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1,096,609

Consumer Issues

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Financial Companies

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157,442

Issues in 2018

Updated daily. 157,442 filings through August 13th, 2018.

Debt Collection Issues

210,994 Issues Analyzed

Last Updated: August 13th, 2018

Attempts to collect debt not owed

87,853 Consumer Files

Debt is not mine 51,903
Debt was already discharged in bankruptcy 3,735
Debt was paid 22,852
Debt was result of identity theft 9,363

Debt Verification

47,484 Consumer Files

Communications failed to disclose attempt to collect a debt 2,212
Not enough info provided to verify debt 34,211
Right to dispute debt notice not received 11,061

False statements or representation

17,352 Consumer Files

Attempted to collect wrong amount 13,632
Impersonated an attorney or official 1,300
Impersonated attorney, law enforcement, or government official 633
Indicated committed crime not paying 1,024
Indicated shouldn't respond to lawsuit 345
Indicated you were committing crime by not paying debt 310
Told you not to respond to a lawsuit they filed against you 108

Harrassing Communications

31,407 Consumer Files

Called after sent written cease communications 1,857
Called outside of 8am-9pm 1,186
Frequent or repeated calls 18,598
Threatened to take legal action 4,712
Used obscene, profane, or other abusive language 2,582
You told them to stop contacting you, but they keep trying 2,472

Improper contact or info sharing

11,832 Consumer Files

Contacted me after I asked not to 2,908
Contacted me instead of my attorney 270
Contacted my employer 2,717
Talked to a third party about my debt 5,937

Took or threatened negative or legal action

15,066 Consumer Files

Collected or attempted to collect exempt funds 1,234
Seized or attempted to seize my property 1,767
Sued you in a state where you do not live or did not sign for the debt 532
Sued you without properly notifying you of lawsuit 2,016
Threatened arrest or jail if I do not pay 2,795
Threatened or suggested your credit would be damaged 2,677
Threatened to sue me for very old debt 4,045

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