Date Received: 2016-10-13
Issue: Disclosure verification of debt
Subissue: Not given enough info to verify debt
Consumer Complaint: My taxes have been taken from me for a few years in an attempt to collect my debt. I asked for inquiry of my balance. On the itemized billing that I received it shows that whatever amount they took from my taxes was credited to my balance but then " reversed '' and added back to my amount due. I have sent an email with the scanned copy of the bills highlighting where the discrepancies were and no one can give me straight answer of what 's going on and they are still attempting to collect the debt.
Company Response:
State: CA
Zip: 90304
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2016-10-13
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: No
Date Received: 2016-10-12
Issue: Dealing with my lender or servicer
Subissue: Having problems with customer service
Consumer Complaint: I have been attempting to obtain a reduction in student loan payments. Currently, my wages and income tax refunds are under garnishment. On XXXX occasions the necessary paperwork has been submitted yet my responses have been in the form of letter advising me the XXXX has submitted my account for debt collection. On XXXX/XXXX/2016 I received a response to my latest request for a reduction. I immediately contacted the XXXX number ( Saturday hours were listed as XXXX ) at XXXX and received a recording the office was closed. On XXXX/XXXX/2016 I received another notice advising me the XXXX had placed my account in delinquency status with a collection agency ( Trans World Systems Inc ) and they were unable to contact me and I needed to contact them. I called and spoke with XXXX XXXX, who informed me the reason they send me this notice was due to their inability to get in contact with me and I needed to submit the same form I had submitted ( I have copies believe the credit agencies are UNFAIR in their practice and deliberately or callously delay repayment negotiations by constantly asking for the same information or in my case generating a debt collection notice when in fact the account is being repaid. The notice does not state a reason why all the paperwork was rejected or what was incorrect. The letter tells me to send all correspondence to the collection agency address. I submitted over 20 pages of documents and it is obvious they received something, what I find troubling with this situation is why I receive a debt collection notice rather than a professional acknowledgement of my documents as well as what items are further needed to process my request. It is time-consuming to gather all the documents required by XXXX for consideration of reduction. I am deeply troubled by the {$20.00}, XXXX in penalties assessed to my account and how no communication is mailed to me on a regular basis since my wages are garnished on a regular basis. Nor do I receive a balance statement. In the past I had to file numerous complaints against the collection agency for harassing calls at my workplace, cell phone and home phone. As I have stated to the agency in the past, I do not want phone calls, I want all communications in WRITING. That is not illegal or against the law to ask for this request. Yet when I submit information in writing, I am told they could not contact me and I need to call them. But when I call I am told I need to resubmit information previously submitted but with no explanation as to what if anything was incorrect. Not only do I seek a reduction in my monthly payments, but I am requesting to receive a monthly statement indicating how my monthly and yearly payments have been applied over the past two years as well as payments in the past. I feel the collection agency is being deceptive and assumes that customers are ignorant or afraid to question their questionable business practices.
Company Response:
State: PA
Zip: 19138
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2016-10-12
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: No
Date Received: 2016-10-10
Issue: Disclosure verification of debt
Subissue: Right to dispute notice not received
Consumer Complaint: TRANSWORLD SYSTEMS INC is reporting a collection account on my credit file that i have no knowledge of. I was never sent a DV from the company and I do not have knowledge of this debt. I work very hard at keeping good credit and this collection has significant effects on my credit file
Company Response:
State: PA
Zip: 19023
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2016-10-10
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: No
Date Received: 2016-10-10
Issue: Disclosure verification of debt
Subissue: Not given enough info to verify debt
Consumer Complaint: My account was transferred to Transworld Systems XX/XX/XXXX from XXXX XXXX XXXX. Account # XXXX. The reason for my complaint is that they will not send me monthly statements of the debt. The reason being because they are not a billing coming and the longer I wait to pay the debt it is incurring weekly interest. The last statement I recalled I received was from XXXX XXXX XXXX before turning over to the collection agency there was a balance of {$820.00}. Now I have a balance of {$890.00} as of XXXX/XXXX/XXXX. When I spoke with a representative XX/XX/XXXX I explained that I can only making payments of {$10.00} a month/ I explained to them that I had been XXXX twice in XXXX and having a difficult time make full payments due to several other deductibles I am paying to others. I was told they can not make a formal payment arrangement with me unless I agree to pay {$36.00} a month to stop interest from accruing and at that point they can send me statement. But earlier I was told they can not send statements. I believe this is unfair collection efforts, how can they charge weekly interest on a debt that was sent to them by XXXX XXXX XXXX in which they never charged interest. I would never get this paid off. The debt keeps going up and up. In the meantime they are continuing to cash my {$10.00} checks. I refused to send them anymore payment until I get a running balance of what I owe and I want the interest to stop. This is clearly a UDAAP violation. Please assist me in getting this resolve. I want the balance verified that was transferred from XXXX XXXX XXXX
Company Response:
State: NY
Zip: 14215
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2016-10-10
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: No
Date Received: 2016-10-10
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed
Subissue: Debt is not mine
Consumer Complaint: XX/XX/2015, I was admitted to an emergency department. I had insurance and most of the visit was fully covered. I am currently ( still ) being charged by the physician group at the hospital, saying I owe them money. I followed up with my insurance company, who said I was covered and the reason the physician group was not reimbursed was because they missed the 90 day period to file the claim. They strongly recommended I not pay the bill, as I was covered through my insurance. I followed up with the collection company ( XXXX ) several times ( both calls and written statements ) and even had my insurance company call them while I was on the phone to explain the situation, but they still are sending me bills. Recently, I have been getting phone calls and written statements from another company, Transworld Systems Inc, who say they are looking into my account, but only are using the bills as a reference for the account, not the several written statements between myself, my insurance company, and the original debt collector. I am at my wits end with this. I have been dealing with these charges for over a year now, taking time away from work to call the collectors, my insurance provider, and attempting to get in touch with the physician group ( XXXX XXXX XXXX, which has n't been possible ). I feel completely taken advantage of. I feel like these debt collectors are ignoring the communications from my insurance provider saying the fault and charges do not lie with me, they lie with my provider 's negligence when reporting the charges. Please help.
