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1,186,996

Consumer Issues

There are 1,186,996 issues in our publicly searchable database

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Financial Companies

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247,853

Issues in 2018

Updated daily. 247,853 filings through December 27th, 2018.

Debt Collection Issues

227,878 Issues Analyzed

Last Updated: December 27th, 2018

Attempts to collect debt not owed

95,543 Consumer Files

Debt is not mine 55,882
Debt was already discharged in bankruptcy 4,081
Debt was paid 24,325
Debt was result of identity theft 11,255

Debt Verification

51,069 Consumer Files

Communications failed to disclose attempt to collect a debt 2,303
Not enough info provided to verify debt 36,815
Right to dispute debt notice not received 11,951

False statements or representation

18,778 Consumer Files

Attempted to collect wrong amount 14,769
Impersonated an attorney or official 1,299
Impersonated attorney, law enforcement, or government official 794
Indicated committed crime not paying 1,024
Indicated shouldn't respond to lawsuit 345
Indicated you were committing crime by not paying debt 407
Told you not to respond to a lawsuit they filed against you 140

Harrassing Communications

33,547 Consumer Files

Called after sent written cease communications 1,857
Called outside of 8am-9pm 1,258
Frequent or repeated calls 19,718
Threatened to take legal action 4,711
Used obscene, profane, or other abusive language 2,781
You told them to stop contacting you, but they keep trying 3,222

Improper contact or info sharing

12,270 Consumer Files

Contacted me after I asked not to 2,996
Contacted me instead of my attorney 274
Contacted my employer 2,821
Talked to a third party about my debt 6,179

Took or threatened negative or legal action

16,671 Consumer Files

Collected or attempted to collect exempt funds 1,320
Seized or attempted to seize my property 1,924
Sued you in a state where you do not live or did not sign for the debt 557
Sued you without properly notifying you of lawsuit 2,193
Threatened arrest or jail if I do not pay 2,915
Threatened or suggested your credit would be damaged 3,373
Threatened to sue me for very old debt 4,389

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