Date Received: 2018-11-05
Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer
Subissue: Don't agree with the fees charged
Consumer Complaint: The servicer of my Perkins Loan changed to XXXX XXXX on XX/XX/XXXX. The loan was in deferment because I am a full-time XXXX student, and after it was transferred, I repeatedly had issues with XXXX XXXX recognizing my full time student status. I sent them my enrollment status in XX/XX/XXXX and was told the loan was in deferment. However, in XX/XX/XXXX, I discovered that the loan was not in deferment and I was going to start being charged monthly payments. Not only did XXXX XXXX not contact me about changes to my account or subsequent monthly charges, but failed to provide any documentation explaining the status of my account with or a breakdown of charges and fees. I contacted XXXX XXXX via phone and email during XX/XX/XXXX and XX/XX/XXXX. On XX/XX/XXXX, my deferment status was finally accepted and retroactively started on XX/XX/XXXX. The charges posted to my account were removed expect for interest and late fees that accumulated during my dispute about the status of my loan during XX/XX/XXXX and XX/XX/XXXX. Via email and telephone, XXXX XXXX representatives said that charges posted to my account would be removed including principal charges, interest, and fees. As of XX/XX/XXXX, my account still shows fees and interest accrued since my loan has been in deferment. I have called and emailed XXXX XXXX over 5 times between XX/XX/XXXX and XX/XX/XXXX, and been told the problem would be fixed, but the charges have not been removed.
Company Response:
State: MN
Zip: 55104
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-11-05
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2018-11-04
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed
Subissue: Debt is not yours
Consumer Complaint: This company Transworld Systems is trying to collect {$110.00} from me for a bill they claim I owe. I have written them several letters demanding that they comply with the Fair Dept Collection Practices Act and the Fair Credit Reporting Act by ( 1 ) providing me a contract or bill from Transworld Systems with my signature on it as follows : " I am requesting validation, made pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. 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 Transworld Systems. '' They sent me a computer printout of a bill, but nothing with my signature on it showing a contractual relationship between myself and Transworld Systems. They are in violation of the Fair Dept Collection Practices Act and the Fair Credit Reporting Act by claiming I owe money to them and they have no document bearing my signature wherein I allegedly owe them any money or authorized these charges. They are reporting this fraudulent claim to the credit bureaus as a valid debt, yet they are unable to validate the debt.
Company Response:
State: TX
Zip: 78626
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-11-04
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2018-11-04
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed
Subissue: Debt was paid
Consumer Complaint: On XX/XX/18, I wrote a letter to collection agency, Transworld Systems Inc, XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX, PA XXXX, # XXXX, regarding acct # XXXX, to delete this debt from all 3 credit bureaus since I did not recall the debt. On XX/XX/18, I received a written reply from Transworld Systems stating, " Dear XXXX XXXX : Thank you for your inquiry regarding the above-referenced account. Please be advised that account number XXXX XXXX is closed in our office. Further inquiry regarding the underlying debt may be directed to XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX. XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX, AZ XXXX. We appreciate the opportunity to respond to your inquiry. Very truly yours, Transworld Systems Inc ''.
Company Response:
State: AZ
Zip: XXXXX
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-11-04
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2018-10-28
Issue: False statements or representation
Subissue: Attempted to collect wrong amount
Consumer Complaint: I've submitted several disputes with XXXX and XXXX directly, but nothing is being resolved. I am disputing the {$1700.00} collection account on my XXXX report, because I do not owe {$1700.00} to Transworld Systems Inc, which is the collections agency trying to collect this debt. The original bill was for {$1700.00} and {$1500.00} was covered by my insurance bill, leaving {$240.00} remaining due to the original medical provider. XXXX XXXX XXXX, Transworld INC and XXXX are falsely reporting and trying to collect a wrong debt not owed. Every time I have disputed this, all I receive is an email or a letter from Equifax stating that they have verified that the debt is mine and has remained on my credit report. I do not owe {$1700.00} and I have provided proof attached to this formal complaint.
