILYs home, in which I do not live and for a DEBT that was already found as to be FRAUDULENT by the original company BEFOEE THE DATE this letter claims they revived this account. This is ILLEGAL & Im going to sue this company if they do not cease their unlawful practices. And now I am official filing a complaint with a government agency showing XXXXXXXX XXXX illegal practice. Also attached is the letter from the actual credit card company SHOWING this was indeed a fraudulent account.
Company Response:
State: AR
Zip: 728XX
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2023-07-16
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A