Company Response:
State: KS
Zip: 66208
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2016-10-10
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: No
Date Received: 2016-10-06
Issue: Disclosure verification of debt
Subissue: Not given enough info to verify debt
Consumer Complaint: company states debt will be removed, Has not done this yet
Company Response:
State: TX
Zip: 76028
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2016-10-06
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: No
Date Received: 2016-10-04
Issue: Improper contact or sharing of info
Subissue: Talked to a third party about my debt
Consumer Complaint: Received a bill in my minor sons ( XXXXyears old ) name from a debt collector. The company is Transworld Systems Inc XXXX, PA, referring creditor was XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Tx. I called Transworld upon receiving letter and was told by XXXX that she would just document that the child was XXXX but he still had to pay the debt. I spoke with a supervisor at that point. The supervisor XXXX informed that XXXX XXXX provided that my son was the responsible party for the bill, even though they have his date of birth on file.
Company Response:
State: TX
Zip: 78109
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2016-10-07
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: No
Date Received: 2016-10-04
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed
Subissue: Debt was paid
Consumer Complaint: XXXX XXXX sent me to a third party collections agency when I already paid the debt in full. Not only that, but they failed to send me any letters regarding this OR to call me, even though both my cell and work numbers remained the same. To make matters worse, the original bill was nearly {$7000.00} and I busted my rear to pay all but {$280.00} of that, leaving this small amount to be paid on XXXX/XXXX/16, and they sent me to a third party collections agency for that AFTER I PAID THE BILL! I have requested someone in their billing department supervisory team to call me regarding this error, but I do not anticipate that they will do so, nor do I anticipate that they will learn a lesson until a formal complaint is lodged against them. This is at least the second time I have had a problem with XXXX XXXX 's billing department, and I can not imagine how many others have had similar problems but do not know where to turn to lodge a formal complaint that may change things for the better for all patients.
Company Response:
State: SC
Zip: 29063
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2016-10-04
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: No
Date Received: 2016-10-04
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed
Subissue: Debt is not mine
Consumer Complaint: The debt collector is attempting to collect a debt for an item that was disputed and resolved in my favor with my credit card company. The dispute was for services not rendered from XXXX. XX/XX/2016, I purchased a lawn service package from XXXX to plant grass seed & aerate my lawn because it had a lot of bare patches. I tried to order the seeding & aeration services by themselves, but the associate would only sell them as a bundle along with a monthly weed control service. The associate told me that the seeding & aeration would be scheduled that week in XX/XX/XXXX & that I would receive weed control & fertilization in subsequent months to maintain my new lawn. As of XXXX 2016, the seeding & aeration service was never performed. I called numerous times to inquire about the seeding & aeration, but the company continued to reschedule the service. They showed up instead to spray weed control product & fertilizer on a damaged/bare lawn. On their visits, they were only on my property for 1-2 minutes. That was not the agreement that I entered into. I tried to call & stop the other services until the seeding was completed, but the company would not stop them. Finally on XX/XX/2016 I began a dispute with my credit card company because XXXX had not been responsive or helpful. The amount was disputed and resolved in my favor. A few weeks later, I began receiving debt collection notices from Transworld Systems , Inc. for the amount of the services XXXX had delivered that were not in accordance with our agreement. These services held no value because they were delivered without the primary service. This was already disputed through my credit card company and resolved ; however, I continue to receive debt collection notices.
Company Response:
State: OH
Zip: 43230
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2016-10-04
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: No
Date Received: 2016-10-03
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed
Subissue: Debt was paid
Consumer Complaint: I have some medical bills that was sent to collection due to non-payment as my employment ended/changed. I needed time to get back my feet. The last month I had paid what I owed based on what was showing on my credit history. I paid the balance off and last Friday I received another notification about another medical bill. I was trying to obtain some information and the lady that I was speaking with was very rude and unprofessional. She was very combative and would not allow me to speak. I was getting frustrated because of the way I was treated. I ended the call as I was not being treated with respect.
Company Response:
State: WA
Zip: 98001
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2016-11-07
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: No