Company Response:
State: NV
Zip: 891XX
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-10-28
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2018-10-27
Issue: False statements or representation
Subissue: Attempted to collect wrong amount
Consumer Complaint: I was incorrectly billed for two visits or exams at an XXXX XXXX facility during a single visit that took place on XX/XX/XXXX. After many, many conversations with hospital billing and my insurance company, the alleged debt was then sent to their collections and subsequently to an external collection agency. I submitted proof of the error ( including my insurance EOBs ) to the hospital 's billing department and to the external collection agency on XX/XX/XXXX. I received a response from the collection agency stating that they found that the coding on the claim was correct, but with no proof or evidence to back it up. I sent a letter asking for evidence on XX/XX/XXXX. I then received a collections call from a different company sometime in XX/XX/XXXX ; I told them that I had submitted evidence of incorrect coding/billing previously and refused to pay a bill I do not owe. Subsequently, I have received notice from another collection agency on or around XX/XX/XXXX, dated XX/XX/XXXX, giving me 30 days to dispute.
Company Response:
State: MO
Zip: 656XX
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-10-27
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2018-10-25
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed
Subissue: Debt is not yours
Consumer Complaint: My local VA clinic sent me to the local XXXX Hospital to be treated, and they promised me that the VA would pay for it. I am a Veteran. Well they have NOT paid for it and now I have bills from collections agencies that are ruining my credit, which has fallen over 150 points!
Company Response:
State: FL
Zip: 34974
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-10-25
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2018-10-25
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed
Subissue: Debt was paid
Consumer Complaint: There is no option in the TSI IVR to wait for an agent. Whether you call within regular business hours or not ( I have done both ). The only option is to call back or to leave a message. I have left 4 messages, clearly stating my name, contact information and account numbers, most recently on XX/XX/18 and XX/XX/18. I have never received a call back. I have contacted the creditor in XXXX and again XX/XX/18 to confirm that the debt was paid, they said they were escalating to get it removed from collection, however I continue to receive notices. On XX/XX/18, the creditor confirmed that the account was taken out of collections in XXXX however I continue to receive collection notices, the most recent being dated XX/XX/18.
Company Response:
State: AZ
Zip: 85048
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-10-25
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2018-10-25
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed
Subissue: Debt is not yours
Consumer Complaint: Went to XXXX XXXX XX/XX/2017 paid the amount owed the doctor said come back 7 day later there would be no charge this collection agency is puttin false charges on my XXXX XXXX XXXX credit reports I done went back to XXXX XXXX they said there was no charge this collection agency should be fined by the federal government + they are putting medical information in credit reports
Company Response:
State: AR
Zip: 728XX
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-10-25
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2018-10-24
Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer
Subissue: Received bad information about your loan
Consumer Complaint: About 2 months ago I applied for a Loan Indulgence which was not approved to me, the same day, the same representative who answered me by phone told me that I could apply for a Payment Arrangement and that when it was approved all the late payments that already I had accumulated, that they were like 2, they would disappear. I was waiting, 15 days, I had no answer and I called them, supposedly the application was pending. They spent almost 2 months, which I have been calling every 10 days to know about the application and they always told me that it was pending. It turns out that today XX/XX/2018, almost 2 months later a representative tells me that the payment arrangement had not been approved because " I ALREADY HAD NO BENEFITS '', that is, why did not the first person tell me???? It turns out that I ask to speak with a MANAGER and I explain everything again, in the end it tells me that my PAYMENT ARRANGEMENT application had not been approved because I had not put in the form how much I was willing to pay!!!!!!! How is it possible!!! That is, if I lack information in the document, what is fair and professional is that THEY call me and inform me!!!!! NOOOOOO, I kept accumulating late payments, they were reporting to my credit and finally they sent the account to a collection agency. I want to make a retroactive work in my account, to listen to ALL MY CALLS MADE IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS, to see that I have not stopped communicating with them trying to find a XXXX solution to that account. After they explained to me that my benefits were exhausted, they invited me to apply for a Payment Arrangement in which I had to fill out a form and send it. Apparently 2 months later, I discovered by one of the managers, that my application for a Payment Arrangement was not approved, BECAUSE I DID NOT PAY THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT I WAS WILLING TO PAY EACH MONTH! It is my responsibility to fill out the form correctly, but it is also the responsibility of this company to inform its customers when there is an error like this. I was never informed that my application was incomplete, I was never informed that my application was denied, after 2 months and after my account was sent to collection, after requesting to speak with a Manager, I learned all this. It is a lack of professionalism on your part.
Company Response:
State: FL
Zip: 33133
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-10-24
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2018-10-24
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed
Subissue: Debt is not yours
Consumer Complaint: I get repeated calls each day for a few yeas now, from Transworld Systems, no debt owed, they want payment over the phone to get my card number.
Company Response:
State: KY
Zip: 427XX
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-10-24
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A