Date Received: 2016-03-29
Issue: Dealing with my lender or servicer
Subissue: Received bad information about my loan
Consumer Complaint: I 've received inconsistent information about whether I 'm in forbearance or deferment and they claim those XXXX statuses are " the same '' and neither negatively impact my credit history. I 'm pretty sure this is wrong but I am unable to find accurate information on the details of each. I have also requested to have my billing cycle changed from quarterly to monthly and reduce my payment amount based on my financial obligations to other student loans, instead of processing my request they put me into forbearance/deferment and when I inquired what I had to do successful change billing cycle/payment amount they referred me to the same form that resulted in the forberance/deferment status. I find them very difficult to communicate with and the rare communication I do receive feels like they 're just trying to push me off to either " call the credit bureau '' or " that 's not my department, call this number. ''
Company Response:
State: WI
Zip: 53713
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2016-04-08
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: No
Date Received: 2016-03-29
Issue: Communication tactics
Subissue: Frequent or repeated calls
Consumer Complaint: On XXXX XXXX, 2016 at XXXX XXXX, I received a call from ( XXXX ) XXXX. The caller was female and stated she was with Transworld Systems and asked me to verify my identity ( last XXXX of my social and/or birth date ) before she could disclose why she was calling. I told her that seemed fishy and I would not give any identifying information without knowing why they were calling. She refused to give more information and said they would contact me by mail. I conducted a reverse lookup on the phone number and it returned to an individual located in XXXX, TX, not any company. Today, XXXX XXXX, 2016 I got a call from ( XXXX ) XXXX. I have had repeated calls from this number and no one ever answers on the other end. I had a call from this number on XXXX XXXX at XXXX, on XXXX XXXX at XXXX, and today at XXXX. I chose to call the number back to ask to be removed from their call list. The person answered as " Transworld Systems '' and asked who I was. I gave only my first name and told them I wanted my number removed from their list. She asked if I was ( my first and last name ) and I said yes, then she said they had been trying to reach me. I told her that I had already spoken to someone and they refused to tell me why they were calling. I also told her that I have no outstanding debts and that there was no other reason for them to be contacting me. I asked to speak with a supervisor to be removed from their call list. She never offered to transfer me to a supervisor, but confirmed my telephone number and said I had been removed from their call list. When I looked up this phone number, it did not come back to a company, but showed up on a list of possible scams.
Company Response:
State: NM
Zip: 881XX
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2016-03-29
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: No
Date Received: 2016-03-30
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed
Subissue: Debt was paid
Consumer Complaint: {$25.00} debt incurred on XX/XX/XXXX. Debt thought to be resolved with XXXX XXXX after speaking with billing department they were going to re-bill insurance as insurance company had not paid bill correctly. Instead bill was sent to collections XX/XX/XXXX. Spoke with insurance, they paid bill in full and debt was removed from collections XX/XX/XXXX. Bill sent to collections by XXXX XXXX again XX/XX/XXXX.
Company Response:
State: WA
Zip: 98002
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2016-03-30
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: No
Date Received: 2016-03-23
Issue: Communication tactics
Subissue: Frequent or repeated calls
Consumer Complaint: Medical bill in a payment arrangement. Was sent incorrectly to collections by original creditor. Called & let them know I was in a payment arrangement & it was mistakenly sent to collections. Original creditor corrected on XXXX/XXXX/XXXX, report was sent to collection agency XXXX/XXXX/XXXX & I received another letter on XXXX/XXXX/XXXX. I called the collection agency XXXX/XXXX/XXXX & they said I still had an active account in collections.
Company Response:
State: OH
Zip: 435XX
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2016-03-23
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: No
Date Received: 2016-03-22
Issue: Disclosure verification of debt
Subissue: Right to dispute notice not received
Consumer Complaint: I noticed this debt for {$860.00} and will like more information on the debt to resolve the problem and remove from my credit report
Company Response:
State: FL
Zip: 33334
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2016-03-22
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: Yes
Date Received: 2016-03-22
Issue: Dealing with my lender or servicer
Subissue: Received bad information about my loan
Consumer Complaint: A private student loan of mine has gone into default due to lack of wages. The former owner of the debt XXXX XXXX XXXX apparently sold the debt to Transworld Systems. The account was immediately put on my credit and into collections. I did not get a notice that my debt was being sold ( which is required by law ) and Transworld Systems has made no attempt to contact me to prove ownership, correct balance or to even state they have taken over the debt. I would like an investigation to be conducted into the practices of these XXXX companies.
Company Response:
State: TN
Zip: 37211
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2016-03-22
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: No
Date Received: 2016-03-21
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed
Subissue: Debt was paid
Consumer Complaint: My family and I had been going to a dentist for several years, always paying the balance of what our insurance did n't. On our last visit, our child had a XXXX put in. I live almost an hour away and was told that it was really precautionary measure to avoid XXXX and she would not charge because of it being so small. Well, it came out 2 weeks later, and also this dentist had been constantly XXXX which caused me to XXXX and cause XXXX. Finally, I became accustomed to it. I decided to find another dentist for our family because the XXXX would come out after a year and she would recharge us to fix them. The new dentist office called our old dentist to get our records and they were told that they did n't know us. Finally, they sent them. I started getting text bills and ugly phone calls saying we owed {$130.00}, at this time, we had n't received a paper bill, just text messages started coming, and are being harassed by collection agency They are stating that we owe {$130.00} XXXX on XXXX/XXXX/XXXX. The phone calls are coming after XXXX. I wrote a check for {$27.00} for XXXX that day which I was told was all I owed. Now I see we were charged XXXX. The collection agency said tonight that we owe XXXX. I took my dentist bills out and when I look at our insurance acct, it states I should only owe {$61.00} and it was filed so much later than the cleaning and it all happened on the same day yet no bill. I did n't know what to do and I did not want to pay the {$130.00} because two weeks later, filling had come out. I notified our insurance company and they stated they had received a bill for this filling in the amount of {$170.00}. They paid {$47.00} and our dental plan gave us a {$66.00} discount for being in network. We did owe {$61.00} since she decided to charge for this XXXX work which she did n't let me know about until she turned me over to collection. Insurance paid on XXXX/XXXX/XXXX and they cashed XXXX/XXXX/XXXX, remember this all took place on XXXX/XXXX/XXXX. On XXXX/XXXX/XXXX I took a check to this dentist. She said she would stop the calls, well today is XXXX/XXXX/XXXX, husband still getting calls on his job. Bill is paid. What do I do? All of this came from our family leaving her dental care. When our time comes to visit our new dentist, he may have to re-fill this due to her lack of doing the procedure correctly. That is why we left, her filling would not stay in and she kept double charging us, over and over again using cheap materials.
Company Response:
State: AL
Zip: 362XX
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2016-05-06
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: No
Date Received: 2016-03-18
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed
Subissue: Debt is not mine
Consumer Complaint: Keep receiving lettets stating I owe a creditor called XXXX XXXX XXXX and I have never even heard of them
Company Response:
State: GA
Zip: 307XX
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2016-03-18
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: Yes
Date Received: 2016-03-18
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed
Subissue: Debt was paid
Consumer Complaint: Supposed debt is from a XXXX on XXXX/XXXX/14 ; discovered open collections while checking my credit score. Disputed & was informed by both XXXX and XXXX that the report of collection was erased. Now, 3 weeks later, I got a bill from Transworld for {$1500.00} and change. This is literally the FIRST communication I 've received from them EVER regarding this debt. Was still paying off XXXX bills a year ago & called XXXX to settle up with my tax refund. Was told my balance was XXXX and that I owed nothing. Asked for & received confirmation that this was correct. Not once in the last year have I gotten any phone calls or mail from Transworld, and now, AFTER the issue was supposedly resolved, they are telling me I owe over {$1500.00}.
Company Response:
State: IL
Zip: 60048
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2016-03-18
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: No
Date Received: 2016-03-17
Issue: Communication tactics
Subissue: Used obscene/profane/abusive language
Consumer Complaint: THe company was Transworld Systems inc . The collection was for a final waterbill which i am not sure if i actually owe it from 4 years ago. They sent the collection notice to my brothers address which he has only lived at for 2 months. I questioned them on how they got that address and they said it was on the water companies file. It was not as I had already called the water company. She then proceeded to tell me i was lying then i asked her to transfer me to her supervisor. She responded they were not there and i would have to do with a voice mail then she cut me off. She did this again after I called back. The bill was {$35.00} and on the first call she said it was denied which i knew better as i Had over XXXX in this account. She then asked me to pay via my bank account i told her no. I ask her to email me something saying that once i paid this ( keeping in mind i do n't think i owe it ) she refused and hung up on me again. Through out the conversation she kept talking over me not allowing me to get my questions out.
Company Response:
State: KS
Zip: 665XX
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2016-03-17
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: No